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Arts & Entertainment, Local & State, News

Maine Media Workshops receives its largest grant

by Bob Keyes August 16, 2020August 17, 2020

The $1.125 million gift will help bolster the Rockport school’s Arnold Newman Prize in Photographic Portraiture.

Arts & Entertainment

Going home to a papermaking past, Maine native embarks on a deeply personal journey

by Ray Routhier August 16, 2020August 15, 2020

Kerri Arsenault, who grew up in Rumford-Mexico, draws attention to a Faustian bargain with her investigative memoir.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: How to grow hydrangeas

by Tom Atwell August 16, 2020August 17, 2020

These shrubs are showy, but also can be finicky. Choose wisely.

Animals, Kennebec Journal, Local & State

Rare bird swimming in Togus Pond in Augusta

by Keith Edwards August 15, 2020August 17, 2020

The Clark’s grebe, only the second one ever recorded in Maine, normally sticks to the west.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Religion and Values

Waterville Congregational church moves into new space at The Elm

by Greg Levinsky August 14, 2020August 14, 2020

The First Congregational Church United Church of Christ has moved its operations to a new space on a lower level of The Elm at 21 College Ave., spending more than $100,000 to renovate the space.

Religion and Values

More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

by DAVID CRARY Associated Press August 13, 2020August 13, 2020

Churches in California and Minnesota are challenging state pandemic restrictions in court, contending that they are violations of religious liberty.

Animals, Local & State, News

Great white shark sighting confirmed after several people see fins off Wells Beach

by Dennis Hoey August 13, 2020August 13, 2020

The Maine Marine Patrol said the shark was seen swimming just outside the jetties at the mouth of Wells Harbor around noon Thursday.

Arts & Entertainment

AMC movie theaters to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press August 13, 2020August 13, 2020

Movie theater chains have said they will operate at reduced capacity to facilitate social distancing, along with increased theater cleaning and required mask wearing.