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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Garden journals aren’t the only way to record what you grow
If writing isn’t for you, there are other ways to keep track of your gardening successes and failures.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Stores, cafes and home cooks are serving up vegan eggs, every style
Consumers seeking an alternative to chicken eggs – for price, health or lifestyle reasons – have a growing number of choices.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Dandelions are the key to a locally sourced piccata
The flower’s buds can be made into capers, which typically come from a plant that doesn’t grow in the U.S.
Posted inOn this date
May 14, 1971: Wild dog with potential rabies bites three in Damariscotta, widening of Augusta’s downtown bridge and Western Ave. first of steps in order to improve area’s traffic concerns, and ‘priceless’ art donated to new Maine State Museum
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May 13, 1983: Over 250 from Northwind Inc. senior citizens center in Skowhegan face eviction, Waterville development czar needed, and first-in-the-nation subsidized elderly housing project approved in Gardiner
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie’ and ‘This is Homeschooling’
An exciting web of suspense and mystery, and an interesting look at the forms of homeschooling that developed in recent years
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May 12, 1998: Citing ‘endless’ complaints, Winthrop’s town manager resigns, Belgrade-area campowners wary about Route 27 plans, and Shaw’s Supermarket in Augusta to undergo transformation
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Showing Up’ qualifies as ‘slow cinema,’ writes Devine
We learned today that Kelly Reichardt, the writer and director of this film, “grew up in a family of police officers.” I can’t think of an another writer or directer who comes from such a family. I come from a similar family, and I suspect, based on my experience, that Reichardt may have been adopted, […]
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May 11, 1968: Waterville police officer bitten by dog, sentenced and fine appealed by Waterville youth after disorderly conduct charge, and New England telephone operators gearing up for over 700,000 calls on Mother’s Day this Sunday
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