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EDITORIAL: Maine's approach to helping the homeless falls short again
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—Once again this week we saw how Maine's disjointed, hole-filled approach to helping the homeless falls short. By the end of the year, more than 80 people now staying at a hotel in Scarborough ...
Mainers step up to help homeless family living in van at Maine Turnpike rest stop
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 26—The plight of a homeless family forced to live in a van at a Maine Turnpike service plaza has captured widespread attention and attracted offers of assistance ranging from restaurant ...
Rescued beagles finding new homes, doing well in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 19—SCARBOROUGH — Willow the beagle is friendly, outgoing and she's loving a new activity: chew toys. Her sister, Ivy, is shy and hides behind the couch, but loves to cuddle. The two puppies ...
Scarborough teen making waves in competitive surfing
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 16—SCARBOROUGH — The sun had yet to rise on a recent weekday morning as Ayla Michaud Stutzman carved and cut back beneath the crest of a breaking wave at Higgins Beach. She was one of two ...
Holiday shopping for your favorite outdoors person? Consider a book
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 11—Who better to recommend the best outdoor books than Maine people who work, play and, in some cases, live deep in Maine's remote forestland? So for a holiday gift guide, we reached out ...
Trunk or treating, a safe alternative on Halloween night, seeing its popularity grow
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 31—SCARBOROUGH — Super heroes, vampires, Mario characters, witches and oh so many princesses visited an assisted living community in Scarborough on Sunday to do some "trunk or treating" ...
EDITORIAL: Maine cities should take advantage of opportunity to grow
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 13—So who's going to do it? Which Maine cities are going to take all the interest from new residents and housing developers, and turn it into something special? The opportunity is now, ...
Meet Kittery's Jeremiah O'Brien, America's first naval hero of the Revolutionary War
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoYou can’t blame an old-school Navy town like Kittery − where his first warship the Ranger was built...
Faith groups meet outside Cabela's in Scarborough to protest semi-automatic rifle sales
Tribune via AOL· 5 months agoDec. 2—In response to the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston, a new organization held a two-hour prayer circle on Saturday in front of Cabela's in Scarborough, asking the national chain to stop ...
Former pro baseball manager has become a prolific Maine restaurateur, now with a sports bar
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 17—Before 2016, Alex Markakis was gung-ho on pursuing a career in professional baseball. But a proposition from a local restaurateur threw a curveball at those plans, and the pair have since ...
