Daily editionThursday, August 27th, 2026
Good morning, Portland.
The Daily Portland Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 27th of August.
Community
Wigon Office Supplies in Portland hosted a free back-to-school giveaway for teachers and students on Wednesday while preparing to close in October (ending 94 years of service).
The historic store offered supplies like notebooks and pens to support local classrooms.
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Culture
E.B. White’s 98-year-old poem inspires The Duck Can’t Sleep, a new children’s book illustrated by Maine’s Melissa Sweet that goes on sale Sept. 1.
Sweet and Martha White will sign copies at Left Bank Books in Belfast at (7 p.m.), with further events planned in Portsmouth and Bath.
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Artascope, a nonprofit arts center, moved into a new Yarmouth facility offering year-round art classes and events.
It will hold a juried art show from Nov. 14 through Jan. 4 (submissions by Oct. 15) that brings local creativity together.
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Portland galleries are showcasing six vibrant art exhibitions, including Notch8’s Frozen Earth and joined displays at Cove Street Arts after Greenhut relocated to East Bayside (featuring works by Steve Bartlett, David Row and Ellen Weitkamp).
Locals can explore these transformative shows on display today.
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Government
Maine will receive at least $56 million from Meta after a settlement over teen social media addiction, with Meta agreeing to add stronger child-safety measures to Facebook and Instagram.
The deal is pending court approval, and state officials say it will boost online protections for children.
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Health
The FDA approved Rasonque, a new cancer pill that targets a mutated protein and has extended survival in trials compared to chemotherapy.
Local stage-4 pancreatic cancer patient Eugene Slobodzian said it has given him more valuable time even as analysts forecast a high annual cost from Revolution Medicines.
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The Maine CDC confirmed last week that an adult in Penobscot County tested positive for the rare Powassan virus, marking the state’s fourth case this year.
Researchers in Scarborough are studying tick survival in winter conditions + health officials continue to monitor the situation.
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