In this season’s entry, everything begins to fall apart.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
Leap day babies celebrate birthdays for ‘real’ this year
Leap day – Feb. 29 – only occurs once every 1,461 days, making those born on the date members of a pretty exclusive club.
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Feb. 29, 1988: Leap Day is just another day for central Mainers and we can be sure to thank Julius Caesar for the extra 24 hours, and a judge from China suffers snowmobile spill but resting comfortably at Waterville hospital
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
ON MUSIC: Breezers to make Maine debut in Portland
Indie folk artist scheduled to perform March 13.
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Feb. 28, 1995: This Mount Vernon man’s 8-year-old custom furniture business was born when his marriage broke up, a new western Maine caucus has formed, and Maine oil dealers want the state to hold its tongue about home heating prices
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Feb. 27, 1987: Maine Central Railroad closes its Waterville repair shops for good, new bill in Maine Legislature would allow for lump payment for Megabucks winners, and 10-minute oil change service maybe coming to Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville in future
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Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
For Maine Restaurant Week, pick a dining or driving destination and go out
There are more than 70 restaurants statewide offering deals during the event, which starts Friday and runs through March 12.
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Feb. 26, 2003: Vienna may drop its one town police officer and contract with Kennebec Sheriff’s Office, Augusta to test private wells near landfill, and can the Buker Middle School be saved from the latest budget ax?
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Tips for springtime pruning
Bonus: Bring any branches you trimmed from flowering shrubs and trees inside and arrange in vases. Be patient, and in a few weeks enjoy beautiful blossoms.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: How do you define comfort?
For one retiree in South Bristol, dinnertime comfort means Continental Chicken.