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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer by planting perennial fruit and vegetables
Plant once, but harvest for years. More food, less effort.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Do urban farms make a difference when it comes to feeding city dwellers?
We lack the data to answer the question. But urban gardens and farms have educational and cultural value.
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June 2, 1996: Meet Ed Lynch of Waterville and his ’86 Lynx ‘machine’, China residents decline to raise local school funds, and is Waterville friendlier than Calif.? Gerry Boyle thinks so.
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June 1, 1987: Gardiner mostly repaired after ‘great flood of 1987’ in April with Hallowell about 70% there, Vassalboro voters accept budget & town plan, and Maine drunken-driving law losing its effect says report
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine
See who won this year’s Maine Literary Awards
The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance gave out the annual awards Thursday at a ceremony in Rockport.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
Following Julia Gagnon’s win last year, Central Maine Idol kicks off Monday night
Julia Gagnon won Central Maine Idol last year and went on to compete on ‘American Idol.’
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May 31, 1989: Oakland biker arrested after 110 mph chase with state police, Vassalboro voters have no contests on ballot this week, and 4th graders statewide did very well on standardized tests
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘Ezra’ is a realistic walk through perils, heartbreaks of autism spectrum disorder
Tony Goldwyn, born to the best sunlight in Hollywood, always had a lot to carry on his shoulders and solid substance to offer. His famous father and grandfather were the swaggering big print moguls of old Hollywood. He’s done well, having to swim in that warm pool. Tony is a smaller figure than his ancestors […]
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May 30, 2002: Check out this long-forgotten landfill in Augusta that’s filled with antique glass, fate of boathouse up to Belgrade voters, and will more elementary students go motorless in Augusta?
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