The center inside the old St. Dominic’s church building in Portland’s West End, a key piece of the area’s rich Irish identity, will get long-needed updates to the roof and brickwork.
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In a first since 1961, the Oscars carpet will not be red
It also be will be covered, to protect the stars and cameras from the weather and to help turn the arrivals into an evening event.
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Maine native up for visual effects Oscar
Eric Saindon, who grew up in Gorham, has been nominated twice before. This year, he’s nominated for his work on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’
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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89
Blake, star of the 1970s TV show, ‘Baretta,’ had once hoped for a comeback, but never recovered from the ordeal.
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Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler’s Tevye, dies
A recipient of 2 Golden Globe awards and nominee for both an Academy Award and a Tony Award, Topol long has ranked among Israel’s most decorated actors.
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Apply for a 2023 MOFGA/Russell Libby Agricultural Scholarship
Submit an application for one of three $1,500 scholarships for students and teachers seeking to learn more about organic and sustainable farm systems.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘All About Steve’ is really all about Mary
I’ve got to start reading the small print when I choose a movie on the movie channels. Desperate for something funny to review, all I saw was Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper. Of course, I turned it on and ignored that it was made in 2009. Where has it been since 2009? “All About Steve,” […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food & Dining
Founder of Chicago beef shop that inspired FX’s ‘The Bear’ dies
Joseph Zucchero, whose Mr. Beef sandwich shop has been a neighborhood staple for decades, was 69.
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Six new lawsuits against Maine diocese say priest continued to abuse girls after changing parishes
The civil complaints filed Wednesday all allege that the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino abused the plaintiffs, who were 5 to 11 years old at the time, in Lewiston and Portland from 1958 to 1967.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Ethan Setiawan shares love of playing mandolin
CD-release concert set for March 23 at One Longfellow Square.