David Guildford

Maine

Reporter at WCSH-TV (Portland, ME)

Mainer. Reporter @NEWSCENTERmaine. DMs/email are open for story ideas. [email protected]

Articles

'Love or Lobsters': A Q-and-A with the stars of Maine's only dating show

1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

MAINE, USA — Back in October, Teagan Wright launched Maine's first dating show: "Love or Lobsters." But after a run of episodes, Teagan wanted to try something new. The result is a new take on an old format. Introducing "Love or Lobsters: Maine Bachelorette." Over four episodes, a group of men wade through various challenges and one-on-one conversations with the bachelorette, Daphne Murphy, winning prizes along the way as they vie for an all-expenses-paid date night.
Mainer goes skydiving to honor late paratrooper husband

1 week ago | whas11.com | David Guildford

WATERVILLE, Maine — Love can make a person do crazy things. In 2020, Eleanor Bilodeu lost the love of her life. In the 1960s, Gerard—or Gerry—Bilodeau served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper, jumping out of planes. The pair met just after his paratrooper days were over, but Eleanor said Gerry always wanted to jump one more time. Beginning in 2018, Gerry was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, then dementia.
Woman goes skydiving to honor late paratrooper husband

1 week ago | thv11.com | David Guildford

WATERVILLE, Maine — Love can make a person do crazy things. In 2020, Eleanor Bilodeu lost the love of her life. In the 1960s, Gerard—or Gerry—Bilodeau served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper, jumping out of planes. The pair met just after his paratrooper days were over, but Eleanor said Gerry always wanted to jump one more time. Beginning in 2018, Gerry was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, then dementia.
A Maine dentist's surprise side gig: Meat smoking influencer

2 weeks ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

THOMASTON, Maine — The term "influencer" hasn't been around that long. But, check social media, and they are everywhere. Companies want people to see their products, so they work with popular accounts to get them eyeballs. This can seem like big-city business, but there are some Mainers who have cracked the code. In postcard-worthy Thomaston—nestled between the Midcoast outposts of Damariscotta and Rockland—32-year-old Spencer Ross has settled into a nifty little career running his own dentistry.
Oldest harness racer in US is still cruising around Maine tracks at 87

3 weeks ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

CUMBERLAND, Maine — Horse trailers filed into the Cumberland Fairgrounds on a drizzly Friday in May - a sign that summer is returning. Harness racing is synonymous with Maine. The standardbred horses involved are much smaller than the thoroughbreds of Kentucky; and while the creaky stands would likely fill during the Cumberland fair in late September, they were empty that afternoon - save for a few folks sipping coffee in a corner.
Maine seniors keep music, sense of community alive with weekly choir

3 weeks ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

NEWCASTLE, Maine — In an old church in downtown Newcastle, a choir meets once a week for most of the year - though there's no talk of church. On a rainy Tuesday in late April, Beth Preston grinned as her throng assembled - 65 members strong - at the pulpit. Some left walkers near the pews, but they had plenty of energy to give to their weekly performance.
Bath artist uses pipe cleaners to make lifelike sculptures

1 month ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

GARDINER, Maine — Talent comes in many forms, and something doesn't need to hang in a museum for you to know it's special. In early April, I opened my inbox and saw an email from a Keegan Companion. He introduced himself as a 24-year-old from Bath and said he worked with a unique art medium. "I can make anything you can think of out of pipe cleaners," he wrote. I was intrigued. We exchanged replies, and he told me about the place that fosters his creativity: Spindleworks.
Vertical Harvest farm in Westbrook, Maine nearly ready for first plants

1 month ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

WESTBROOK, Maine — In downtown Westbrook this month, passersby were treated to an unannounced light show. Vertical Harvest, one of the city's most noticeable tenants, had sprung to life through its near-endless vaulted glass windows, as its leadership prepared to begin work at a farm the likes of which Mainers had never seen before. In fact, most Americans have never seen anything like Vertical Harvest.
Couple commits to seeing all of Maine during their retirement

Mar 9, 2025 | abc10.com | David Guildford

WINSLOW, Maine — Being a tourist in your own state is easy in Maine—in July. How about February, when the snow is brown and the sky often grey? Craig Kesselheim and Beth Dilley don't mind, and they find the beauty other travelers miss. On their 42nd wedding anniversary, just before Christmas 2023, Craig presented Beth with four envelopes. Each contained paper listing a month, a day, a county, and a letter of the alphabet. It was an offer: Let's see our state together.
Colby professor explores Maine’s hidden fresco-covered meeting house

Feb 11, 2025 | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

SOLON, Maine — At Colby College in Waterville, Professor Véronique Plesch is the authority on art. The Swiss native is the chair of the acclaimed school's art department. She has traveled the world studying, appreciating, and creating-- but nothing hits her in the heart quite like frescos. Sitting in her office on a cold February afternoon, Plesch explained frescoes have been around for centuries and stand out. Artists paint onto wet plaster on walls, sealing the images once dry.