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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Winging it: Home cooks, pros share their out-of-the-box chicken wing recipes
And they tell us about the smart tricks that make the difference.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
The garden season has ended, and the report is not great
Blame the lack of sun and heat for the uneven blossoms and lackluster vegetable production.
Posted inOn this date
Nov. 5, 1996: Crowe Rope Industries breaks ground on Benton Avenue site, future of Maine egg farm uncertain, and Clinton appears to hold strong lead over Dole in Maine’s presidential race as voters get out to the polls today
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan shared commercial kitchen project gets boost with federal grant
The nonprofit group Main Street Skowhegan will use the $99,000 grant toward opening The Kitchen at 185, a shared commercial kitchen space for startups and businesses in the region.
Posted inOn this date
Nov. 4, 1980: Monmouth referendum pits ‘wets’ against ‘drys’, Augusta city council to consider 64-unit apartment building off Cushnoc Drive, and the Hall-Dale board of directors are concerned about declining enrollment at the junior high school
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine
Friars Tap Room in Bucksport closes after a founder dies
Brother Donald Paul Martel, 66, was found dead in his car Wednesday.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Grackledom: Poetry/Prints/Penpets Drawings’
Leslie Moore, of Belfast, seems to be building up something of a following for her poetry and printmaking work, and her new book, “Grackledom,” is likely to further expand her community of readers.
Posted inOn this date
Nov. 3, 1996: Lifelong Waterville resident & benefactor Percy ‘Pacy’ Levine dies at his home at the age of 91, C.F. Hathaway $1 million grant seems certain, and we look at forestry in the first of a two-part series
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Maine midwives, local officials celebrate Martha Ballard
Speakers at a Blaine House tea said every Maine community could use a midwife like historical figure Martha Ballard.