Stephen Reynolds Sr. was just 7 years old when he first stood on a Portland sidewalk and professed his love for Christ. That was in 1967. Now 55, Reynolds, of Scarborough, has devoted his life to public ministry. In conversation, his demeanor is quiet and direct. When he is on the pulpit or on the […]

Where Richard Afuma grew up in the West African nation of Cameroon, he had no running water or sanitation, and his home was made of mud and thatch. He slept on a bamboo cot, wore rags for clothing, and faced nightly invasions of roaches, mice and rats. He bathed out of a bucket, or waited […]

In Debbie Camire’s family, religion meant only one thing: the Roman Catholic Church. Considering an alternate faith was unthinkable. And for Camire’s grandmother, attending Mass every week was like an invasion by the Marines. “She was the first in the church and the last one to leave,” Camire said. “I don’t think there’s a place […]

It was the fall of 1979 when Lois Reckitt first walked into Family Crisis Services as its recently hired executive director. She was met with a terrifying sight. “The first client I saw, the first victim, was black and blue from head to toe,” said Reckitt, 70. “I swear to God, I don’t know how […]

Sea Coast Management and neighbors reach a deal in which no more than 249 housing units would be built in the redevelopment of the Sisters of Mercy convent.

The college will take over the Guard’s facility on Stevens Avenue in Portland in exchange for 29 acres of land in Saco.

A Northern Ireland man hopes to raise cancer awareness and set a world record.