A Pittston Fair Association official estimated Sunday that 1,500 people attended the 3-day fair. A weekend in a typical year, without ‘crazy rain,’ would draw up to 3,000.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Prosecutors: ‘Real Housewives’ star’s husband stole to fund her career
Erika Girardi is estranged from her husband, Tom, who is facing charges of misappropriating millions of dollars from legal clients.
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A fictional dad and his daughter observe nestlings in this debut children’s book
Maine journalist Roger McCord’s ‘Flight of the Phoebes’ was inspired by his own family and a family of real-life phoebes.
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Monty Python skit inspires latest book by Maine children’s author Julie Falatko
The South Portland author’s latest book, ‘Help Wanted: One Rooster,’ depicts a struggling farm and the farm’s search for a rooster to help make things right. Plus a few other Maine reads for your kids this summer.
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In ‘Ask Me Again,’ the internet has answers, except those that matter
‘Ask Me Again,’ Clare Sestanovich’s debut novel, follows two young friends as they strive to make sense of their turbulent world and each other.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Celebrating all that Westbrook has to offer
The first Westbrook Discovered Gala raised money for nonprofit Discover Downtown Westbrook.
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In ‘Continental Drifter,’ Kathy MacLeod returns to Maine, and the emotional tumult of childhood
MacLeod’s debut graphic memoir tells the story of a newly self-aware Thai American girl trying to find her place between her two homes: Bangkok and Damariscotta.
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Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ and ‘The Demon of Unrest’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Art Review: Raw emotions, depths of silence emanate from 3 Portland exhibits
Catch the powerful work of artists Tom Paiement, Louis-Pierre Lachapelle and Sean Kernan at Greenhut Galleries and Cove Street Arts now.
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Deep Water: ‘Marshpunk’ By Claire Parker
Maine Poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling