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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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: Speedy fish stew among the many miracles of cooking
A Scarborough home cook has put his own twists on the Brazilian dish.
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Bagel craze spreads through central Maine
Augusta-area residents’ appetite for the beloved ring-shape bread is growing. Two bagel shops have opened in the city in the last year, and another is set to open in Winthrop at the end of October.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Gardener
In many murder mysteries, gardens provide the plot twist
Marta McDowell’s ‘Gardening Can Be Murder’ looks at examples of where the hobby appears within this genre.
Posted inFood & Dining
It’s peak time to start slurping from Maine’s abundant oyster farms
There’s just one oyster species that’s native to Maine, but its taste can different depending on where and how it’s grown.
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Oct. 22, 1988: Maine state workers get sex education lessons, Winslow to seek appraisals for Muster Field for a new elementary school, and two more subdivisions readied for construction in southern part of China
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Oct. 21, 1981: Kennebec County commissioners eye charging communities on a ‘pay as you go’ basis, state board’s tie vote stalls plans for Shaw’s expansion in Augusta, and Hallowell water district customers hear reasons for rate hike
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Oct. 20, 1993: Town of Winslow gets ‘high ratings’ for use of resources according to Texas-based firm, Waterville Planning Board to review study of KMD lanes, and a couple from Texas seem to have escaped injury after van tips over in Palmyra
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