Portland Press Herald
Turning the U.S. 250th into a literal circus.
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- Turning the U.S. 250th into a literal circus.
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Topsham kids will turn US 250th celebrations into a circus. The Woodside One Wheelers, a unicycle group based out of Topsham, will travel to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., this summer for a series of performances celebrating America’s birthday.
Story and video by Katie Langley.
#maine #unicycles #unicycle #circus #TopshamMaine #America250 #Maine250 #CircusLife
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- What to know if birds nest in your attic - Portland Maine
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Birds nesting where they shouldn't be? Here's what to know feat. Stacia Brezinski @maineaudubon. It’s illegal to move a wild bird nest with eggs in it, even on your property, so experts advise prevention and patience.
Video by Claire Tighe. Story here: https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/04/08/birds-nesting-in-harms-way-or-in-your-way-heres-some-tips/
#maine #birds #portland #maineaudubon #mainebirds #starlings #grackles #birdsnest #migratorybirds
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- Going 'Smalls to the Wall'
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Watch kayakers race down waterfalls at annual 'Smalls to the Wall' competition.
Each year the event brings racers from the Rangeley area to race down Smalls Falls.
Video by Quentin Blais.
#maine #rangeley #smallstothewall #kayakers #kayaking #kayakrace #smallwatercraft
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- Ask Graham Platner, Janet Mills a question at an upcoming debate
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Learn how to submit your question for a chance to ask Graham Platner and Janet Mills at an upcoming debate.
The Press Herald, Maine Public Television and NEWS CENTER Maine are hosting a live U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate on May 7.
Head to the Google form to submit your question in video form: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/20/ask-graham-platner-janet-mills-a-question-at-an-upcoming-debate/
Photos by Gregory Rec and Brianna Soukup with video by Kirby Wilson and Claire Tighe.
#maine #politics #politicaldebate #senateprimary #democrats #senaterace #senators #maineprimary #mainematters #election2026
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- Why some officials are worried about Maine’s drinking water infrastructure
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Many of the state’s water mains are nearing the end of their lives, but it can be difficult to predict where or when the next one will fail.
Have you experienced a water main break recently? Comment with your town if so.
Video by Daniel Kool. Read the story: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/12/why-some-officials-are-worried-about-maines-drinking-water-infrastructure/
#maine #lewiston #portland #watermains #infrastructure #watermainbreaks #water #waterinfrastructure
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- This Portland woman recognized herself in a historical photo – 80 years later
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In early January, Reta Morrill, a fifth-generation Peaks Islander, opened up her copy of the Portland Press Herald and got quite a surprise.
The GO entertainment section each week includes a selection of historical photos from the newspaper’s archives. When she flipped through the section that week, she saw a familiar face.
“I’m in the paper again!” Morrill thought.
Read the full story by Aimsel Ponti: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/17/this-portland-woman-showed-up-in-a-newspaper-photo-in-1946-80-years-later-she-showed-up-again/
#maine #peaksisland #fifthgeneration #mainers #throwbackphoto #historicphotos
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- A lobster turf war is brewing in coastal Maine
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In a crowded harbor on Spruce Head Island, where Midcoast Maine folds into the Atlantic, a lobster turf war is brewing — not over fishing territory, but over which boats can squeeze a living out of the island’s tiny working waterfront.
On one side is Spruce Head Fishermen’s Co-op, a century-old bastion of about 40 independent lobstermen. On the other is Mazzetta Co., the multimillion-dollar Chicago-based seafood giant that buys local lobster from 58 fishermen to sell in the global market.
The dispute between waterfront neighbors has turned this sleepy fishing village 15 minutes south of Rockland into a legal battleground. At the heart of the battle is a proposed dock expansion and an old, strategically moored smack boat once used to carry lobster to market.
Video by Penelope Overton. Read the full story on our website.: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/15/a-lobster-turf-war-is-brewing-in-coastal-maine/
#maine #midcoastmaine #...
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- Former Inland Hospital in Waterville to become mixed-use site, developer says
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A newly created company affiliated with a southern Maine real estate broker bought the former Inland Hospital in Waterville on Thursday, with plans to redevelop the property into a mixed-use site including a walk-in care facility.
