A dog-sledding adventure in New Hampshire turns into the start of a new chapter in their lives.
That Moment
Dream of home ownership becomes a reality in family’s moving story
The parents of a boy with autism work hard and wait patiently for their Habitat for Humanity project to be completed, giving their son a new home in Scarborough with the space to thrive.
Maine hunter returns to what he loves at 86 – it just took a few surgeries
Lou Haskell even timed his knee replacements so he’d recover in time for spring hunting season, and to his delight, bags a turkey on his first day out.
For the ladies of the long-lived St. John’s league, bowling just never gets old
‘We’re very blessed to be here,’ says Frances Smith, one of six 90-somethings who turn out with dozens of others every Monday for competition and camaraderie.
New boat, a labor of love, slips gently into sea (and floats)
Thomaston boatbuilder Lyman-Morse celebrates the launch of a custom sailing yacht that was years in the making.
Six-year-old with rare disorder celebrates a first – birthday party fit for a princess
Katie Creedon of Buxton, who has frequent seizures and can’t speak, had never had a big celebration, until her mother’s Facebook post inspired others and she ended up with a roomful of people and happiness.
As spotlights beam, it’s teen actors who shine on Wells High School stage
Two friends with a love of theater rehearse and support each other for months, culminating in performances in the musical ‘Grease’ with the end of senior year on the horizon for one.
Jittery yet joyful, teen enters new stage in the life of a drag princess
Joey Harrigan, a senior at Portland High School, makes his professional debut as ‘Famine’ at a fundraiser to benefit programs to create safer schools for LGBT youths.
‘We were called to do this,’ Portland toddler’s parents say on adoption day
When the Maynards met Alden, he was anxious and couldn’t focus. Two years later, the 3-year-old is in a courtroom, calm and entranced by balloons, as his new parents vow ‘to be everything for him.’
Diocese’s newest priest embarked on an unorthodox path
Anthony Cipolle drifted away from his faith – had a family, jobs, ‘lived like a rock star’ – before discovering his calling in the Roman Catholic Church.