Good morning, Portland.

Nonprofits, churches and local groups across Maine offer food, housing, heating and healthcare assistance.

Residents needing help or wishing to donate can call 211 or visit resource websites such as mainehousing.org for more information.

Stephen King's new novel Other Worlds Than These will be available Oct.

6 & Prime will debut a limited series based on Carrie on Oct. 7. The Maine author said he incorporated ideas from his late collaborator Peter Straub to bring a contemporary twist to the classic tale.

Peaks Island illustrator Jamie Hogan draws on her time at the SpaceX Crew-12 launch and research in Caribou archives to create a children’s book about astronaut Jessica Meir’s journey from Maine to space (the book will be released this fall).

Portland teacher Suzanne Langlois published her poem 'How Memory Comes', which captures her rural childhood memories and the bittersweet nature of memory — unbidden yet lasting.

Deep Water accepts submissions from underrepresented voices through year-end.

A Backwards Bloom opens at Space gallery (534 Congress St.) and features works by Portland-based Stephen Benenson and New York-based Michael Berryhill that explore color’s language and texture.

The exhibit runs through Nov. 14.

Lebanese American author George Jreije has begun his yearlong residency as Mechanics' Hall's new writer-in-residence to boost literacy and genre fiction in our community.

He will host talks and book clubs to bring local readers together.

Barnhart Crane & Rigging is moving a massive steam generator from a former mill in Jay to Turner Island near South Portland, but delays have extended the trip from two nights to a week.

The oversized load may cause traffic delays on Route 117 Wednesday evening.

A facilities report shows Lincoln Middle School requires nearly $20M in repairs, the most among three schools.

As Portland Public Schools reviews its middle school operations and seeks community input until Oct. 4, officials may also plan structural changes + potential consolidation.

The School Board is reconfiguring elementary assignments after Kaler closed permanently last June.

A reconfiguration committee (parents, educators and staff) met Tuesday and will meet again Thursday, with the changes set to take effect in September next year.

Maine will receive $1.35 million from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce veteran suicides.

The funds will be shared by Easterseals Maine + Maine’s Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management when they become available in fiscal year 2027.

Avesta Housing held a ribbon cutting for its new Seavey Crossing apartment building in Westbrook Wednesday morning with 61 one-bedroom units for adults 55 and older, offered at rents between $1,300 & $1,600; an open house is scheduled Saturday for interested residents.