Decades ago, Hana Dubova fled the Nazis and survived. Now, author Rachael Cerrotti of Portland is telling a contemporary world what she learned by retracing her grandmother’s footsteps to freedom.
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Thomas College adopts vaccine mandate, citing delta variant
The Waterville college joins a growing number of higher education institutions in Maine that are requiring inoculation for students and staff who are on campus.
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Eagle swoops into Portland Harbor for delayed bicentennial celebration
The Coast Guard’s 295-foot tall ship, a training vessel and occasional visitor to Portland, draws a crowd as part of a Maine State Bicentennial celebration delayed for a year by the pandemic.
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Haystack crafts school on Deer Isle featured among architectural elites
The labyrinth of cedar-shingled buildings perched on granite ledges that overlook Jericho Bay was named by The New York Times one of the most significant works of postwar architecture.
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Guests are back, but Maine hotels are still struggling because of labor shortage
Many hotel employees are wearing different hats every day, pitching in to fill gaps caused by the pandemic and a shortage of foreign workers.
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Cumberland/North Yarmouth advances to Little League Baseball state final
The District 6 champions need one more win to capture the state championship.
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Smoke from western wildfires affecting air quality throughout Maine
State officials are recommending that people with respiratory conditions avoid strenuous outdoor activity through Tuesday.
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Portland’s oldest lifeguard celebrates 50 years on the job
Barbara Linnehan-Smith, 67, was first certified as a teenager back in 1971. She doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon.
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Mask mandate on public transportation is driving confusion and some confrontation
Although masks have not been required in most public settings in Maine for weeks, riders still must wear them on buses, trains and other mass transit.
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Car sharing gains traction in Maine
Entrepreneurial Mainers are building minifleets to take advantage of mounting interest in car-sharing platforms, offering alternatives to traditional auto rentals.