David Guildford News

Sometimes, you witness a connection between humans and animals that makes you stop and think. This rooster is living its best life, and leaving its mark on the people it meets along the way.

Meet Inigo Montoya: The head riding, kind-hearted rescue rooster Portland animal control caught Inigo after two months wandering city streets. A sanctuary gave him a home.

Hearts of Pine set a high bar heading into its first offseason. I chatted with head coach & sporting director Bobby Murphy after the club fell one win shy of reaching the league championship.

Hearts of Pine: Head Coach Bobby Murphy on the fairytale first season The fledgling soccer club set attendance records and fell one win shy of the USL 1 championship match.

This historic Maine church's listing went viral: We took a tour The church has an indoor basketball court, and its real estate agent said his listing received nearly 30,000 hits within the first week.

When I'm in awe 10 minutes after showing up to a shoot, I know it's gonna be a good day. Meet Kaidan Ingersoll: the best kept secret in Maine sports.

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This Maine athlete is top 3 in the world for his sport. Do you know who it is? The 20-year-old North Yarmouth native reached a No. 3 world ranking in 2025, and you've probably never heard of him. Meet elite athlete Kaidan Ingersoll.

As the Red Sox fought for a playoff spot, I spent a game day at Fenway Park with Maine's own Tom Caron. When the Sox are rolling, it's the loudest office in New England.

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A day at the ballpark with 30-year NESN broadcaster Tom Caron The Red Sox honored Caron, a Lewiston native, with his own themed night during the team's Aug. 29 game

A look inside University of Southern Maine's new $63 million performing arts center The Crewe Center is expected to serve 300 students per day, and is outfitted with 26 brand new Steinway pianos.

Meet the man who controls the chaos of both the Boston Marathon and Maine's annual Beach to Beacon 10K

Profile: Beach to Beacon race director Dave McGillivray The Medford, Massachusetts native has also led the Boston Marathon since 1988.

I went home and got personal with this one, but it's a story playing out in a town near you: a generation of teachers is retiring and, right now, there aren't enough new ones to fill the void.

Maine educators: Legacy teachers retire, shaping a new era at Rumford Elementary Amid a statewide shortage of teachers, the Maine Department of Education planned a survey ahead of the 2025-26 school year to better measure staffing.

I started noticing little bottles popping up at just about every bar and restaurant I went to. Then I noticed other people noticing them. Ancient medicine, digestive aid... hangover cure??? Whatever the reason, Mainers (and Americans at large) are buying more digestifs these days. And one Portland business is capitalizing.

Portland's digestif revolution: business rides new wave of popularity The complex bitter concoctions originated in ancient medicine, meant to aid - what else - digestion

I spent a full day and night with the electric, effervescent, and unique Rigometrics, in the middle of a seemingly never-ending tour. When you're living a dream, you've got energy to burn. And they burn it.

On the road with Maine band Rigometrics The trio said they played 113 shows in 2024, as they chase their music dream

Lewiston is now the owner of a Muhammad Ali statue. But would he have wanted it? I spoke with proud Lewistonians as well as Ali's widow, Lonnie, about religion, reflection, and remembering a 60-year legacy.

Lewiston celebrates Ali's legacy with 10-foot bronze statue The 10-foot bronze figure was placed 60 years after Ali's historic title fight in the city

I just learned I won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards - one for a story on puffin researchers who live on a remote Maine island, and another for a profile on a man who overcame an autoimmune disease to become a rafting guide. I'm still so proud I get to report in my home state.

Puffin Researchers:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/animals/wildlife/puffin-researchers-monitor-colony-health-climate-change-as-season-winds-down/97-bedc92f7-5962-4709-97f5-8471dd534990

Rafting Guide:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/whitewater-rafting-maine-the-forks-three-rivers/97-cc6a6942-43f1-4596-8c4f-8ea530cb366c