Founded in Kennebunk 14 years ago, A Place to Start offers free help and guidance to families with loved ones diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine, Schools and Education
As Portland’s gotten cooler, are more Maine college grads staying? | Column
Census data shows the city has become more popular with recent college graduates, and some surveys of Maine students indicate more of them have been sticking around.
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Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Top 10 softball poll: A new No. 1 emerges
Cheverus climbs poll after big victories over rivals; Leavitt inches higher.
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World War II soldier from Gorham, buried in the Netherlands, is not forgotten
Cpl. Alfred O. Guimond, a Silver Star recipient, was killed in 1945 shortly before Victory in Europe Day. Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram columnist Bill Nemitz helped connect the Dutch family that adopted his grave with the soldier’s family in Gorham.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Summer in Maine will be stocked with theater
Plays, musicals and opera are all on the calendar this season.
Posted inFood
It’s farmers market season in Maine. Here’s what to expect
In central and southern Maine, farmers markets are starting to supply early crops and gather excitement about extending the growing season.
Posted inLetters
Distressing sights on Portland’s streets | Letter
It is distressing to me, as a resident who grew up in Portland, to drive to and from my in-town office and encounter the mentally ill and the drug-deranged disturbing our streets every single day. The mentally ill and drug addicted have no right to force the rest of us to live in their mental […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Here are the free concerts, opera and musicals you can see in Maine this summer
The Mallet Brothers Band, Don Campbell and Pete Kilpatrick are among the local musicians doing free shows as part of several summer concert series.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Family of Deering High teen ‘mistakenly’ detained by police say he was racially profiled
The student was released shortly after he was apprehended by South Portland police officers. The department has not provided details explaining why they detained the 16-year-old.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Life & Culture
Indigo Arts Alliance buys its East Bayside studio
The Black-owned art collaborative first moved into 60 Cove St., a purpose-built community and studio space, in 2019.