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Sandy River Festival makes a triumphant return
Held on Saturday, June 10, the Sandy River Festival brought a day of face painting, kayaking, log rolling and much more to the town of Strong.
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‘Blue Jean’ script has problems, writes J.P. Devine
Life is softer for LGBT people in the UK now than it was in the ’80s in “Blue Jean,” when Margaret Thatcher initiated “Section 28.” Now, as the clouds thin, we find ourselves in a small, dreary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, where our young Jean, a gay physical education teacher, is a basketball coach. […]
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June 15, 1976: Gov. James B. Longely signs $17.9 million spending package which includes pay raises for state employees, Fort Halifax Packing Co. hires 100 as strikers picket in Winslow, and Maine is winner in lobster war
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Posted inLife & Culture, News
Auburn filmmaker’s ‘Father Figures’ to premier June 26 in Los Angeles
‘Father Figures’ is a short film from Auburn-based filmmaker Alessandro Chillé and will premier at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Los Angeles June 26. Chillé plans to stay in Maine as he continues working on future projects set in or filmed in the state.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
The Shadow Riders pay tribute to Marshall Tucker Band
Band to return June 24 to Madison’s Somerset Abbey.
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June 14, 1980: Gardiner restaurant employee attacked by ‘grouchy’ pig while on the job, Madison business backing seen as hindering ad campaign, and proposed bus system for southern Kennebec County on the docket at upcoming Gardiner city council meeting
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Rosemont Market & Bakery names new CEO
Grocery industry veteran Mark Law is taking over operations from John Naylor, who has led the company since its founding in 2005 and will remain involved in a leadership role.
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June 13, 1990: Waterville Howard Johnson’s gets new owner from Kennebunk, Winslow votes yes on local school questions, and State Office Building in Augusta gets ‘some real power finally’
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June 12, 2001: Hallowell says no to police in schools, town of Manchester sues two lakefront owners, and dogs are a common talking point in today’s police files
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