The shy but tough Holly Gibney finally takes the lead, and the title, in ‘Holly.’
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Take the lazy man’s route to saving the fruits of your labor
Skip the canning and the pickling. Sometimes the simplest way to preserve the harvest is to do nothing at all.
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Sept. 24, 1981: Belgrade students to attend school on Saturday 11 times this school year, Maine could get millions from the oil companies, and the Augusta State Airport main runway will close temporarily for repairs
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Sept. 23, 2003: Opponents of proposal to build a new bridge, bypass around Skowhegan asking to run idea past voters, Norridgewock man admits to setting fire to coin laundry bathroom, and weather favors moose hunters on 1st outing
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Dead Man’s Wake’ and ‘Bangor’
A new Mike Bowditch mystery from Paul Doiron, and vintage and contemporary photographs from historian Richard Shaw
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Take our poll: Whether you like it or not, it’s pumpkin spice time
Each autumn for the last two decades, pumpkin spice turns up in everything from beer and lattes to pastries and ice creams – even soaps and scented brooms. Maine makers have developed plenty of products to meet the demand.
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Sept. 22, 1982: Gardiner police chief bags moose with antler spread just an inch and a quarter shy of state record, proposed Maine banking rule draws opposition, and state delays hearing on CMP expansion on Old Winthrop Road in Augusta
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Larry Crowne’ a tanker of a film
Did I miss a name in the credits? No, I double checked. I viewed it as a Sunday morning sitcom starring Tom Hanks. Yes, Tom Hanks of “Philadelphia,” “Forrest Gump,” “Big,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “ Cast Away.” That Tom Hanks, the “beloved star” Tom Hanks. Here is our beloved Tom Hanks starring in a […]
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Sept. 21, 1999: Horseshoe crabs found in Kennebec River near Water St. in Waterville, Madison project stalled by red tape and funding, and a Pittsfield woman ‘rescues’ dog kept in shed
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John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, other authors sue OpenAI over copyright
they call the ChatGPT program a ‘massive commercial enterprise’ that is reliant upon ‘systematic theft on a mass scale.’