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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Dawes’ band member Taylor Goldsmith talks about musical diversity
California-based group to return to State Theatre in Portland on Nov. 23.
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July 18, 2001: Census says same-sex pairs in 3,394 Maine homes, Hallowell workers have unionized after six-month battle with city, and the Cobbossee lighthouse is upright again
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
ON MUSIC: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway talk about Waterville show
Tuttle’s guitar work is captivating her genre and fellow musicians alike, and will be on full display when she and her live band take the stage on July 25.
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July 17, 1978: We have the exclusive ‘anti-cutting’ underground newsletter’s list of reasons for not mowing your lawn this year. Also, two state entomologists accuse news media of sensationalizing reports of a beetle infestation in Turner
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July 16, 1981: City of Gardiner advised to buy former Clark Auto Sales property for municipal parking, while city residents think ‘Gardiner is about to break loose’. Also, several area rescue squads learn ropes of helicopter evacuation in Readfield
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Make a plan to attend the Maine Lobster Festival, July 31 to Aug. 4
The annual event takes place in Rockland.
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Aw, shucks: Steamer the clam opens up about life as a festival mascot
The face of the Yarmouth Clam Festival answers our questions about the best parts of the event, what it’s like to watch the shucking contest and life in the off-season.
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July 15, 1996: Reform Party’s convention in Augusta to feature Ross Perot, Richard Lamm, Le Festival de la Bastille not a complete washout this past weekend in Augusta, and this Augusta street is on the move again
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Salute to cinema underway at 27th Maine International Film Festival in downtown Waterville
MIFF, which opened this weekend, runs through Sunday, July 21, and offers more than 100 films.