The Brit melodrama “Downton Abbey” has spawned countless spoofs. So it’s no surprise a cookbook,liberally seasoned with the Crawleys and their cadre of servants, would surface.
2013
BOOKS: Movie lovers with want to watch for these
Are you a film buff who received a holiday gift certificate for books? Not to worry. Here’s a post-Christmas guide to books about cinema stars and some of Hollywood’s bit players.
Hallowell Pre-Release Center to close
The facility’s 58 inmates and 21 budgeted staff positions are being relocated to the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.
BOOKS: Brunswick author releases ‘The Whaler’s Bride’
Weiala Press, an independent publisher in Brunswick, is pleased to announce the release of a new novel by local author, Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold.
BOOKS: Maine authors to receive awards in Boston
ROCKLAND — Maine Authors Publishing has announced that 13 of their published authors received awards in the 2012 New England Book Festival competition.
N.Y. firm to make tags for Maine lobster traps
Cambridge Security Seals receives the contract to supply tags to about 4,500 commercial lobstermen.
Portland police searching for purse-snatching cyclist
A woman told police she was talking on her cellphone when a man rode up on a bicycle and grabbed her purse off her shoulder.
Biden meeting with NRA today to discuss gun safety
The vice president also will meet today with sportsmen’s and wildlife interest groups, as well as with representatives from the entertainment industry.
Shaw’s supermarkets being sold
The company, founded in Portland in 1860, is among five supermarket chains Supervalu Inc. will sell to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management.