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Ellis Paul talks about return to Bath’s Chocolate Church

November 15, 2022November 14, 2022

This week’s column has me reconnecting with another old friend, like last week’s Gerald Brann and next week’s Pat Colwell. Today I’ll be chatting with Ellis Paul, a Mainer whose more than 25-year career as a singer/songwriter has featured 19 albums, 15 Boston Music Awards and a performance schedule that has him doing 200 shows […]

On this date, Uncategorized

Nov. 14, 1922: Augusta squirrel didn’t know what a nut was

November 14, 2022November 11, 2022

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Food & Dining, Local & State

Rising costs stretch food pantries as demand peaks

by Gillian Graham November 14, 2022November 13, 2022

Preble Street has seen a 30% increase in food costs this year as pantries across southern Maine expect this to be their busiest year on record.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-sellers: ‘Liberation Day, ‘Lydia Maria Child’

November 13, 2022November 11, 2022

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Book review: The search for meaning in a deconstructed library

by Jeri Theriault November 13, 2022November 12, 2022

The prose poems in ‘Antique Densities’ are fantastical yet reassuringly matter-of-fact.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

A hand pie is just one way to thank the farmers who lend you their hands

by Christine Burns Rudalevige November 13, 2022November 11, 2022

Buying local products is another way to show your appreciation for all the work they do.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State

‘True creative’ from Dresden discovers talent for painting during the pandemic

by Eric Russell November 13, 2022November 17, 2022

In need of a new creative outlet, musician and carpenter Scott Elliot started painting in early 2020 and hasn’t stopped. Now, people are buying his work.