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PublishedMay 3, 2020
Photos: Staying fit during a pandemic
Many places are still closed, but Mainers are taking to playgrounds, running the roads and walking in parks to work out.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Photos: The faces of essential workers in Maine
Unlike some of us, they can’t stay safe at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
To lift spirits, Animal Refuge League holds a ‘hootenanny’ drive-by parade. See the video.
About 50 staff members and volunteers of the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland dressed in costumes and lined the driveway and street for a drive-by parade party Thursday at the Westbrook headquarters. Typically during school vacation week, the shelter is full of students who are visiting with their families or attending their vacation […]
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PublishedApril 19, 2020
The solace of nature in a time of troubles
One of the byproducts of the coronavirus epidemic is, for many of us, that we are spending more time outdoors – walking daily, just to get out of our apartments and houses. Finding solace and sanctuary in nature in Maine takes effort in the months of March and April. Brief hours of sun are interrupted […]
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PublishedApril 12, 2020
A sunrise service from a distance
Normally, Pastor Cindy Maddox performs Easter services for more than 100. This morning it was only birds in person.
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Photos show familiar Maine places are now desolate spaces
Portland Press Herald photographers take a look at familiar public spaces, now empty because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Photos: The comfort of pets in a worrisome time
Even in this time of social distancing, it’s safe to pet a dog.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
See 6 Maine high schools’ Valentine’s ski race – gotta love it
Six southern Maine high schools competed Wednesday in the third annual Valentine’s Day fun cross-country race at Portland’s Riverside Golf Course. The race was about one mile, and costumes were encouraged. The schools in the race were Brunswick, Falmouth, Freeport, Portland, Waynflete and Yarmouth.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
A cold but scenic morning in Maine: See these photos
When the sun rose Tuesday morning, it was very cold in southern Maine and a perfect morning to see sea smoke. Sea smoke is the fog that forms when very cold air, usually below 10 degrees, moves over warmer seawater. It causes the water to evaporate and produce steam. (The fog we usually see comes […]
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Photos: Portland’s holiday tree lighting event