With the loosening of public health restrictions across Maine, many communities plan to reignite traditional events while others say they will wait another year before welcoming people to their festivals.
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Lloyd Price, singer-songwriter and early rock influence, dies at 88
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, he was among the last survivors of a post-World War II scene in New Orleans.
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Bosnian Serbs honor controversial Nobel Literature winner
The Austrian novelist and screenwriter Peter Handke is known for his apologist views over Serb war crimes during the 1990s wars in the Balkans.
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Glenn Close on 8 Oscar nods with no wins: ‘I am not a loser’
Close’s illustrious and revered career includes three-time wins at the Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Awards.
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Celebrity pizza chef Bruno DiFabio gets prison time for tax evasion
Federal prosecutors say the ‘Lord of the Pies’ schemed with others to hide income from his restaurants, costing the government more than $800,000 lost in tax revenue.
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Augusta woman wins big on ‘Jeopardy!’
Jamie Carter Logan won more than $32,000 on the popular TV quiz show Wednesday evening.
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Comic strip artists band together for a silly and good cause
Strips from ‘Blondie’ to ‘Zippy the Pinhead’ are celebrating the quirky holiday No Pants Day in an effort to help charities get clothing to those in need.
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Bruce Springsteen receives Woody Guthrie Prize
Springsteen will be honored in a virtual ceremony May 13 as an artist carrying on the spirit of the folk singer whose music focused on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised.
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O’Brien says he’ll end ‘Conan,’ after 11-year run
The final episodes, in June, will include special guests before culminating in a one-hour special and retrospective of the show.
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Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez make voices heard at Vax Live concert
President Biden and Prince Harry were among several big names advocating for vaccine equity at ‘Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World.’