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Portland Hearts of Pine move into larger shop in Bayside
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (337+ words) Full of heart-coated designs, the new retail space speaks to the growing enthusaism for Maine's professional soccer team....
7 Maine events include Greek Festival, musical "1776
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (8+ words) Also, the South Berwick Strawberry Festival happens Saturday....
5 shows from Maine musicians you can catch this week
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (15+ words) Gina & The Red Eye Flight Crew's summer residency is underway at Live at Madrid's....
Biddeford celebrates French heritage with La Kermesse festival
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (679+ words) BIDDEFORD " A big top covering first base at St. Louis Field and the smell of fried dough in the air can only mean one thing in Biddeford: the return of La Kermesse Franco-American Festival. This year's event marked 43 years, as…...
Paying homage to my dad, his mystery and his simplicity | Opinion
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (68+ words) My father talked to plants, wept at poetry and smoked hand-rolled cigarettes when I was growing up in Iran. Though we knew each other for only 16 years, I feel blessed and grateful to this day....
Remember there's nothing quite like a game of catch | Opinion
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (170+ words) My dad held on to his glove, a first baseman's mitt, with torn leather and laces that barely held it together. Although my own has been missing for years, the good memories endure....
Praise for Jon Calame's Route 1 article and A1 writing style | Letter
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (223+ words) Once again, the Maine Sunday Telegram published an excellent article on architecture by Jon Calame, this time on Route 1 (On its 100th anniversary, Route 1 in Maine is a glimpse of the way Vacationland once was," June 14). His word choices and descriptions…...
Maine's filmmaking future is very bright | Opinion
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (201+ words) Steve Lyons serves as director of the'Maine Film Office, a division of the Maine Office of Tourism.' Mainers are getting ready for the 29th edition of the Maine International Film Festival (July 10-19), whose program has been'fully confirmed. Screening over 100 films, including…...
Sanford deserves more press | Letter
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (291+ words) Hello! The city of Sanford is still here in York County. It seems like all your newspaper wants to write about are Maine's affluent coastal towns. Sunday's "Explore Maine" section, about getting away without leaving the state, was a great…...
Biddeford's Juneteenth celebration spotlights progress and differences
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (129+ words) Participants at the second annual event contemplated the significance of the holiday....