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Maine's Julia Gagnon advances to top 7 on 'American Idol'
CUMBERLAND, Maine — Maine American Idol contestant Julia Gagnon is now in the top seven on "American Idol" after Monday night’s episode. During the show, fans voted for the top six performers, but the judges also saved one singer who was supposed to be eliminated. Maine has rallied...
Exeter's Supreme Pizza reopening after fire caused nearly 3-year hiatus
EXETER — Supreme Pizza & Seafood is reopening in May after it was shut down for nearly three years due to a devastating fire. Owner Panagiotis “Peter” Parkiotis said this week repair work is almost complete at the 134 Front Street pizzeria. “I’m hoping everybody is going...
Rochester budget proposal $6.6M less than last year: Why and what it means
ROCHESTER — The city's initial fiscal year 2025 budget proposal of $162.2 million represents a decrease of $6.6 million-plus from the previous year. If the proposal of precisely $162,216,791 is approved with no changes, it would be 3.92% or $6,621,498 less than the approved 2024 budget appropriation of $168,838,289, according to City Manager Katie Ambrose.
Senior Farewell: Sarah Donovan
Growing up, my grandfather had a fresh copy of the Boston Globe on the kitchen table every morning. Every time I was at my grandparent’s house, I’d flip through the newspaper that was twice the size of me, not sure of what any of the words meant, but I flipped through it just to copy my grandfather. I remember him staring at the crossword puzzles for ages, and when he’d put the paper down, I’d stare at the crossword puzzle to try and figure out what he was so puzzled about. This was before I was literate. I think I did this because my grandfather, John Pendleton, was my greatest inspiration.
2024 Children's Day logo, Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5K: Community news update
PORTSMOUTH —This year’s Children’s Day logo celebrates spring. Created by Rye student, Vesper Reed, the 2024 logo features a cheerful rose and rainbow. The logo artwork will be featured on the Volunteer T-shirts, the Children’s Day map, social media, and the Pro Portsmouth website. The event,...
Commentary: Our sweet and bittersweet relationship with vines
This column appears every other week in Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Tuskegee News. This week, Guy Trammell, an African American man from Tuskegee, Ala., and Amy Miller, a white woman from South Berwick, Maine, write about plant vines.By Amy Miller. Today I will be offering sci-fi. I won’t...
Oar House restaurant celebrating 50 years on Portsmouth waterfront: 'It's just special'
PORTSMOUTH — Filled with local maritime history everywhere you turn, The Oar House restaurant is celebrating a historic milestone of its own in 2024. The upscale Ceres Street restaurant and bar is marking its 50th anniversary on the city's waterfront, a crowning achievement on a property with no shortage of stories.
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