The PMA’s chosen renovation design would require demolishing the building, which is considered a ‘contributing structure’ to a historic district.
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Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
Besides the Pulitzer, she has received both a National Humanities Medal and National Medal of Arts, an NAACP Image Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation and a National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress.
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Parrot Heads flock to Kennebunk funeral home to share grief over Jimmy Buffett
Bibber Memorial Chapel has invited grieving fans of Jimmy Buffett to celebrate the singer and sign a condolence book for his family. Calling hours continue Saturday.
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‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for raping 2 women
Masterson waived his right to speak before he was sentenced and had no visible reaction after the judge’s decision, nor did the many family members sitting beside him.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘For the People’ has best ‘action’ writing since ‘West Wing’
It debuted on March 13, 2018, at 10 p.m. on ABC. So why should we go back that far to dig in on what some are calling Shonda Rhimes’ “Grey’s Anatomy” in a courtroom? First of all, it moves faster, has better deeper characters and is written by Paul William Davies, who gives it the […]
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Freddie Mercury’s prized piano and a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ draft are champions at auction
Items connected to the operatic ‘Rhapsody,’ the band’s most enduring hit, brought a premium with hand-written lyrics to the song selling for about $1.7 million.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Nelson talks about bringing back their dad’s legacy
Twins to perform ‘Ricky Nelson Remembered’ show Sept. 17 at Waterville Opera House.
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Design approved for memorial to victims and survivors of 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
Fifty-eight people were killed when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on concertgoers.
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Ancient Roman bust seized from Massachusetts museum in looting probe
The bronze bust, believed to depict the daughter of an ancient Roman emperor, was turned over to New York authorities investigating antiquities stolen from Turkey.
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Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert
Partygoers stranded for days by a late summer storm were allowed to start leaving Monday afternoon after muddy roads dried up enough for travel.