And don’t forget the parsnip and the beet. These cold-weather root veggies, longtime New England staples, can make excellent sweets.
Life & Culture
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island
Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Skip the grow lights. Try a method that’s stood the test of time
A centuries-old gardening method for starting seedlings is finding new life.
Posted inOn this date
Jan. 29, 1982: Chelsea farmer wants to use sludge to fertilize his crops, Winthrop seeking additional downtown parking, and toothaches on the rise at a Monmouth school
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Posted inOn this date
Jan. 28, 1992: Winslow teacher aide arrested for selling pot, Waterville unveils its $10.7 million school budget, and the Wolf Moon is waning says our columnist
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Midcoast’ and ‘The Best I Can Do’
A dark, brooding story about a midcoast Maine family, and a collection of humorous observations
Posted inOn this date
Jan. 27, 1961: Augusta or Sidney eyed for new airport, Rumford blaze wipes out family, and close call for Maine as major storm expected to dodge state
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Posted inLife & Culture
Couples circle coming to Farmington just before Valentine’s Day.
The Cosmic Craft will be hosting a couples circle, which promises to be a therapeutic experience where couples can explore each other in a spiritual way through breathing, meditation and even cacao.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
AUTHOR EVENT: Madison VFW sponsoring book signings
A book-signing event and Q&A panel featuring three local authors will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harvell-Bishop-Arnold Trail Post, 58 Preble Ave. in Madison. Featured authors are: • Poet and Green Beret Ryan Stovall, author of “Black Snowflakes: Smothering a Torch” • English professor and poet Dr. […]
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Living’ about living, even in final few days
Here he is, the beloved British chameleon, the charmer, saloon tap dancer, film and Broadway Tony winner Bill Nighy, whom you remember as Billy Mack, the boozy sensualist rock star in “Love Actually,” or as the shy, retiring husband in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” But here, in director Oliver Hermanus’s, soft, dark and heart-breaking […]