The new rule, aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight, takes effect in March.
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Great Falls Forum: Crime novelist Gerry Boyle talks murder and justice
The former journalist recently released the 13th installment of his popular ‘Jack McMorrow’ series. He spoke to a Great Falls Forum audience Thursday about why he returns to crime, murder and mayhem in his stories.
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Penguin Classics, Marvel to issue new editions of 3 comics
Bestselling authors Leigh Bardugo, Jerry Craft and Rainbow Rowell are contributing forewords.
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Jan. 19, 1988: Public pitches in to help homeless Dresden family, blazes destroys home of Bowdoinham family, and 47th edition of Maine Agricultural Trades show begins today at the Augusta Civic Center
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The English’ players perfectly cast, J.P. Devine writes
“The English,” shot on the dry vastness of Pawnee, Oklahoma, beautifully drops us into another 1890 western, but surprisingly one with a lot of flair, breath-taking surprises and a crumpet box of dazzling British players. The action begins with Lady Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place”), arriving by stage coach at a thrown-together hotel […]
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Jan. 18, 1982: City of Waterville closes The Chez following arson, Gov. Joseph E. Brennan opens new Madison mill, and a student from Waterville has a front-row seat of the unrest in Ghana
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Alana MacDonald reminisces about days with Devonsquare, performing solo, upcoming Portland concert
There are some Maine acts that have had a huge impact on me and what I do. One such group is Devonsquare, a trio of folk/rock singer-songwriters that, in my humble opinion, was the best vocal band this state has ever produced. I interviewed Herb Ludwig many times over the years before his untimely death […]
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Jan. 17, 1953: Gov. and Mrs. Burton M. Cross become 11th First Family of Maine, Monmouth Center passenger station might be closing, and Manchester gets new ‘heavy duty’ snow plow
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Ex-premier Johnson signs deal for memoir
The former journalist has written several books.
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Jan. 16, 1976: Study finds ‘pot’ impairs breathing, DEP OK’s oil tankers to be stored in Maine waters, and Vatican eases stand on ‘incurable’ homosexuals
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