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Maine arts organizations receive nearly $1 million in federal funding

June 26, 2020June 19, 2020

Maine Arts Commission in Augusta awarded $795,000 grant.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: South Portland panel would investigate bias

by The Editorial Board June 24, 2020June 23, 2020

With a proposed local human rights commission, the city is confronting a deep and complex problem.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: It’s time to save Portland’s Abyssinian Meeting House

by The Editorial Board June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

It’s not enough to tear down statues that don’t align with our values. We need to put up monuments that do.

Maine, News

Anti-racism protest that got violent caught Portland police unprepared, City Council told

by Matt Byrne June 22, 2020June 23, 2020

The city releases a 4-page report on its response to the demonstration of June 1, which police now say drew about 2,500 protesters and put the department ‘in a crisis mode.’

Maine, News

The Abyssinian and the struggle to save Black history in Maine

by Kelley Bouchard June 21, 2020June 22, 2020

Leonard Cummings has led the effort to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland for 25 years; now he hopes that people show Black Lives Matter by helping to complete the project.

Maine, News, Uncategorized

Portland delays revaluation because of pandemic

by Megan Gray June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

The city’s first update of property assessments in 15 years will be completed in 2021.

Maine, News

Hundreds gather and march in Portland to mark Juneteenth celebration of emancipation

by Kelley Bouchard June 19, 2020June 20, 2020

Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves still living in bondage in the United States learned they were free.

Community

Virtual Maine Catholic Youth Convention set for July 26

June 19, 2020

PORTLAND — The Maine Catholic Youth Convention, traditionally a weekend gathering of Maine teens from Aroostook County to York County, will move online for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still promises to be a great event celebrating the faith and gifts that young people bring to the life of the church, according […]