Lt. Katie Paige, of Belmont, was discharged from Maine Medical Center on Friday after suffering severe burns during the May lumber mill fire.
Riley Board
Staff Writer
Riley covers education for the Press Herald. Before moving to Portland, she spent two years in Kenai, Alaska, reporting on local government, schools and natural resources for the public radio station KDLL as part of the Report for America program. Riley originally hails from Sarasota, Florida, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the college’s student newspaper, The Campus. She has interned at the Burlington Free Press, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Magazine in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Riley is passionate about roller skating, cooking and her cat, Edgar.
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Sullivan motorcyclist dies in head-on Hancock collision
Jim Hoyt, 44, died at the scene Friday morning.
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Wardens recover body of Standish man who drowned in Poland
51-year-old Todd Bradeen died after falling off his paddleboard in Lower Range Pond.
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Three dogs perish in Naples house fire
No people were injured in the blaze that caused extensive damage to the home, but two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion amid record temperatures.
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The Portland Post Office has been delivering mail since the Revolution
On Thursday, the city celebrated having one of the 62 post offices that were operating when the country was born in 1776.
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Trans ballot referendum group argues signature validity before Maine Supreme Court
The appeal centers on the legitimacy of petitions collected by out-of-state circulators. The matter must be resolved by Aug. 25 to appear on the November ballot.
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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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Portland hires 2 new assistant superintendents
Beverly Stevens and Tremain Holloway will take over leadership of elementary and secondary schools in the state’s largest district.
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Maine still undecided on joining national school voucher program
The deadline for states to join the scholarship program created by the One Big Beautiful Bill is in January. Gov. Janet Mills said she’s waiting on details to be released before making a decision.
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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.