Book Short A Burning: Thrilling debut novel Review by Stephanie Miller A teenage girl posts something foolish on Facebook. She is summarily arrested as a terrorist, tossed in prison, and hel... Read more
City News Briefs Available Shelter Beds Go Unfilled Despite the opening up of 170 beds at the Homeless Services Center (HSC), roughly 100 shelter beds go unfilled and, as of late December, w... Read more
News Briefs Community Safety Alerts Man Arrested for Peering in Windows Portland Police arrest man for peering through windows in downtown Portland. Police had responded several times to rep... Read more
POLICE BEAT Police Respond to Pair of Incidents in West End of Persons Attempting to Lure Children In the last few days, Portland Police have responded to incidents where it appears someone... Read more
Feel Good by Doing Good A look at a few local ways to feel good by doing good this season By Tony Zeli It’s not a new idea, but in recent years more and more researchers are demonstrating th... Read more
Betsy Mayberry & Vee Sheehan: Bringing the World – and this year, India! – to Maine through the Camden Conference Every month PelotonLabs co-founder Liz Tric... Read more
BOOK SHORT ‘Devil Makes Three‘by Ben Fountain By Stephanie Miller Enter the lawlessness of Haiti, 1991, when a violent coup d’etat results in the fall of President Jean-Bertrand... Read more
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Know the symptoms and seek treatment
Seasonal Affective Disorder By Emily Erickson, MD & Greg Bates, NP Updated Nov. 27, 2023. Originally published Dec. 4, 2020. It’s that time of year when the days are shorter and the temp... Read more
COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEF Maine Community Foundation raises $1.8 million for Lewiston recovery, announces Lewiston Victims & Families Fund steering committee Committee to direct funds to vict... Read more
Western Cemetery Uncovered Another year of volunteer work in Western Cemetery uncovers secrets By J. Peter Monro With little interest and effort, the Western Cemetery might be made a c... Read more