The property, on the market for $2.7 million, was bought Thursday.
Video by Hannah Kaufman. Read the story: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/16/inland-hospital-in-waterville-sold-to-southern-maine-based-developer-2/
#maine #waterville #southernmaine #realestate
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- Move a whole building? Here's why this relic is getting relocated in Augusta, Maine
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Richard Parkhurst plans to move a 6,200-square-foot, 3-story historic house across Memorial Circle and onto a new lot to make way for a new Kennebec Savings Bank office building.
Video by Ethan Horton. Read the full story on our website: https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/03/31/historic-augusta-building-move-looks-increasingly-possible-as-work-gets-underway/
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- Gardiner high school students walk out
- Runtime
- 0:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Gardiner Area High School students walked out of school Tuesday and marched to the superintendent’s office to protest proposed budget cuts and teacher layoffs, which are up for a vote by the school board Thursday.
About 100 students demonstrated for approximately 20 minutes. The students said they are sick of their teachers being cut every year and urged people to go to the school board meeting to speak up against the measures.
Video by Joe Phelan less
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- Gertie, the World's Oldest Chicken
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Frank Turek of Portland is the owner of Gertie, the world's oldest chicken.
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- How Maine's elite colleges profited off stolen land
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- How did two elite private colleges in Maine benefit from indigenous land dispossession? Here’s the story of how Wabanaki tribes were stripped of millions of acres, some of which ended up in the hands of Bowdoin and Colby colleges.
Read the full story here: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/31/how-maines-elite-private-colleges-sold-wabanaki-land-to-bankroll-early-construction/
Story by Reuben M. Schafir
Video by Tyler Lynch, Claire Tighe
#maine #wabanaki #indigenous #FirstNations #indigenoushistory #nativeamerican #nativeamericanhistory #highered
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- Photos of the Year at Falmouth Memorial Library
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Maine Trust for Local News Photos of the Year will be at Falmouth Memorial Library until June 2.
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- Portland Hearts of Pine on what they'd do if they weren't playing soccer
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Get to know some of this year’s Portland Hearts of Pine players. Several of the team’s midfielders told our sports reporters what they would do if they weren't playing soccer, and some even shared some hidden talents #heartsofpine #soccer #USL #interview #portland
(Credit: Steve Craig and Jimmy James)
Featuring Ollie Wright, Matteo Kidd, Tyler Huck, Konstantinos Georgadilles,
Michel Poon-Angeron
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- Now Available! The new Press Herald+ App
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Now Available
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- Meet the Portland Sea Dogs first fan into Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field in Maine
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Meet the most dedicated fan the Sea Dogs have. Tonya Sellick is a season ticket holder who was first in line for Opening Day Tuesday.
Head to our website for a fuller profile of the Sea Dogs superfan: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/07/meet-this-seasons-first-fan-into-delta-dental-park-at-hadlock-field/
#maine #portland #seadogs #superfan #portlandseadogs #minorleaguebaseball #mlb #redsox #deltadentalpark
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- Demolition of Preble Chapel
- Runtime
- 0:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The nonprofit Youth and Family Outreach, along with the Developers Collaborative, is building a larger childcare facility there, along with 60 units of affordable housing. (Video courtesy of Greg Bazinet)
Learn more at https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/06/heres-why-a-175-year-old-portland-chapel-was-demolished/
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- Getting ready with Portland Seadogs
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Getting ready with Portland Seadogs in advance of opening day.
See all of our coverage at Pressherald.com
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- The last day of Doughty’s Island Market
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Doughty’s Island Market, the ‘heartbeat’ of Chebeague Island since 1961, closed its doors on Tuesday, March 31, with an outpouring of thanks from the community.
Story and video footage by Sophie Burchell
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- Opinion: Tax the rich! They’re asking us to.
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Taxation in Maine needs to follow the money | Opinion
Siobhán Brett is the opinion editor at the Maine Trust for Local News.
Video by Tyler Lynch.
