The local band was on the brink of breaking up even before their first show because of a vocalist’s medical issue. They’re playing next weekend at Westbrook Together Days.
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Maine model train buffs show off their sets
A model train show Saturday in Westbrook displays a number of specialties within the hobby.
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Young New Mainers get a hand from those who’ve been there
A new Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine afterschool program for asylum seekers is staffed in part by college students who also came to Maine from African countries.
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Portland-based rock band Rigometrics ready to roll
The three members are gearing up for their first East Coast tour, the result of a year of hustle and following their dream.
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Pair of curious Cumberland school third graders succeed as art detectives
The 8-year-olds track down the Portland artist and discover the history of a lobby sculpture at Mabel I. Wilson Elementary School.
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New business at Rock Row offers on-demand IVs
The Drip Bar in Westbrook delivers vitamins and nutrients directly into their customers’ bloodstreams.
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Maine group inspires young voters by putting them to work
Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process – whether by voting or by working the polls themselves.
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Cumberland woman running Boston Marathon for those with Alzheimer’s
Jackie Mundry’s beloved grandmother was diagnosed with dementia and Mundry’s marathon team is raising funds to benefit the national Alzheimer’s Association.
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Sales of collectible comic books soar in Maine during pandemic
“Prices are up 100% in some cases, which is unheard of,” says the co-owner of a Freeport shop that buys and sells comic books.
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Russian singer hopes to promote peace through performance in Yarmouth
Pavel Sulyandziga, an opera singer whose father lives in Yarmouth, says he is particularly sensitive to the invasion of Ukraine because he has many friends there.