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Life & Culture
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Why more cooks – and gardeners – should embrace sorrel, an underrated lemony leaf
The perennial herb comes up in Maine gardens in early spring.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Boothbay botanical garden gets a gift of irises
The late Currier McEwen of Harpswell hybridized dozens of Siberian irises. A collection of his irises will go on display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
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May 19, 1997: Senior prom at Winslow High School briefly evacuated due to bomb threat called in from local restaurant, motor home destroyed in blaze in Jackman yesterday, and Lakewood Theater begins its 97th season this month
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May 18, 1982: Litchfield Community School trying out double-grade classes to ease space, population crunch, plans for Augusta City Hall/Fort Western museum gets ‘easy’ endorsement from council, and was a recent Maine bridge report ‘overdramatized’?
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May 17, 1996: Murphy, the Pittsfield pooch who became an ’80s canine celebrity’, dies, Republicans in the US House push new budget-balancing plan, and doughnuts and other bakery items are being made once again at Harris Baking Co. in Waterville after a year hiatus
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘Wildcat’ won’t be anyone’s choice for a summer’s beach read
Here we are once again watching the work of director Ethan Hawke, one of Hollywood’s birds of paradise who flits from one tree to another in that land of artists looking for the right branch in which to build a permanent nest. Hawke’s problem, if it is one, is that he’s pretty good at all […]
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May 16, 1978: Accidental gunshot sparks flurry of police activity on Eastern Avenue in Augusta, Maine’s ‘largest stolen auto ring’ smashed in Bangor, and high-speed chase in the Belgrade Lakes region kills one or two and injures a state trooper
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Harmonica master Chris O’Leary talks about his Alligator Records debut album
The show set for May 20 at Rockland’s Rock Harbor Brewing Co.
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May 15, 1990: Students and possibly one adult face felony charges after vandalizing Lawrence High School buildings, US Supreme Court bans blocking abortion clinics, and a English teacher position at a Winslow school has been saved from elimination
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