Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of August 19-26. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: There is no one smart guy holding up the dumb one in ‘The Instigators’
No. I don’t know what that title means or if it defines the two brain-dead, small-time corner boys played by Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in Doug Liman’s (The Bourne sequels) new comedy thriller “The Instigators” on Apple TV+. Would you believe me if I told you that the movie begins in a shrink’s office […]
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Aug. 14, 1987: C.F. Hathaway Co. plant boasts strong booming mill, denies any ‘storm clouds’ that could be lurking, and a Franklin County legislator asks state police troopers to return to Jay paper mill after violence erupts
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Posted inLife & Culture, News
Check out this Augusta boy who’s hunting for gems, geodes and rocks in the Sandy River in Farmington
Bodhi Bilyeu, 8, has made it a hobby to dig for rocks and gems. He has two shelves of gems and geodes at his home, he said.
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Aug. 13, 1994: Augusta police downplay excessive crack use in area, Bath Iron Works union workers are upset, and meet a Winthrop man who’s helping elderly maintain their independence
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Multi-instrumentalist Mark Horn talks about putting out own music
In preparing for this interview I learned a valuable lesson: It is not only the music you must listen to, it is imperative to read the biographical information that accompanies it! Such is the case with Mr. Mark Horn who resides in Hallowell and has released his first solo album “Country, Bluegrass & Blues” and […]
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
New program to provide free counseling for Maine food industry workers
The Behind You pilot program, funded by a Texas nonprofit and implemented by the clinical students at the University of Maine, will cover up to 200 hours of free counseling in its first year.
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Aug. 12, 1975: LaVerdiere’s continues to expand with 30 locations and over 700 employees, new Olympic pool being built in Waterville, and Waterville’s present Junior High School could be converted into classroom building for vocational institute
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Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine
Gulf of Maine lobsters are experiencing a housing crisis
While lobster populations have declined recently, decades of growth in the Gulf of Maine have led to changes in the animals’ habitat, scientists say.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine
Suzie the black bear celebrates 30th birthday at Maine Wildlife Park in Gray
Keepers planned a day full of enrichment for Suzie while educating visitors about Maine’s black bear population.