Maxen Ryder

Leader/Sentry

From southern Maine, Maxen Ryder is a graduate of University of Maine at Farmington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He loves to write to tell the stories of the world. He also loves hiking, cooking, writing fiction, and adventuring with friends and dogs. If you have a story idea you would like to share, feel free to email Maxen or give him a call.

Latest

Published
July 21, 2023

Scarborough Land Trust offers events all summer

The Scarborough Land Trust is offering nature-based programming all summer, including the family-oriented “Follow a Raindrop”.
Published
July 21, 2023

Emerald Ash Borer found at library

The invasive species has damaged trees at the Scarborough Public Library.
Published
July 19, 2023

South Portland Planning Department seeks community engagement

The department is working on the update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
Published
July 19, 2023

Cyanobacteria identified in Hinckley Park

Cyanotoxins from the algae can be deadly to pets and dangerous to humans. The city has urged people to stay out of the water and keep pets from drinking or swimming in the ponds.
Published
July 19, 2023

Kessler advances bill increasing notice period for rent hikes

The governor has signed the bill requiring a landlord to provide 75 days notice when increasing a tenant’s rent by 10 percent or more from that of the previous year.
Published
July 19, 2023

Authors Rebecca Turkewitz and Kate Doyle to visit library

Authors Rebecca Turkewitz and Kate Doyle are coming to the South Portland Public Library on Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a program titled, The Art of the Short Story Collection. The writers will discuss their work and the art of short stories. The event will be at the Main Library and books will be […]
Published
July 14, 2023

Scarborough likely to transfer four properties to land trust

The Scarborough Town Council recently gave initial approve to transfer four small town-owned properties along the Nonesuch River to the Scarborough Land Trust.
Published
July 14, 2023

Town Council authorizes $50,000 to support regional initiatives for transitional housing

The $50,000 comes from the Affordable Housing Initiative Fund, and will support regional initiatives to provide transitional housing for asylum seekers.
Published
July 14, 2023

Library awarded AARP challenge grant

The library will use the grant to place benches and distance markers on The Green Trail, the library’s walking route that runs through the municipal campus.
Published
July 14, 2023

Lisa Beecher to visit Scarborough Public Library to discuss new memoir

Former police chief and detective will discuss her book, “Living with Mr. Fahrenheit,” a memoir about mental illness.