1933 – 2015 AUBURN — Shirley J. Conant, 82, passed away on Saturday, March 21, at Clover Manor nursing home in Auburn. She was born on Feb. 18, 1933, in Gowanda, N.Y., the daughter of Byron and Margaret (Conklin) Leugemors. She graduated from Forestville Central High School in New York in 1951, where she served […]
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Clients embrace cuddler-for-hire in Portland
PORTLAND — “This feels like being held by a mother,” said Wren Withers. It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Friday and the Portland personal trainer is lying on a bed loaded with pillows in a downtown office building. As sunshine streams through the window, she cuddles intimately with a woman she just met, asking if she […]
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Professional snuggler: ‘As a culture, we don’t snuggle enough’
PORTLAND — “This feels like being held by a mother,” said Wren Withers. It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Friday and the Portland personal trainer is lying on a bed loaded with pillows in a downtown office building. As sunshine streams through the window, she cuddles intimately with a woman she just met, asking if she […]
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Gale Marie Burns
1952 – 2015 GRAY — Gale Marie (Blanchard) Burns died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, March 15. She was born in Portland on Sept. 28, 1952, the daughter of Frederick and June Liggetto. She attended Portland High School. Gale managed a family business for many years, and she also worked at G.M. […]
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Lowe’s: Portland among ‘bleakest’ cities in U.S.
Things were bad this winter and not just bad, apparently, but downright bleak: Lowe’s home improvement chain on Friday declared Portland one of the “10 Bleakest Cities of 2015.” It based the rating on an Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index that looks at cold, snow — how much and how long it stuck around — […]
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Ella J. Witherell
1933 – 2015 PORTLAND — Ella J. Witherell, 82, a resident of Acton, passed away Thursday, March 19, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born March 4, 1933, in Wayne, the daughter of Adelbert and Hazel (Penniman) Maxim. Ella was a graduate of Winthrop High School. On June 26, 1954, in Winthrop, she married […]
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Video: Pole dancing class offers fitness not striptease
PORTLAND — The harsh overhead fluorescent tubes are turned off. A string of lavender lights burns in a soft glow and the hip-hop is turned up loud. At the front of the room, by the mirrors, a teacher stalks around a floor-to-ceiling pole. With both hands, she lifts herself off the floor and points her […]
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GrowSmart Maine announces new development director
PORTLAND — GrowSmart Maine announced the hiring of Andrew Zarro as their new development director. Zarro has strong non-profit and development experience, having served as executive director of several small non-profits in Boston. His previous organizations span a range from criminal justice reform to downtown revitalization. “We are very pleased to welcome Andrew to GrowSmart […]
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Irene Landry Marier
1919 – 2015 Irene Landry Marier, 95, of Gorham, formerly of Westbrook and Lewiston, passed away on Saturday, March 14, at St. Joseph’s in Portland. She was born in Lewiston on Dec. 3, 1919, to parents Frederick and Emma (Bouchard) Leblond. She was an avid reader and accomplished seamstress. She was skilled at many needle […]
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Yoga brings balance to recovering drug addicts
PORTLAND — The road to recovery may not always be paved with sweat, but for yoga instructor Kelly Benson, it works. “A spiritual practice is the foundation of recovery,” Benson said. “Once your mind/body system is more in balance, it opens up the space to really tap into the soul.” Benson, 31, is a recovering […]