The gala concert with the celebrated cellist is part of the just-announced lineup for 2024-25.
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Letter: Bellows followed the law, Trump disregarded voters
How odd that Nancy Chesley, in her Jan. 22 letter to the editor (“Bellows engaging in election interference“), asks us to be concerned about the number of Maine voters that could be disenfranchised by Shenna Bellows’ ruling. Was she equally concerned about the 81,282,916 people nationwide that Trump attempted to disenfranchise by refusing to concede […]
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Letter: Operation Christmas Child a success
Generosity throughout Portland contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2023, the ministry is now sending over 11.3 million shoebox gifts to children worldwide, including many who are […]
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Review: Beethoven’s 5th caps off concert of tough-minded music
The Portland Symphony Orchestra program ‘Compositions of Resistance’ also included an emotive cello performance.
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In Maine libraries, stores and cafes, silent book clubs quietly catch on
In what might be described as post-pandemic plot development, social events are popping up that appeal to people who love to read, creating community and helping to make their worlds ‘a bit bigger.’
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Careful restoration work keeps Victoria Mansion looking 19th-century new
Two highly skilled conservators from Massachusetts are focusing on the historic Portland home’s hallway, a project that’s part of the constant restoration work required to preserve the landmark.
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No major encampments are left in Portland. So what’s next for the city’s homelessness task force?
The Encampment Crisis Response Team was formed to respond to an acute encampment crisis. Now that those camps are gone the future of the group is in limbo.
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Family of Valentine’s Day Bandit passes the torch with a new website
The family of Kevin Fahrman set up BeAKevin.com so people can download artwork of his iconic heart and ‘be a bandit in their own communities.’
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‘We can’t be everything to everyone’: Portland mayor warns city of looming costs
Mayor Mark Dion says he is concerned about budget challenges and plans to lobby the Legislature for more funding.
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Maine DOT buys former Denny’s in Portland to make way for roundabout
The project is part of the plan to reconnect the Libbytown neighborhood that was divided in the 1960s by the construction of Interstate 295.