Eighty people, including the mother of 15-month-old Hela Fabbar, became U.S. citizens Friday, April 18, in a ceremony at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland. It was the fourth time a naturalization ceremony was held at the school as part of a seven-week learning program on immigration. Hela’s mother, Azhar Fabbar, from Iraq, is in […]
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Bath rings in spring with annual Mayfair and more
BATH — With spring finally here to stay, the City of Ships will celebrate May 3 with its annual Mayfair event, a variety of yard sales, and the re-opening of the outdoor farmers market. Maypole dancing and music will be held on the Customs House lawn from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and sidewalk chalk art with […]
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Unsung Hero: Jo Dill, championing senior athletes
SCARBOROUGH — Jo Dill grew up in Kennebunkport in the late 1950s and early ’60s, a time when most girls didn’t play sports. But Dill wasn’t “most girls.” “There were lots of boys in my neighborhood,” she said, “so I played sports all the time.” Today, as coordinator of Maine Senior Games, Dill is dedicated […]
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Portland man indicted for sex trafficking
PORTLAND — A Portland man faces six charges related to sex trafficking of a minor after his April 11 indictment by a Cumberland County grand jury. Alexander Mitchell, 20, whose last known address in court records was 343 Cumberland Ave., was indicted on three counts of Class B aggravated sex trafficking, a Class D charge […]
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Plans for this summer in the garden
Plant more asparagus, create a path, and move the blueberries
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Book Review: Elizabeth McCracken’s stories create three-dimensional portraits of loss
In ‘Thunderstruck and Other Stories’ she arranges the mood and atmosphere as if she were writing a literary thriller.
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Greenhut’s 2014 Portland Show is a great exhibition of Maine painting
The gallery’s biennial homage to its home city is a fitting showcase for the talents of 50 of the state’s finest artists.
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Director Jonathan Glazer drawn to films ‘that left the questions in’
So it would stand to reason that his ‘Under the Skin’ is not your typical sci-fi thriller.
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Juried Student Art Exhibition showing at the University of Maine at Augusta
The show, featuring a broad range of media and topics, is up through May 1.
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China says one-fifth of its farmland is polluted with toxic metals
Health advocates have identified several villages near factories where they say cancer rates are above the national average.