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April 8, 1977: President of Colby College says students there should not have final say in determining educational policy, ex-Madison mill workers pursue plans for co-op, and President Carter names George Mitchell as U.S. Attorney for Maine
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Breaking the Ramadan fast: What Muslims from all parts of the globe eat
Though they fast every day during the holy month, Muslims enjoy scrumptious traditional foods during the evening iftar meals and the holiday’s final Eid al-Fitr feast.
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April 7, 1993: Maine House of Representatives emphatically allows right to abortion, Winslow & Waterville apparently raiding China for students, tuition, and its mud season in central Maine
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April 6, 1985: Diamond Match Company permanently closing its manufacturing facility in Oakland, and Waterville bars, restaurants, and bands are all feeling effects of state’s ‘tough’ liquor laws
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From our archives: On the 25th anniversary of ‘Carrie,’ a look at Stephen King’s influential career
By 1999, the prolific Maine author had made a significant impact on the publishing and film industries, not to mention his readers.
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Stephen King’s 50-year career has inspired a generation of writers and teachers
Once thought of as a pop culture phenomenon, the Maine author is now studied by academics and aspiring writers.
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OFF RADAR: ‘We Are Here and It Is Now: Poems’
In Camden poet Dave Morrison’s world, everything has potential.
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April 5, 2000: You can no longer feed the ducks on Maranacook Lake in Winthrop says town council, groundbreaking for new veterans cemetery held in Augusta, and 2 Cony students win essay contest on Washington D.C.
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New Lebanese restaurant in Waterville harkens to immigrant roots, family recipes
Former Waterville mayor Tom Nale is opening MEZZA, a new Lebanese restaurant, located near the area where their Lebanese immigrant relatives settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s.