Kerr: Kittery, Maine rallies for lobster industry
As Maine’s iconic lobster industry faces challenges to its very survival, folks in the state’s oldest town are trying to help.
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As Maine’s iconic lobster industry faces challenges to its very survival, folks in the state’s oldest town are trying to help.
Families in the 19th century wanted to keep the memory of a loved one close to them, and so miniatures grew in popularity among prosperous early Americans.
An exhibit in York features the work of mothers of children with special needs, while a Kittery Gallery is showing photo portraits of Black and brown Mainers.
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