Jane Manchester has been cooking her late mother’s recipes for her elderly father as a way to share memories.
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Posted inCommunity, News
Bronze flag holders disappear from veterans’ graves in apparent theft on Orr’s Island
Cemetery found 41 flag holders were missing two weeks before Memorial Day.
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Posted inMaine, News
Bridgton farm hosts veterans cross-country ski event
A Loon Echo Land Trust event at Five Fields Farm was praised by participants as a way of building community in a state with few military bases.
Posted inMaine, News
Growing number of homeless Maine veterans move into stable housing
The Department of Veterans Affairs said nearly 52,000 veterans found permanent housing last year, including more than 200 in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland remembers ‘day of infamy’ on Pearl Harbor Day
The Maine AMVETS have held a memorial for the 1941 attack in Fort Allen Park for over seven decades.
Posted inMaine, Outdoors, Sports
He almost died sailing around the world. Now he’s getting ready to try again.
In 2027, Iraq War veteran Ronnie Simpson will set out from Portland to compete once again in the Global Solo Challenge, a brutal around-the-world sailing race.
Posted inMaine, News
Buxton will host Wreaths Across America ceremony
The event is scheduled for Dec. 13 at South Buxton Cemetery.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
A soldier’s story isn’t always about war | Steve Collins
A guy who fought on D-Day and in the Battle of the Bulge wanted me to know that, in order to live well, what people need most is food and health care.
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Farmington veteran recalls role as ball turret gunner in World War II
Wallace Goldfarb, 102, was one of the few who survived as ball turret gunners, flying 34 combat missions over France and Germany in one of the most dangerous duty assignments during the war.
Posted inMaine, News
A new scam is targeting Maine veterans — by postcard
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services says the scam attempts to persuade veterans to enroll in a false savings program, soliciting personal and financial information in the process.