After spending a lifetime watching Charles Dickens, I settled long ago on Clive Donner’s 1984 version with the best Ebenezer Scrooge of all, George C. Scott. First of all, it was the best television production we’ve ever seen. Scott has all the requisite physical gnarls and attitudes to convey the loathing the public has for […]
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Dec. 20, 1996: Ex-medics sue Winthrop saying town owes them money, longtime selectman from Jefferson is retiring after 34 years, and a cookbook ‘dedicated to all the children of Windsor’ is out now
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Dec. 19, 1972: Police probe safe smashing and Sacred Heart Church break-in, Waterville city council will discuss opening dump on Sunday, and you can feed a family of 6 with KFC’s ‘family special’ dinner for only $3.99
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Dec. 18, 1997: Vienna ‘Santa’ is about as real as it gets, controversy was ‘scarce’ during Kennebec County budget hearings, and money to replace two state hospitals high on Gov. King’s list
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Houseplant inventory
Come winter, a Maine gardener’s gaze turns inward.
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A history of books in wartime – and of unexpected book-burners
Accounts from Andrew Pettegree’s ‘The Book at War’ will make you wonder what role books are playing in current conflicts.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
This chicken paprikash lightens up a classic but keeps the big flavor
This popular Hungarian stew gets its bright flavor from aromatic, intensely hued paprika.
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Review: Teenage twins go missing in a coastal Maine town, putting its police chief to the test
Writer Albert Waitt’s murder mystery, ‘The Ruins of Woodman’s Village,’ paints a picture of a small town, biases and all.
Posted inFood & Dining
If Stilton is everywhere, it must be Christmas in London
You can adapt the tradition locally, with the many excellent blue cheeses made in Maine.
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Dec. 17, 1987: Live-in guard at Kennebec Count Jail charged with giving drugs to prisoners, Oakland targeted for major business park, and the greater Waterville-area were slip slidin’ away as snowstorm hits region
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