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Woolwich wild food fan competing for ‘MasterChef’ title
Nina Interlandi Bell made venison dumplings during an audition round in May and now is among 20 contestants vying for the Fox show’s $250,000 prize.
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June 19, 1993: Fairfield dad has had a busy 1993 with caring for his five children, Waterville apartment complex changing ownership, and it’s been a banner year for pollen in Maine
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Original art from beloved Maine children’s author Robert McCloskey on view in Brunswick
‘Robert McCloskey: The Art of Wonder’ opens Tuesday at Curtis Memorial Library and features work for ‘Blueberries for Sal,’ ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ and others.
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Wet weather hampers start of strawberry season in Maine
Yet despite the early woes, many strawberry farmers expect to have plenty of ripe berries for the remainder of the season.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters
Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A peony primer, and hopes for some transplants
With new peonies, patience is a virtue.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
From A to Z, how to store the excess summer produce you just couldn’t resist
Faced with an overflowing summer farmers market, who can say no? Certainly not our columnist. The answer to over-indulging: Good storage.
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June 18, 1953: Gov. Burton M. Cross takes boating trip down the Kennebec River to Boothbay Harbor, Maine’s crime probe has costed $8,000 since March, and there will be summer baseball in Augusta again
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June 17, 1985: Consumers in Waterville area prefer ‘old Coke’ vs. ‘new’ Coke’, survey says ambitious high school graduates are leaving Maine, and shiite militia ring Beirut airport
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