Graham Platner did four tours of duty. I rehabbed in a VA hospital as a child for training on a wooden leg. So, when many of my friends came home from Vietnam, they wanted me to go to the VA hospital with them. Graham Platner came back to sanity faster than most. I saw many […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, News
Creative Portland will hold first ‘Third Wednesday’ event today
The nonprofit’s first ‘Third Wednesday’ event, happening today from 4-7 pm, will include live music and other festivities.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Inside the last days at South Portland’s Kaler Elementary
Students said goodbye. Teachers packed up their classrooms. And tears were shed.
Posted inCommunity, News
Lisbon agrees to provide dispatch services to Lisbon Emergency for 6 months
Though the town intends to end its dispatch service and contract with the county, it will provide those services for Lisbon Emergency in the meantime.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Long Island man sentenced to life in prison for the Gilgo Beach killing of a Maine woman and 6 other victims
The architect who lived a secret life as a serial killer was sentenced Wednesday.
Posted inFact Brief, Health, Maine, News
Is poor dental care strongly associated with heart disease? | Fact brief
Studies show a clear link between gum disease and heart problems.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
A day at Portland’s East End School through the eyes of its positive behavior champion
The Press Herald spent the day with Peter McCormack, a longtime leader at the elementary school, on its 20th birthday.
Posted inTimes Record
Buy the wind, catch the sun for cleaner electricity | Column
You can put more renewable energy on the grid, regardless of whether you rent or own your residence.
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Fall into the world of Betsy James Wyeth, who set the scenes of her husband’s paintings
A landmark exhibition shows how Betsy shaped American art and design through interiors, landscapes, collections and creative partnership.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
With Flock, South Portland built a surveillance goldmine. That can’t happen again. | Opinion
Although last week’s City Council decision comes as a relief, the fight against these cameras has just begun.