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Marquee on the State Theatre, using the motto of the City of Portland, "Resurgam."

The marquee message was created by Kevin Norsworthy, Office Manager & Marketing Coordinator at The State Theatre in Portland.

Quarantine kitten, BlackBerry, came into our lives on Juneteenth. Baby has a long and beautiful life to live.

I am a street photographer and so I wanted to take as much of this extra time I had suddenly to document the people of Portland and how they were dealing with the pandemic throughout our city.

For almost three months, no library materials circulated. When Portland Public Library announced its curbside service -- PPL To Go -- patrons responded eagerly. Here, a Riverton librarian prints hold slips for materials requested by patrons.

Staff at the main branch of the Portland Public Library -- and the Little Water Girl -- get ready to welcome patrons for curbside pickup.

Screenshot of Portland Public Library's PPL To Go webpage, captured June 18,2020. The library, while still closed to the public, began allowing patrons to pick up items they had requested.

Sign in front of Portland Public Library's main branch, detailing the procedures for curbside pick-up of requested library materials.

This screenshot, captured on January 21, 2022, shows some of the information that is being made available to patrons who speak languages other than English. This page provides COVID-19 information in Portuguese.

My friend Victoria Kostadinova created this flag. She and others have been flying Ukrainian flags above the Mount Joy Orchard on Munjoy Hill at sunrise and sunset. I spotted her flying it early on March 1 after I dropped my son off at the East End…

Screenshot of a page from the Library's web site showing how the pandemic is impacting Portland Room visitors.