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Return of the Old-Timers
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Return of the Old-Timers

With a playlist of swing and boogie-woogie tunes, the all-volunteer WYAR is gaining enthusiastic listeners — and many of them are under 35.
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The Cool on the Hill

Once tough and scruffy, Munjoy Hill is now Portland’s most sought after neighborhood.
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The Haute Host: Peggy S. Liversidge

Part of our "Maine at Work" series.
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The Woodsman: Jeremiah Crockett

Public Administration By Sara Anne Donnelly Photographed by Lori Prosser Public jobs account for a hefty share of the Maine...
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Finding Her Form

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Why Stargazers Are Flocking to Mount Desert Island and Looking Up

While light pollution affects most of the United States and Europe, the sky around Acadia remains the largest expanse of dark sky east of the Mississippi River.
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King of Credit: Michael Dubyak

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50 Reasons We Love Portland: Reason No. 1: East Bayside is rising (and sinking…)

At the bottom of Munjoy Hill and the northern end of Marginal Way may be Portland’s next great neighborhood. by...
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