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On eve of moratorium, Live Nation goes back to the Portland Planning Board

A six-month moratorium on new concert halls takes effect Wednesday, the day after the Planning Board’s next meeting.

by Dennis Perkins September 8, 2025September 6, 2025

Indoors or outside, there’s still time to catch great movies to keep your summer vibes going.

Autumn means it’s time to load up on locally grown apples.

The R&B artist’s show is Friday at Portland House of Music.

Heat waves, shark sightings, tickborne illnesses and poor air quality have taken the shine off what’s supposed to be our most glorious season.

Apple picking season is here, and orchards statewide grow many varieties.

There’s also the Cole Porter musical ‘Anything Goes’ in South Portland, a music festival in New Gloucester and the Farmington Fair.

Most of the state received about an inch of rainfall, enough to cancel or delay events, but not nearly enough to impact the severe drought.

Here’s what you should know and what is still unknown as the flu season approaches.

Maine is joining a coalition of northeastern states to try to preserve vaccine availability, but many unknowns remain.