Fireworks, parade, veterans and Betsy Ross are represented in patriotic style. All photos by Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
From ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
While the company is mired in political wrangling, its business influence is huge and undisputed.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘Somewhere in Queens’ a soft landing in a world of hard ones
“I thought I had the ending in my pocket but I was wrong and it’s a soft landing in a world of hard ones,” J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Monster Mike Welch talks about return to Rockland blues festival July 13
Ever since the North Atlantic Blues Festival began back in 1994 I have interviewed one of the performers to bring attention to each of this award-winning festival for the last 29 years (the 2020 Festival was canceled due to the pandemic). I am continuing that streak by selecting an artist from the 2024 line-up and […]
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July 3, 2000: Lake group supplies Oakland police with boat to patrol Messalonskee Lake, one third of Americans almost had a mental health problem in last year according to study, and canoeists & kayakers journey down Kennebec River for 4th celebration
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Central Maine 4th of July celebration draws thousands to Clinton
Two days of events, including a country music concert, parade and fireworks display, were expected to bring about 25,000 people to Clinton on Wednesday and Thursday, organizers said.
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July 2, 1996: Have high school principals become an endangered species? Also, local men arrested on shotgun charges, and how $1 could cost $58,000 in taxpayer legal fees
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Central Maine celebrates the 4th of July
Check out our listing of 4th of July events.
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July 1, 1978: Around 700 workers at Scott Paper Co. plant in Winslow vote to strike, an elderly man was rescued from waters of Belgrade Lake early yesterday morning, and this Blue Hill business is supplying fireworks for 45 Maine customers including Waterville on the 4th
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
The plan for this garden is, well, let’s just call it casual
Tom and Nancy Atwell practice a style of landscape design they call ‘design with shovel.’
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