PORTSMOUTH – A group of Connors Cottage residents have presented a petition to City Council opposing recent plans to renovate and expand the city’s police station. Connors Cottage is a Portsmouth Housing Authority building for residents aged 62 and over and is located on the municipal City Hall campus near the existing police station. Eighteen […]
W. John Wood | Freelancer Ten years ago, while eating Sunday dinner at the Louisville Dairy Queen, Jay Bullock and his son Preston had a vision to open a full-service home improvement store in Louisville. “Today, after 34 years in the hardware business, I know my father, Jay, is looking down on us and is […]
HAMPTON – The Harris Sea Ranch is for sale after decades of serving as one of the beach’s staple motels. Sea Ranch, founded by Ralph Harris and long run by the Houle family, was listed for sale without an asking price. Commercial broker Christopher Brown said the property was “unappraised” but the listing indicated the […]
David Miles | Charlevoix Historical Society CHARLEVOIX — One hundred years ago, after buying a series of half-page ads touting the wonders of his brand-new resort town called Boulder Park west of town, our famous stonemason Earl Young went all out and bought a full-page ad in the Charlevoix Courier of August 6, 1924. The […]
Hear from five football coaches who showed their passion at KLAA Media Day Thursday at Northville High School. Sixteen coaches took the podium to speak about the upcoming Michigan high school football season during the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Media Day on Thursday at Northville High School. Here are the five best soundbites from the […]
NEWMARKET – Sisters Deanna Raymond and Amanda Loureiro have opened Black Crow Collective in downtown Newmarket, a store dedicated to their late mother. The shop, located at 165 Main Street, offers a curated selection of vintage clothing and antique furniture and serves as a center for creative workshops. The 63 square meters across from Johnny […]
YORK, Maine – A new initiative to inexpensively beautify the city is currently underway as the Planning Department plans to create small parks around York. A new park area is being built on the corner of Railroad Avenue near Beach Bliss Café and York’s Wild Kingdom, where tourists can sit in the shade and even […]
