It’s neat when Mainers hit the national scene and the latest example of that, for me, happens to be singer/songwriter Louisa Stancioff. The musician has traveled around the country working on farms in Alaska, assisted a director on a TV series in Hollywood, worked shifts at a grocery store in Echo Park and picked apples […]
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
If rising sea levels threaten your garden, we’ve a few ideas on what to plant
Some plants are far more resistant to salt water than others.
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Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Authors, Vegan Kitchen
Mainer’s new book touts ‘solutionary’ thinking
Zoe Weil’s ‘The Solutionary Way’ trains people to solve problems in a way that provides ‘the most good and least harm for people, animals, and the environment.’
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Aug. 18, 1994: Photographer brings his ‘weimaraners’ to Waterville bookstore, new bridge at Belgrade Lakes drawing opposition, and SAD 47 in Oakland is cracking down on drug, alcohol abuse by students
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
When her oven broke, she turned to the toaster oven
It turns out you don’t need a deluxe Wolf or Bertazzoni stove to make first-rate dinners and desserts.
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Aug. 17, 1976: 66th annual Monmouth Fair thrives with more than 5,000 in attendance despite poor weather, the water quality in Echo Lake is ‘excellent’, and Richmond Water Works is getting a shake up
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Going to the fair? Here’s some sage advice from a pig scramble champ.
Photojournalist Anna Chadwick sat down with her mother, Laurel Chadwick, recently to reminisce about her time as a pig scramble champ at the Pittston Fair.
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Aug. 16, 1983: Could drum, bugle corps be coming to central Maine? Also, Waterville police continue probe into breaks at two Main Street businesses, and those baseball cards might be worth more than you think
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
Winthrop Arts Festival set to feature 18 local artists
The 36th annual festival on Main Street will coincide with the monthly Vintage Vault market on Saturday.
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Aug. 15, 2007: Upgrade project funding for Lithgow Public Library dividing Augusta leaders, Bodwell House buyer has ambitious plans, and folks are seeing pink in the area for a Hall-Dale softball fundraiser
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