Read the article: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/29/taxation-in-maine-needs-to-follow-the-money-opinion/
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- Hey Mainers, are gas prices affecting your travel plans? Let us know.
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- We want to hear from you. Send an email to mgray@pressherald.com.
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- 'No Kings' protest in Augusta draws more than 1,000 to capital.
- Runtime
- 0:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Speakers across the state criticized Trump policies they say threaten democracy.
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- 'No Kings' Protest in Portland, ME Saturday March 28, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Demonstrations against the Trump administration took place Saturday in Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, Augusta, Waterville and dozens of other locations across Maine.
Read the story: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/28/live-updates-thousands-of-mainers-expected-at-3rd-round-of-no-kings-protests/
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- Thousands of Mainers rally during 3rd round of ‘No Kings’ protests
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Demonstrations against the Trump administration took place Saturday in Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, Augusta, Waterville and dozens of other locations across Maine.
Read the story: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/28/live-updates-thousands-of-mainers-expected-at-3rd-round-of-no-kings-protests/
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- "No Kings" protest in Wiscasset
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Scenes from the "No Kings" protest off Route 1 in Wiscasset on March 28, 2026. Video by Drew Johnson.
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- Volunteers assemble 50,000 meal kits
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Volunteers from the Maine Masons, University of New England and New England Cancer Specialists assemble meal kits in Portland that will be distributed to every county in Maine.
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- Mainers of Aldi
- Runtime
- 3:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- What’s the big deal about Aldi? From brownie mix to the “Aisle of Shame,” customers had all kinds of reasons for showing up to the German supermarket’s opening Thursday morning.
Shoppers - some of whom started waiting in line at 1:45 a.m - came from all over the state for the discount prices at Aldi..
Click the link in our bio for a full account of Portland’s newest grocery store.
Video by Tyler Lynch.
#portland #maine #portlandmaine #portlandmaine #aldi #aldiportland
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- ICE agents record observer in South Portland 2
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Elinor Hilton of Maine filed a lawsuit against federal immigration officials saying the alleged collection and maintenance of data about people who observe ICE activity violates the First Amendment.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/23/maine-ice-observers-sue-say-agents-threatened-to-add-them-to-a-database-of-domestic-terrorists-2/
Video recorded by Elinor Hilton on Jan. 21, 2026. Courtesy of Protect Democracy.
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- ICE agents record observer in South Portland 1
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Elinor Hilton of Maine filed a lawsuit against federal immigration officials saying the alleged collection and maintenance of data about people who observe ICE activity violates the First Amendment.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/23/maine-ice-observers-sue-say-agents-threatened-to-add-them-to-a-database-of-domestic-terrorists-2/
Video recorded by Elinor Hilton on Jan. 21, 2026. Courtesy of Protect Democracy.
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- Shalom & Shamrocks event brings together Irish and Jewish groups
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sunday's Shalom & Shamrocks event, jointly hosted by the Maine Jewish Museum and Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland, featured music, dancing, fellowship and lots of tasty food.
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- ICE agents record observer in South Portland 3
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Elinor Hilton of Maine filed a lawsuit against federal immigration officials saying the alleged collection and maintenance of data about people who observe ICE activity violates the First Amendment.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/23/maine-ice-observers-sue-say-agents-threatened-to-add-them-to-a-database-of-domestic-terrorists-2/
Video recorded by Elinor Hilton on Jan. 21, 2026. Courtesy of Protect Democracy.
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- Piano Monster rehearsal, March 2014
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Students participating in the Maine Music Teachers Association's Piano Monster Festival rehearse a piece in 2014. (Video courtesy of Christine Kissack)
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- Before the game Maine Celtics forward Hank Morgan
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Maine Celtics forward Hank Morgan answers rapid fire questions after the game on Sunday March 22. Video by Jimmy James.
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- Maine Voices Live with Jordan Brocklesby
- Runtime
- 1:02:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Maine Voices Live with Jordan Brocklesby, digital content guru and owner of @plates of portlandmaine
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- 4 best hiking trails in Scarborough, according to readers
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- While spring may not have arrived just yet, if you don’t mind getting a little mud on your shoes, you can start to enjoy Scarborough’s many hiking trails now that the snow and ice is melting. Readers shared recommendations for the best hiking trails in Scarborough.
