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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ full of twists, turns, some miscasts
For a very long time, we’ve read the praises of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize “All The Light We Cannot See,” his biggest book that has captured the praise of readers world wide. It’s impressive to learn that in the 10 years it took him to finish it, he wrote six other books that won him […]
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Nov. 9, 2001: Two central Maine firefighters recount horrors of ‘war zone’ at ground zero after 9/11, North Vassalboro food bank must find a new home, and CMP sues tissue mill in Maine due to unpaid bills
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Multi-instrumentalist Leslie Mendelson comfortable performing solo
Discovering a new-to-me artist is always a good time, and with the case of Leslie Mendelson it is doubly so. She is a triple threat in that she has a distinctive voice, can pen compelling songs, and is at home on the piano as well as the guitar. Watching her videos you see the many […]
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The Wrap: Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan wins award, Portsmouth Restaurant Week is on
Judy Gibson in Knightville to shut its doors, Baba’s Cafe on Peaks Island to temporarily transform itself, and more.
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Nov. 8, 1990: Somerville, Whitefield students attending Lincoln Academy will no longer be able to ride Jefferson school buses, 300-500 construction jobs planned at new Mall at Augusta, and Hallowell told to settle yard issue with property owner
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Nov. 7, 1969: Chief of staff at Waterville Osteopathic Hospital Dr. Edward G. Drew dies at the age of 80, Pittsfield students make plea to voters to keep Warsaw High School alive, and UMaine chancellor optimistic after bond issue fails at polls
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Nov. 6, 1995: ‘Technology cannot be an add-on’ says educator at conference in Augusta, new Barnes & Noble bookstore opens in Augusta, and Volkswagen Beetle fans locally are excited about its return
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A poet offers an intimate, meandering picture of rural life in Maine
Baron Wormser’s memoir, ‘The Road Washes Out in Spring,’ was reissued in March. Its sharply observed, compassionate vignettes of his own off-the-grid life and the lives of those around him endure.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Ireland is testing an aquaculture system that grows 10 species at once
Will it work? And what could it mean for aquaculture efforts in Maine?