The holiday season can be stressful for any parent. For those already struggling to heat their homes and keep the lights on, it can be overwhelming. The mother of an 8-year-old from the Midcoast described the pressure in a recent letter to the Press Herald Toy Fund. It’s why she and other parents often overflow […]
Sharon Campbell Grant grew up in Portland’s East End in the 1950s. Her single mother relied on state assistance to support the family and never had money to spare. But Grant has vivid and happy memories of unwrapping Christmas gifts as a little girl, especially one favorite doll. She would later learn it was the […]