Life & Culture

In a tough, fast-paced business where something often goes wrong, Maine restaurateurs, bakers and brewers have countless tales of coming to one another’s aid – or being the recipient of help.

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Nov. 22, 1975: Fate of Nash School in Augusta still yet to be determined, window-smashing assault on local businesses in Augusta spreads to east side, and an Augusta man is sentenced to 364 days in jail for assaulting a five-year old boy

Schooner Fare to return to one of its favorite venues Dec. 1

Nov. 21, 1995: Norridgewock town manager quits, calling town a ‘haven of hate’, six-day government shutdown comes to an end in Maine, and Waterville students, parents agree on ‘internet etiquette’

Nov. 20, 1982: National economy hitting Augusta-area restaurants hard with closures, state bucks jobless rate, and an 86-year-old Readfield woman’s mittens are keeping student’s hands warm

Home Plates: A father’s ‘rite of succotash’

Nov. 19, 1997: Rabies infiltration continues record pace and spreads north to Strong and Wilton, voters to decide fate of Head of Falls land in Waterville, and C.F. Hathaway is reviving the classy, affordable shirt

Botanic gardens like Dublin’s offer growth opportunities to the traveler

For Maine food businesses, helping each other out is part of the job

Nov. 18, 1973: Sidney cub scout, 9, saves playmate from giant oak tree, oil dealers say heating fuel prices could hit 55 cents a gallon, and Nixon marches into Georgia amid Watergate scandal

Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say