But the Cumberland County Master Gardener Plant Sale is still going strong.
Life & Culture
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May 21, 1979: Winslow woman captures U.S. weightlifting crown, new economic study confirms Maine is primarily a manufacturing state, and the black flies are the ‘common enemy’
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Posted inFood & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer
Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
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May 20, 1992: Tactical team resolves three-hour standoff of man at his Monmouth home, fever puts Farmingdale woman’s lung transplant plans on hold, and Augusta collects 3 tons of plastic
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May 19, 1981: 10,000 birds die in fire of suspicious origins at farm in Plymouth, Gov. Brennan to announce plan today regarding poultry industry in Maine, and real estate market in central Maine has gotten ‘tougher’
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture
AUTHOR EVENT: Kathryn Miles
Award-winning journalist will talk about her new book “Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders.”
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Florida’s St. George Island beach named nation’s best in annual ranking
Coast Guard Beach in Cape Cod was the only New England beach to make the top 10 list.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The Half of It’ a lovely, romantic film, writes Devine
How about this? Edmond Rostand’s perfect love story “Cyrano de Bergerac” on cellphones? “The Half of It” is a lovely, romantic film with a perfect cast and magical writing by filmmaker Alice Wu, who directs from her own screenplay. We first meet Ellie as she pedals furiously down a small town road. Ellie is a […]
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May 18, 1953: At conference in Waterville, Democrats urged to ‘sell’ party, Federal Reserve in Boston notes ‘steady climb in consumer credit’, and TV’s talent scout Arthur Godfrey ‘entirely satisfactory’ after hip surgery at a Boston hospital
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Sports
Former pro baseball manager has become prolific restaurateur, now with Westbrook sports bar
Since 2016, Alex Markakis and his partner have launched local restaurants and bars at an impressive pace. And at 31, he’s just getting started.