‘Freak the Mighty,’ by Rodman Philbrick of Kittery, was published in 1993. It will make its theatrical debut in Cleveland next month, a test run for Broadway.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
More Mainers are learning to play mahjong, many from Melanie | Column
Hoping to play more while she’s here, a part-time Peaks Island resident started teaching the game. People want in.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
People with disabilities slam Graham Platner’s use of ‘R word’; he apologizes
The Sullivan oyster farmer used the word in a recent interview.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland International Jetport tries again to add parking
The latest proposal would add a new public lot with 537 long-term parking spots and jumpstart plans for a garage expansion.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers approve first-in-nation temporary ban on data centers
The bill now heads to Gov. Janet Mills, who expressed concerns over its sweep.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
The world’s oldest chicken lives in Portland. Her name is Gertie.
Guinness World Records has recognized a blind, jazz-loving, 15-year-old hen in Portland as the oldest living chicken on Earth.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Legislature passes first reform of Maine’s school funding formula in 2 decades
Gov. Mills plans to sign the bill — which would change the EPS formula by accounting for local poverty rates in state funding calculations and modernizing outdated regional adjustments — into law.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Maine Legislature rejects electronic tagging for deer
The bill would have introduced the option in 2027. Opponents raised concerns that electronic tagging would make it harder to gather critical biological data.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, New England, News, Politics
Planned Parenthood backs Janet Mills in Democratic primary for US Senate
The endorsement comes at a pivotal time for the governor, who is trailing political newcomer Graham Platner by double digits in most independent polls.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Maine, News
Video: Birds-eye view of Lewiston manufacturer Elmet
Photographer Russ Dillingham captures a video of the company from the sky.