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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony concert canceled

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Community-wide collaborative performance hosted by Maine Music Society and Bates College.

Hardy Girls Health Women list Girls Rock! Award winners

March 20, 2020March 4, 2020

WATERVILLE — Hardy Girls Healthy Women has announced the winners of its 13th annual awards and fundraiser, the Girls Rock! Awards. The five young people from across Maine will be honored and celebrated for their community-oriented advocacy and activism, according to a news release from the national research-based nonprofit organization. The 2020 winners are: • […]

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Coronavirus case confirmed at Bates College

by Mark LaFlamme March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

LEWISTON — A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Bates College, school officials announced Thursday night. Although, officials didn’t specify whether the patient is a student or faculty, he or she was said to be at home in self-isolation. “We became aware of this case today,” Bates President Clayton Spencer wrote on the school […]

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Jewish Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus concerns

by Molly Shelly March 17, 2020March 18, 2020

‘Of course we’re disappointed, but we felt that we did what we had to do,’ said Barbara Merson, executive director of the Maine Jewish Film Festival.

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2020 Maine Jewish Film Festival postponed

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

The 2020 Maine Jewish Film Festival has been postponed until fall. The festival was scheduled for March 28 through April 5 with screenings in Portland, Brunswick, Lewiston, Rockland, Waterville and Bangor, according to a news release from Barbara Merson. The festival’s initial ticket sales were strong, leading to anticipate crowds in close quarters at many […]

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Red Cross honors Larry Lord, other ‘heroes’

by Kathryn Skelton March 10, 2020March 11, 2020

“People are listening, reading, watching about the decisions that you’ve made and they’re inspired and thankful that humanity still has people like you,” one police officer told award recipients.