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$100,000 donation will help digitize Portland library’s center for city history

by Megan Gray October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

The money will help fund a sound booth and podcasting equipment in this special research room at the Portland Public Library.

Life & Culture

Flashback to our Ace Frehley interview ahead of ’98 KISS show in Maine

by Staff Report October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

The original lead guitarist’s interview came as KISS decided to reunite and once again don their iconic face paint and “Destroyer” tour outfits.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State, News

Art exhibit honors Maine’s Deaf community, victims of Lewiston shootings

by Megan Gray October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

The curators wanted to create a place for healing as the 2-year anniversary of the tragedy approaches.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, News, Times Record

Meetinghouse Arts shows wonder can come from waste

by Paul Bagnall October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

Meetinghouse Arts’ “Recollected and Reconfigured” fashion show and “From Waste to Wonder” art exhibition explore what becomes of things cast aside.

Religion and Values, Times Record

A case for compassion over suspicion

by The Rev. Dr. Kharma R. Amos Spirit of Life October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

In 2008, religious historian Karen Armstrong received the TED Prize, an award given to visionary leaders whose work can change the world. Her wish was to create a Charter for Compassion — a global effort to restore compassion to the heart of public life. She believed that compassion, shared across all religious and ethical traditions, […]