Some communities are pushing back on plans to develop ‘glampgrounds’ that seek to offer an outdoor hotel-like experience.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Before summer’s bounty arrives, go big with fresh herbs
While you patiently wait for the dazzlers, like strawberries and tomatoes, pair the last of the storage root veggie crops with a sprightly herb pistou.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Outdoors, Sports
A day-hiker’s guide to trail food
Our expert sources share tips on the snacks, meals and drinks that keep them properly fueled and hydrated on summer hikes, from GORP and PB&Js to dried kiwis and charcuterie boards.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A weird spring led to some weird problems in the garden
On bottom-blooming forsythia and other mysteries.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan cooking classes on offer at MaineGeneral Medical Center
Cookbook author and cooking teacher Colin McCullough makes plant-based cooking easy, fast and tasty for beginners.
Posted inOn this date
May 28, 1996: Half-sisters to meet for first time in Winthrop, voters have the chance to computerize libraries across Maine, and old name, new home for Augusta House
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inOn this date
May 27, 1978: Augusta investigator says ‘bird-killing corn’ requires permit before use, cultural affairs group may give town of Starks new lease on life, and Colby College graduates its largest class ever at 420
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inLife & Culture
Photos: Blues Traveler performs for sold-out crowd in Waterville
The longtime jam band, with frontman John Popper, has been drawing big crowds for three decades and most recently performed at the Waterville Opera House. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Michael G. Seamans.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture
Here’s a listing of Memorial Day events around central Maine this weekend
There’s no shortage of things to do this weekend with events happening from Anson to Whitefield and everywhere in-between.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘And Poison Fell From The Sky’ and ‘The Mystery of Lake Kanakodah’
Terry Martin and her husband tried to warn the people of Rumford, Maine of the deadly dangers of toxic paper mill pollutants. And nobody listened.