The play, about efforts to preserve the Bard’s scripts after his death, is showing in Portland through Sunday.
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USM Portland expected to lease apartments for student housing
PORTLAND — Students at the University of Southern Maine will likely be able to call Marginal Way a temporary home beginning next fall. USM’s board of trustees is scheduled to vote on a plan to lease 200 beds at the Bayside Village apartment complex at its Nov. 14 meeting. The board’s Finance, Facilities and Technology […]
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Vassalboro man arrested for allegedly backing Jeep into police cruiser, kicking officer
Nathan Rasmussen, 22, was arrested in Unity Saturday night after allegedly driving while intoxicated.
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Big shoes to fill: Cumberland woman begins boot drive in grandmother’s memory
CUMBERLAND — Many decades ago, when Berniece Matzell was a child, firefighters rushed to her parents’ home in response to a call. Given the inclement weather outside, one firefighter plunked the girl in his relatively giant pair of boots. The oddity of the situation got Matzell the nickname “Boots,” which stuck for the remainder of […]
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Portland council delays decision on retail marijuana moratorium
Councilors cite concerns about taking the step on short notice, just one day before Mainers vote on legalizing pot.
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Fundraiser planned for preservation of Portland's hidden art
PORTLAND — The city and the nonprofit Maine Project for Fine Art Conservation are working to preserve unseen municipal art that has languished in City Hall. On Nov. 16 at 5 p.m., the public can view progress on one of the conserved portraits in a State of Maine Room fundraiser. The portrait of William Pitt Fessenden, a U.S. representative and […]
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Out & About: A cornucopia of concerts
Musical concerts take the top spots in this week’s picks of the tix, and there’s plenty of variety among the choices. Oratorio Chorale is opening its 43rd season this Saturday in Portland and Sunday in Brunswick with Felix Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” The Chorale will be joined by four guest soloists plus a small orchestra. Artistic director […]
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Regulators say menhaden, a key ocean fish, in good shape
The bait fish is also used to make dietary supplements.
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CoverGirl 1st: Ad features woman wearing a hijab
Beauty blogger Nura Afia is featured wearing the traditional Muslim head covering.
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Intentionally Unreasonable: Dissonance and love
Last Saturday I attended my first ever TED event, held in Portland at the State Theatre. For many years, I’ve been a huge fan of TED Talks as experienced through the voyeuristic portal of video access, never really motivated to invest the time or expense to go “live.” Maybe that’s the Ying to the omniscient […]