A trio of short murder mystery novellas just in time for Christmas, and how to have fun and find peace in your garden no matter how big or small
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dec. 8, 1960: Landslide wrecks steel storage building on Water Street in Gardiner, burned youngster given 250 inches of pastor’s skin in South Portland, and most Augusta stores to stay open till 9 p.m. for Christmas shopping now until Christmas
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When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas – celebrated annually on Dec. 6 – go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children.
AUTHOR EVENT: Betty Nadine Thomas
Hallowell artist and poet releases “Unleashed: Poems & Drawings”
‘Slow Horses’: The terrific spy-thriller returns
Hold on, here they come again, in the long-awaited Season 3, writes J.P Devine
Dec. 7, 1978: Defects in 22-foot high gymnasium wall prompts superintendent of Waterville schools to cancel junior high classes, Pratt & Whitney tax break passed, and Kennebec-Somerset bus service may run second year with fares
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Yellow Brick Road — A Tribute to Elton John plans benefit show for Lewiston folks
Band will perform Dec. 15 at Sidney’s Snow Pond Center for the Performing Arts.
Dec. 6, 1994: Gardiner woman to take bias claim to feds, septic system problem in Mount Vernon resolved, and could Winthrop gain a new downtown beat police officer next summer?
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Dec. 5, 1988: Motorist damages police cruiser & Big Apple store in car-ramming spree in Farmington, Santa makes a visit to Skowhegan in parade, and Sidney begins exploration of trash-disposal alternatives
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Dec. 4, 2006: Loved ones recalled in glow of candles in Gardiner, Augusta-area towns come together to save some money, and sports keeps this Fayette student going
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