Thank you for that Larry, and thanks for the many bright moments you managed to give us, J.P. Devine writes.
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June 13, 2001: Students at SAD 11 in Gardiner quadruple their goal of reading 1 million pages aside from regular studies, Readfield to decide on nature preserve, and La-Z-Boy’s are on sale at a local Augusta business
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June 12, 1985: 35 LaVerdiere’s Winslow distribution center employees balk at signing pamphlet, over 30 firefighters respond to woods fire in Fairfield, and this Rome resident is getting the taste of state police life
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June 11, 2003: Augusta residents overwhelmingly vote to close Buker Middle School, $60 million bond issue pitched by Gov. Baldacci backed by voters, and Maine House upholds governor’s veto of fingerprinting bill
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News
Maine bakeries rise above the competition to win James Beard Awards
Atsuko Fujimoto of Norimoto Bakery won for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker and Barak Olins’ ZUbakery took home the award for Outstanding Bakery.
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On Music: Collective Soul celebrating 30 years together, new double album, tour with Hootie & The Blowfish
Since 1994 I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with Will Turpin, bassist and backing vocalist, with the Georgia-based, five-piece band Collective Soul. But 2024 is a special year for this group in that it marks their 30th year together as well as their latest album (a double one, in fact) “Here To Eternity,” which came […]
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June 10, 1999: Check out this ‘internet coffee shop’ on College Avenue in Waterville, threat leads to searches of students at Unity Elementary School, and Maine’s mental health commissioner to resign
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Some gardeners like to garden. Some just like the results
If you’re in the second camp, these tips may nudge you toward the first.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Maine’s slice of the kelp industry continues to grow
Companies are manufacturing foods made with Maine-grown kelp, from burgers to energy bars.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Pulitzer-winning journalist made sure to get Maine right in new crime novel
Tom Ricks, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who has a home on Deer Isle, set the mystery ‘Everyone Knows But You’ in coastal Maine.