Local Top 5: Beaches

Posted on April 29, 2013 by USM Free Press in Arts & Culture

1.) Kettle Cove There is nothing particularly exciting about Kettle Cove–no big waves, no stunning vistas, no shocking wildlife. There doesn’t need to be. Kettle Cove is peaceful and expansive, a plane of soft sand leading down to a calm, clear stretch of water for swimming. The cove is protected by an impressive wall of [...]

‘OccupyMaine’ protest descends on Monument Square

Posted on October 02, 2011 by Noah Hurowitz in News

USM social work major Tyler Noddin holding a sign reading "Soon there will be nothing to eat but the rich" at the Occupy Maine rally in Monument Square Saturday.

Dozens of people gathered in Monument Square yesterday, braving the rain to call for financial accountability, an end to corporate greed and to express solidarity with the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City.