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Advocates donate another $100K to help restore Augusta’s Colonial Theater

by Keith Edwards October 1, 2018October 2, 2018

A total of $1 million, of an $8 million goal, has been raised to fund the project.

Books, Life & Culture

Friends of a Maine writer posthumously publish her novel about the afterlife

by Bob Keyes October 1, 2018September 30, 2018

Elisabeth Wilkins Lombardo’s friends edit the manuscript and work with a publisher to get ‘The Afterlife of Kenzaburo Tsuruda’ to print.

Life & Culture, Maine, News

Portland artist ready to plant street lamp art, as Woodfords Corner construction wraps up

by Randy Billings October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

Aaron Stephan hopes to add grace and mindfulness to one of the city’s most chaotic intersections

Life & Culture, Maine, News

Patrick Dempsey closes event, thanking fundraisers and volunteers

by Jon Bolduc Sun Journal September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

The 10th annual Dempsey Challenge raises $1.2 million.

Life & Culture

See photos: Marching bands perform in Old Orchard Beach

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

High school marching bands and color guards from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts strutted their stuff while performing rousing music at Old Orchard Beach High School on Saturday as part of the fall season run by the Maine Band Directors’ Association. The bands are rated on various aspects of their performances at shows around Maine […]