Sarah Shelton is the first Mainer since 2002 to get a scholarship to play Division I volleyball.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Field of study widens for Chewonki
As Chewonki celebrates its centennial, its educators look at how to offer more curriculum at more public schools, and their next step may be ground-breaking.
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Former Greely High shot putter Becky O’Brien back on track
Teaming up with her father has helped reignite her dream of becoming an Olympian.
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Biddeford bike center grows, expands
The nonprofit’s new home means more programs for the city’s youths.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
At 103, Maine woman can now cross Nordic ski lesson off her bucket list
Mary Jo Cressy, who was born in 1912, achieves another goal in a very active life.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Winter’s big chill extends season for Maine ice fishermen
Sebago Lake and other water bodies in southern Maine usually have ice-free areas by April 1, but with cold nights and an icy buildup that just won’t quit, the diehards don’t have to either.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Skiers, riders say they feel safe despite chairlift accident
As the season enters its final weeks, people are still drawn to the mountains.
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Waterway trail nonprofit gets $100,000 grant toward endowment
L.L. Bean’s gift assists the Maine Island Trail Association.
Posted inIndoor Track
Girls’ indoor track athlete of the year: Hall proves the best, and well beyond the state
Kate Hall of Lake Region continued to show that when she sets her mind to something, it gets done.
Posted inIndoor Track
Boys’ track athlete of the year: Ramadan dominates in break-out season for Deering
Hany Ramadan won two events at the Class A state meet.