Shalhoub, who graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 1977, was at the Portland school Thursday, where he was named honorary chairman of the fundraising drive and pledged $150,000 of his own money.
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Paris Hilton becomes a first-time mom to baby boy
Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has welcomed her first child with her husband, venture capitalist Carter Reum.
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Searchers find second hiker in area where Julian Sands missing
Rescue personnel in California say they have found a 75-year-old hiker who was lost on the same snow-covered mountain where actor Julian Sands is missing.
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Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch ‘Sesame Street,’ dies at 93
The co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series is remembered as a ‘wise, thoughtful, and above all kind leader.’
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Searchers find 2nd hiker in area where Julian Sands missing
Storms have coated Mount Baldy with heavy snow and ice and searches have been thwarted by the threat of avalanches and foul weather, including powerful winds.
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Jennifer Coolidge named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
She’ll be honored with a parade through Harvard Square on Feb. 4 followed by a roast.
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Willie Nelson to celebrate 90th birthday at all-star concert
The lineup includes Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Ziggy Marley.
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Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
They also went after the price of tickets and fees, which now average 27% of the ticket cost and can climb as high as 75%.
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‘Everything Everywhere’ tops Oscar nominations with 11
Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” landed a leading 11 nominations on Tuesday, including nods for Michelle Yeoh and comeback kid Ke Huy Quan.
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Midcoast resident who wrote and directed ‘Tár’ nominated for 2 Oscars
A Gorham native also is nominated for visual effects for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’