Peter Leon, 72, was charged in 2017 for allegedly exploiting a 66-year-old woman he met volunteering as a pastor for a nursing home. But prosecutors said earlier this month that all the charges would be dropped.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Wabanaki Alliance gathers with supporters as they ‘go forward together’
Four tribes that joined forces as an organization three years ago celebrated their kinship at Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport this month.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: A particular window of Irish history
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Covenant of Water,’ ‘The Wager’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In ‘No One Prayed Over Their Graves,’ a catastrophic flood alters a city – and a lifelong friendship
Celebrated Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa chronicles Aleppo’s history through the story of two men.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Old Masters, Maine landscapes among influences on display at Cove Street
A closer look at five current shows up at the Portland exhibition space.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food
I tried Kim Kardashian’s new energy drink, and I’m not krazy about it
Kim Kardashian’s Kimade energy drink is packed with caffeine and vibes, but it’s also sugary sweet.
Posted inBooks, Food, Recipes
A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’
This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine
Senior dogs spend their golden years at North Yarmouth rescue and retirement home
A pack of 13 older dogs live in harmony at Finally Home Senior Dog Rescue and Retirement Home, run by Laurie Dorr in North Yarmouth.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Billy Strings brings jamgrass show to Thompson’s Point
Strings played the first of two sold-out shows at Thompson’s Point Friday, and he likely could have sold out more dates if he wanted to.