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Oct. 28, 1994: Oakland, Belgrade students meet each other for first time thanks to pen pal program, two more arrested in Skowhegan theft sweep, and the Morning Sentinel endorses Angus King to be the next governor of Maine
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Hunger Hill’ and ‘Hector Fox and the Daring Flight’
A fast-paced crime drama debut from Philip Baker, and Astrid Sheckels’s third children’s book about Hector and all his quirky woodland pals
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Oct. 27, 1982: Augusta City Council believes Capitol Theater is threat to public safety and wants it demolished, 12 imprisoned criminals will petition for pardons, commutations in court today, and two men were arrested for trapping illegal pelts out of season
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
New ‘Frasier’ jokes flat, set boring, J.P. Devine writes
Yes. Frasier was among the most popular American television shows of the late 20th century. It was as fresh as an autumn apple, carved from marble by some of the great comedy writers of the 20th century. It was so popular that everyone who ran into Kelsey Grammer on the street, at the dry cleaners, […]
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Oct. 26, 1974: Traffic pattern around Castonguay Square in Waterville to be reversed says police chief & mayor, rescue crews from two communities search Sebasticook River in Pittsfield looking for victims of car plunge, and pulp truck drivers threatening to boycott mills with weight lists
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Oct. 25, 2000: Augusta native wants french text corrected on a plaque at a monument to workers who trekked up and down Sand Hill, and patients at Togus VA hospital will see a physical more quickly now after complaints of long wait times.
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Sara Gazarek talks about Säje’s upcoming Portland concert
By now you are probably aware of my love of vocal harmonies no matter what the genre. Well, I have made an incredible discovery that I am eager to share with you: the Grammy nominated quartet, Säje (rhymes with “beige”) — made up of Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick and Erin Bentlage. These four […]
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Oct. 24, 1994: Legendary Waterville coach Wallace ‘Wally’ Donovan dies at the age of 86, Sen. George Mitchell among 24 inducted into Waterville Area Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame, and loggers in Franklin County hope $5,000 reward will loosen information on series of vandalism in area
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Oct. 23, 1948: Two hunters wounded by blast of farmer’s shotgun in Starks, ‘big slash’ at Togus Veterans Center amounts to six layoffs, and law court to hear an unusual case from an Augusta farm machine dealer
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