Read the full story from Salomé Cloteaux on www.pressherald.com.
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- Rapid fire questions with Bates Women's Basketball
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Bates women's basketball players Sarah Hughes, Sophie Spolter and Mya Hicks talk superstitions, pre-game rituals and who's funniest team member.
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- Inside the Can-Am Crown: the longest sled dog race in the eastern U.S.
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The longest sled dog race in the eastern United States is a qualifier for the famed Iditarod and a test of will. There’s a reason all three of Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates were present. Our team got a close-up look.
Read the full stories and see more images:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/06/at-the-can-am-crown-sled-dogs-lead-the-way-home/
Story by Megan Gray
Photo and video by Gregory Rec, Megan Gray
Produced by Tyler Lynch, Claire Tighe
Photo and video also courtesy of Troy Jackson for Maine, Janet Mills for Maine
#dogsledding #dogsledrace #maine #mushing #canam #fortkent #mushers #aroostookcounty #thecounty
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- Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Sights and sounds from the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races in Aroostook County on Feb. 28.
Read the full stories and see more images:
https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/03/06/at-the-can-am-crown-sled-dogs-lead-the-way-home/
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/04/us-and-canadian-flags-fly-side-by-side-at-can-am-sled-dog-races/
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- Carly Davey of Bowdoin College Women's Basketball
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Carly Davey of Bowdoin College women's basketball talks about the upcoming NCAA tournament.
#ncaa #ncaabaskeball #basketball #bowdoin #bowdoinbasketball #bowdoincollege
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- Bates College Basketball NCAA Tournament Fate
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Bates College women's basketball and men's basketball teams learn their fate in the 2026 NCAA tournament. Including interviews with Elsa Daulerio and David Omasombo.
- Title
- University of Maine Farmington Basketball Learns Tournament Fate
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- #ncaa #ncaabaskeball #maine #basketball #umf #umainefarmington
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- USM Women's Basketball Team Learns Fate for 2026 Tournament
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- #ncaa #ncaabaskeball #usm #universityofsouthermaine
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- Maine DOT Procession
- Runtime
- 7:41
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A procession of Maine Department of Transportation vehicles is held Saturday to pay respects to James Brown, 60, and Dwayne Campbell, 51, both of Waterville, who were killed last month in a crash on I-95 southbound in Waterville. (Video courtesy of the Maine DOT)
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- A murder of crows in South Portland
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A murder of crows flies over the RLC Engineering building in South Portland on Feb. 26.
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- The longest dog sled race east of the Mississippi
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Thousands of spectators will line Main Street to cheer as the dogs start pulling. What they don’t see at the raucous start is the quiet training in the dark hours of the morning and the dead of night, the hours feeding and watering a dozen or more dogs and the financial sacrifices of the sport.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/what-does-it-take-to-compete-in-the-can-am-dog-sled-races-maine-mushers-explain/
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- Maine Voices Live with Gabe Hoffman-Johnson
- Runtime
- 1:16:41
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Tune in for a conversation with Hearts of Pine founder, Gabe Hoffman-Johnson when he sits down with staff writer Steve Craig.
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- "Now you're considered a domestic terrorist."
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A video recorded by Colleen Fagan on Jan. 23, 2026. Provided courtesy of Protect Democracy. Learn more at https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/23/maine-ice-observers-sue-say-agents-threatened-to-add-them-to-a-database-of-domestic-terrorists-2/
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- Darrell Newell speaking Passamaquoddy
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Darrell Newell, 67, was raised by his grandparents on the Passamaquoddy Reservation at Motahkomikuk (Indian Township), where he would later serve as vice chief. Passamaquoddy was his first language.
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- Ice Out of Maine Rally
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Ice Out of Maine Rally in Portland's Monument Square on Jan. 30, 2026.
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- Adult Music Classes
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- An adult community ensemble lead by instructor Jeff Christmas at 317 Main in Yarmouth.
