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Charley DiAdamo
Charley DiAdamo, from North Andover, Massachusetts, is a rising senior at Colby College. She writes a food and humor column for The Colby Echo and is a freelance contributor to The Maine Monitor. She is working with the Press Herald's quick strike investigative team.
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What to expect for weather in Maine this weekend as Canadian wildfires continue
Smoke is expected to increase on Saturday but the risk will remain moderate. People should monitor weather reports for the latest updates.
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Spurwink behavioral health services to move out of Portland’s Bayside neighborhood
The relocation is the latest in a string of changes to an area of the city that historically has had a large concentration of service providers.
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No, that wasn’t Air Force One spotted Monday at the Portland jetport
But it was an Air Force C-32A, part of a fleet that transports high-level officials, including the vice president, conducting touch-and-go landings.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Meet the Maine teachers who take on 2nd jobs when school’s out
The Press Herald talked to 8 educators who spend their summers leading history tours, waiting tables, working Sea Dogs games and lobstering, some for pleasure, others to pay the bills.
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Memorial set for assistant Searsmont fire chief who died Sunday
The service for Wayne Woodbury, who succumbed to injuries he sustained during last month’s fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber, will be held June 24 at Belfast Area High School.
Posted inMaine, News
A month after explosion, a firefighter’s community welcomes him home
Jacob Spaulding’s release from the hospital comes 1 day after Searsmont Assistant Chief Wayne Woodbury died in the hospital.
Posted inCommunity, News
Nearly half of Portland’s vacant downtown buildings haven’t registered with city
Owners of vacant storefront properties in the ‘pedestrian activities district’ must either agree to have local artists’ work installed or pay a fine, according to a new ordinance now in effect.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine home sales picking up but still lagging behind last year’s pace
More houses sold in May than any other month in 2026, but the year-to-date total is about 3% fewer than in 2025.
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Bicyclist finishes coast-to-coast ride in Maine … 50 years after he started
An accident cut short his original ride in 1976, but Cecil Elbert of Oregon finally made it to the Atlantic Ocean in Portland this week.