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Greater Portland Landmarks gets new executive director amid lawsuit

by Megan Gray December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

Maine native Kate Lemos McHale has worked in historic preservation in New York City for more than 20 years.

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This New Year’s Eve, skip Times Square and watch a local spectacular

by Dennis Perkins December 23, 2024December 24, 2024

With local music and stand-up comedians, special Maine guests and more, the TV special from public access Channel 5 is a great way to ring out the old year and ring in the new.

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‘A Sand County Almanac’ remains an environmental classic at 75

by Jane Eisner Special to The Washington Post December 22, 2024December 18, 2024

Aldo Leopold’s book is a landmark of both nature writing and American philosophical thought.

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The hidden science swirling in ‘The Starry Night’

by Carolyn Johnson The Washington Post December 22, 2024December 18, 2024

Vincent van Gogh’s painting ‘The Starry Night’ has long been admired for its art, but physicists are also intrigued by the science beneath the strokes and swirls.

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