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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘What Happens Later’ a magical, quirky, lovable story
“What Happens Later”… A ghost story? This is what the promo of “What Happens Later,” Meg Ryan’s new film, tells us. Now remember, “What Happens Later” was originally a two character stage play, “Shooting Star,” by Steven Dietz. Two ex-lovers, Bill (David Duchovny) and Willa (Meg Ryan) get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. […]
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Nov. 2, 1982: It’s Election Day and voter turnout expected to be low statewide but heavy locally, an innocent verdict upheld in Augusta Mental Health Institute case, and nuclear questions face voters nationwide
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Wayne’s Brad Hooper deserves a listen and your attention
Today’s artist is one I “discovered” at the Fryeburg Fair back in October. I was sitting waiting for my daughter and her aunt to come out of a yarn shop when I heard some fine picking and singing going on around a corner, so I got up to check it out. There were two people […]