Portland Press Herald News Stories

The Kennebunk-based toothpaste, body care products and deodorant manufacturer was founded in 1970 by Tom and Kate Chappell.

On May 29, I got the gift of walking proposed parts of Brunswick’s Perimeter Trail with Parks and Facilities manager and town forester Dennis Wilson and with representatives from the Lands Committee of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust (note: I am also a member of that committee). On a morning when “more showers” were predicted, we […]

The Pan Atlantic Omnibus Poll also tested voter intentions for some rumored and declared candidates for governor.

Barton Seaver, an expert sustainable seafood chef and educator, volunteered his culinary expertise to cook a flounder-based dish for Morse Street School.

This summer we’re making our annual pilgrimage to Prince Edward Island. And soon I’ll be taking my wife to Quebec City for our anniversary. I hear talk of tensions between the U.S. and Canada. People are fearful and angry. But, as in any relationship, spending time together with the ones we love is always the […]

A friendly cheesemonger offers his tips for your summer dining.

You can also go on the Woodfords Community Garden Tour in Portland and shop at the New England Toy and Record Show in Kittery.

I applaud the organizers of the protests against President Trump’s disdain for the Constitution and disrespect for people here and around the world. But this is not 1963, when television images of young Black kids being attacked by police dogs pricked America’s conscience and created an environment favorable to the eventual passage of the Civil […]

Hook, line and sinker, Mainers love to fish.

It's the end of an era for one of the country's oldest herds. But it's also the start of a larger effort to support Maine's dairy industry in a different form.