Employees practicing ‘social distancing’ – and their managers – face new issues of accessibility, staff cohesion, child care, information flow and accountability.
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Obscure chapter of Maine’s history – 19th-century spiritualist camp – has unexpected resonance
Writer Mira Ptacin skillfully blends history, contemporary storytelling and memoir in ‘The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna.’
Historic Portland Harbor mural finds a home on Peaks Island
Painted by Claude Montgomery in 1950, the mural now hangs at the island school and will be dedicated Tuesday.
Fire damages home on Peaks Island
City firefighters arrive by boat to fight the late-afternoon blaze, which started near a pellet stove.
Coast to coast: Peaks mom and son bike America
Over the course of three months, Leah Day and her son, Oakley Bradenday traveled 4,400 miles by bicycle, seeing America and learning about themselves along the way.
Harvest Fest caps off Peaks Island museum project
The Fifth Maine Museum is now focusing on interior projects.
Broken water main forces boil-water order for Peaks, Cushing islands
Island residents will have to boil water they intend to consume until tests can confirm there is no dangerous level of bacteria.
Webcam offers 24/7 views of Peaks Island
PORTLAND — EarthCam is bringing the beauty of Peaks Island to people around the world through its newest live streaming webcam. EarthCam and the Island Lobster Company have teamed up to mount a camera on the deck of the Island Avenue restaurant, allowing the public to enjoy views of the activity at Casco Bay and watch […]
Peaks Island will go electric to tame golf cart traffic
Responding to complaints, the Portland City Council requires rental companies to ditch noisy gas models for all-electric ones by 2021.
Exhibit examines when Peaks Island got its groove
A new exhibit at the Fifth Maine Museum shows how the community evolved in the 1970s.