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Some Maine pharmacies to require prescriptions for COVID vaccines

by Gillian Graham August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

The change comes after the FDA restricted the coronavirus shots to those at high risk, breaking with previous public health policy that recommended annual booster shots for all Americans older than 6 months.

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See the landscape of Monhegan Island through the eyes of artists

by Megan Gray August 29, 2025August 30, 2025

‘Wildland Walks’ explores the natural scenery of Monhegan as part of the exhibit ‘Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island.’

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Bat in Portland tests positive for rabies

by Drew Johnson August 28, 2025August 29, 2025

It is one of 4 confirmed cases of rabies in Cumberland County this year and 26 statewide.

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7 Maine events this week include Porchfest, a bee fest and crafts fair

by Aimsel Ponti August 28, 2025August 29, 2025

Also, go see ‘When Elvis Met The Beatles’ in Ogunquit or Irish dance in Portland.

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Three generations of Wyeths (plus Andy Warhol) will go on sale in one auction

by Megan Gray August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

The summer sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries include 8 original works by N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth from the late Linda Bean’s estate.

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Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson headline Outlaw Music Festival in Bangor

by Aimsel Ponti August 28, 2025September 4, 2025

The show on Friday also features Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee and Madeline Edwards.

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Veggies to Table’s Dîner en Blanc raises substantial seed money

by Amy Paradysz August 28, 2025August 29, 2025

Mainers who can afford to get into a bidding war for a week in a French villa and Mainers struggling to afford food for their families might as well be living in different worlds entirely. Standing in the gap between those worlds is Newcastle resident Erica Berman, who traded in her life as a boutique […]

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Italian stonecutters in Hallowell carved a legacy of industry and labor from granite

by Gillian Graham August 28, 2025September 10, 2025

‘Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters and their Union’ at the Maine Historical Society highlights one of Maine’s earliest labor unions, started by stone workers in 1877.