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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Julia Dreyfus should have passed on ‘You Hurt My Feelings,’ writes JP Devine
“Writer-director Nicole Holofcener is the gift that keeps on giving. Consider her work, all of which features the gifts of Catherine Keener: ‘Walking and Talking,’ ‘Lovely and Amazing’ and the wonderful ‘Friends With Money.’ If you’re a Keener fan, welcome home. Happiness is a thing called Keener.” I wrote those words about Nicole Holofcener 2010 […]
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May 25, 1995: Momma Baldacci’s Italian Restaurant set to reopen in Madison after around 2 year hiatus, full-time Oakland police officers may need to have college degree in order to be on force, and area students accepted into new Limestone magnet school await fate of school
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May 24, 1985: Gardiner watch repairman to retire after 40 years of keeping time, new Hallowell winery boasts drinks from Chile and other countries, and new R.V. dealer to open in Windsor
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Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wants policymakers need to address the harms of social media because there isn’t enough evidence to show it’s safe for kids and teens.
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May 23, 1997: China woman shares rare sheet music from 1940s Japanese prisoner of war camp, two men face charges after in theft of autos through five towns, and Mainers can expect up to 70 percent in savings in long-distance phone calls
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Skowhegan’s Kobe Bailey talks about coming home for June 2 show before tour
Now living in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer-songwriter working on album.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine
‘Night of the Living Rez,’ ‘Trailed’ among Maine Literary Award winners
The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance also honored the food anthology ‘Breaking Bread’ and memoir ‘Woodsqueer,’ along with poetry and youth literature.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
Return of sturgeon art marks unofficial launch of downtown Augusta’s summer season
The reinstallation of 26 painted fiberglass sturgeon in downtown Augusta kicks off a summer season of events in the historic neighborhood of Maine’s capital city.
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May 22, 1961: Accused slayer who was former resident of Augusta caught robbing store in N.H., martial law proclaimed in Montgomery, Ala., and large safe found in Augusta causing a lot of headaches
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