To celebrate his 100th Birthday Kurt Messerschmidt bought a car. This optimism is typical of a man who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history - being held for three years in a German Concentration Camp.
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Press Herald Video – Sudanese Family Reunited
Haroun Adam waited almost five years to be reunited with his wife and four sons. He left Sudan in 2010 because he had become a target of government troops after complaining about conditions in a refugee camp. His family arrived in Portland in December to a joyous...
Press Herald Video – Korean War Veteran
Jim Hughes fought in the battle of the Chosin Reservoir, one of the most brutal battles of the Korean War. Hughes has made it his life's work not to close the door on those memories, but to share the story.
Portland Press Herald Videos – Exoskeleton
Brian Walker is using a new robotic exoskeleton to help him walk again after a devastating injury
Portland Press Herald Videos – Reading to Cats
A new program helps people with developmental disabilities improve their reading skills by reading to cats at a local animal shelter
Press Herald Video – Rwandan Bean Company
Meet Mike Mwenedata and Nick Mazuroski of the Rwandan Bean Company, a new coffee producer in Portland
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Susan Kimball introduces us to Tayla Edlund, Maine's Teacher of the Year
Press Herald Video – Waving Man
Meet Kent Ingraham, Camden's "Waving Man"
Portland Press Herald Videos – Ali-Liston fight in Lewiston
A look back at the Ali-Liston fight in Lewiston
Portland Press Herald Videos – Mother and Son Bodybuilders
A look at a mother and son bodybuilder team
Portland Press Herald Video – Tattoo Removal
Juveniles at the Longcreek Youth Facility leave their past behind by having tattoos removed
Portland Press Herald Video – Heart Donor’s Mother
A heart donor's mother hears her son's heart beating in the chest of the recipient
Portland Press Herald Video – Zoey Houston
Susan Kimball reports on 3 year-old Zoey Houston's struggle as she recovers from a stroke
Portland Press Herald Video – Adoption Dogs
Three blind and deaf puppies rescued from a home in Tennessee are now at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook and ready for adoption.
Portland Press Herald Video – Teen Mentors
Teen Trendsetters, a program funded by the Barbara Bush Foundation, has high schoolers helping elementary schoolers learn to read.
Press Herald Videos – Hollis Snowplow Man
Meet Bob Hanson who has been the snowplow operator in Hollis since 1956
Press Herald Videos – Club Hip Hop
Check out Club Hip Hop, a weekly after school dance program at the Mayo Street Arts Center
Press Herald Videos – Rescued Goats
A look at the rescue operation for a barnful of abused and neglected goats in Aroostook County
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Maine seeks to combat methamphetamines as arrest numbers grow and addiction takes its toll
Portland Press Herald Video
At 72, Jamaican music pioneer Glen DaCosta sees Maine as the platform for the next phase of his career
Portland Press Herald Videos
Four women inmates at the Southern Maine Re-Entry Center are building confidence and trust by learning to ride and groom horses
Portland Press Herald – A Family’s First Thanksgiving in America
Portland Press Herald Reporter Susan Kimball talks with Ali Farid and his family, natives of Iraq, who are celebrating Thanksgiving, they will be giving thanks for living here in peace and for being made to feel welcome in Maine.
Portland Press Herald – Deep Brain Stimulation
Portland Press Herald Reporter Susan Kimball looks at the way Deep Brain Stimulation is bringing relief to people with diseases like Parkinson’s that cause involuntary shaking of the body. Inga Valentine, Dr. Anand Rughani
Portland Press Herald – Alivia and her cow Luch
Portland Press Herald Reporter Susan Kimball talks with Alivia Stanley, 14, of Buxton, who is a member of 4H and competes in fairs across New England with her beloved cow, Lucy.