Artists from Maine and around the country will be featured in “Ringing in the New Year,” an exhibition at the Richard Boyd Art Gallery curated to make viewers stop and think about the beauty of the natural world or about the state of society.
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100 laptops will get formerly unhoused online for job search
Computers and internet access will be loaned out in a collaborative project aimed at overcoming a key obstacle to employment.
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Elder activists join forces to combat climate change
Third Act Maine, made up of retirees, is making itself seen and heard in its effort to get companies to divest in fossil fuel companies.
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Union of Maine Visual Artists to host holiday pop-up show and sale
The nonprofit group hopes the downtown Portland show will draw shoppers new to its offerings and help its artists build community.
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‘The Best Dog,’ nearly 100 of them, star in Maine photographer’s new book
Aliza Eliazarov, who will sign copies of her book Saturday in Portland, tracked down and photographed a diversity of dogs all over Maine and says each has a “standout” story.
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Maine’s Raising Readers handing reins to national organization
Reach Out and Read, along with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will take over distributing free books to Maine children ages 5 and under.
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Forecaster reporters win Maine Press Association awards
Three staff writers make a strong showing in the annual statewide contest.
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Yarmouth festival to feature 165 pieces of Maine art
The Yarmouth Art Festival, which will be held next week, received 683 submissions from 186 artists throughout the state.