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Dec. 15, 1984: Former Waterville resident dies after car crashes through woman’s bedroom wall in Fla., area legislators and business leaders kicked off two projects to save Keyes Fibre Co. plant in Waterville, and WTVL-AM in Waterville now broadcasting
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Dec. 14, 2001: DOT backs park/ride project in downtown Oakland, armed standoff in Skowhegan ends peacefully yesterday, and group eyes land in Winslow for new soccer field
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Netflix to divorce ‘Love Actually’ on Christmas, J.P. Devine says
Did you know that “ Love Actually,” the movie love story of eight different couples in Britain trying to figure how to get through Christmas 2003, will be dumped by Netflix on Dec. 25? 2003! That makes this the 20th anniversary of this big, wonderful Christmas story of eight everyday London couples. In Hollywood, there […]
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Low Lily to return to Portland to celebrate winter solstice Dec. 21
Trio releases newest album, ‘Angels in the Wreckage.’
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Dec. 13, 1968: Augusta millworker ‘a hero’ after saving the lives of four children and their aunt in a house fire, new phone system to go in effect at State House Dec. 29, and Western Ave. crash in Augusta sends two to the hospital
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Dec. 12, 1988: Fairfield woman takes home third place in ‘Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce’s Dinnertime Dramas’ storyline contest, Oakland to reach decision on second sewer-line vote, and Waterville police this past weekend received rash of reports concerning thefts of radar detectors
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Dec. 11, 1998: 24-hour Denny’s restaurant to open in Augusta later this month, Gov. King sees need for gas-tax increase in Maine, and Kennebec County’s budget may increase by as much as 5 percent
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Chocolate prices are rising everywhere as cocoa rots in West Africa
Punishing rains and the relentless creep of black pod disease push futures to their highest since the 1970s.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
2023 has been an excellent year for plant-based foods
Changing tastes and the climate crisis have led to more people eating vegan around the world, more companies selling vegan foods to meet that demand, and even a couple of vegan landlords who won’t rent to meat eaters.