Kathy Johnson has been a paramedic serving southern Maine for 20+ years, and is the founder of CPR Professionals of Maine - a business that aims to teach CPR classes to businesses, schools, and other organizations, empowering every day people to confidently perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and potentially save a life when medical emergencies strike in the every day world. In May, Kathy was nominated for the EMS Paint the Plate Award - an award that recognizes an outstanding paramedic or other EMS Professional, giving them the unique opportunity to paint home plate in Fenway Park down in Boston. https://www.cprprofessionalsofmaine.com/
Between the Piers E24 – The Cassidy Brothers
Nick and Cash Cassidy are two brothers from Maine who are the minds behind Cassidy Pictures - an indie film studio based between Los Angeles and Maine. Using compelling organic narratives, stripped of all the perceived necessities that people believe filmmaking demands of its purveyors, Cassidy Pictures creates immersive films with lovable plots, irreverent characters, and a feel-good energy. Their first film together, Childish Things, follows a musician and his brother as they road trip across the United States to sell a bus, meeting and collecting a unique cast of characters and pondering what it really means to live the human experience. Their sophomore film, Saving Black Bear, takes on a more irreverent tone: Four teenage movie theatre employees go to extreme lengths to rescue the establishment that holds them all together. https://cassidy.pictures/
Between the Piers Episode 22 – Jane West
Jane West is a professionally-trained actress who received a BFA in theatre from Tisch School of the Arts in NYU. She has been in numerous productions, including historical pieces such as Fox's Blood on the Bridge, where she plays Margaret Kemble Gage (real wife of General Thomas Gage of the British Army.) and Loyalists - An intense tale of 4 Revolutionary War defectors who have to face what it is they're really fighting for. Additionally, Jane is the lead actress and producer of the upcoming film Vacationland - A gritty tale where a single mother must reconcile with her estranged brother, as he suffers from an opioid addiction. It's a tough story of family, forgiveness, and survival, within the setting of rural Western Maine. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7879240/ https://www.vacationlandfilm.com
Be Safe With Pool Chemicals – PSA NNEPC Summer 2026
Be Safe With Pool Chemicals - PSA NNEPC Summer 2026
The Heart of Maine – Episode 10 – Fran Seeley
In this moving episode of The Heart of Maine, Michael Connolly sits down with Fran Seeley (nee McDowell), whose remarkable life bridges revolutionary Ireland and the classrooms of Portland, Maine. Born into a working-class Dublin family with roots in the historic Liberties, Fran grew up with the legacy of the 1916 Easter Rising close to home—her father Patrick fought alongside Éamon de Valera at Boland's Mills during that pivotal moment in Irish history. Fran's journey took her from the Sisters of Charity convents of Dublin and Southern California to a new life in Limerick, Maine with her late husband Jim. After settling in Portland's Riverton neighborhood, she found her calling as an AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent at the Gerald E. Talbot Elementary School, where generations of children have known her simply as "Grammie Fran.” Join us for an intimate conversation about faith, family, loss, and the enduring power of service—a story that reminds us how one person's love can span continents and touch countless lives.
The Heart of Maine – Episode 9 – Vinny O’Malley
Patrick Vincent (“Vinny”) O’Malley is a beloved figure in Portland’s Irish community and a steadfast advocate for Maine’s working people. Growing up on Portland’s West End, Vinny became deeply involved in community life and later played a key role in the revival of Saint Dominic’s as the Maine Irish Heritage Center. His career reflects a lifetime of service. Vinny worked as a community organizer during the pivotal activism of the 1970s, a cab driver with Town Taxi, and a proud member of the Portland Longshoremen’s Benevolent Society (ILA Local 861). His public service reached new heights when Governor John Baldacci nominated him to serve on the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission, a position he held for 12 years, where he played a significant role in protecting and supporting Maine workers across the state. Known for his humor, generosity, and fierce loyalty, Vinny has stood by hundreds of Portlanders in moments of need—as a neighbor, advocate, and friend. He and his wife Michelle recently welcomed a joyous new chapter with the marriage of their son Ian in 2025. Join host Michael Connolly as he sits down with Vinny to reflect on labor, community, advocacy, and the enduring spirit of Portland’s Irish West End.