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Feb. 27, 1981: Ice fishing season ends on very unseasonable note, 1 local burglary solved as another is probed, and Waterville high school parents sent immunization program packets
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Feb. 26, 1982: Bill would allow trappers to shoot dogs; at the same time, Gardiner toughens its policy on unleashed dogs, and are women working for less?
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Feb. 25, 1991: Crash injures 2 Oakland police officers, Colby College goes yellow in a big way, and town of Belgrade to vote on mining rules
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Lobsters Without Borders’ and ‘Mountain Girl’
A debut mystery novel by Camden author Carol Chen, and an inspirational memoir of growing up dirt poor in a small West Virginia town
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Feb. 24, 1972: State police capture three young men from Readfield after break-in, state to issue ‘retro’ checks, and a potential 20 percent social security benefit increase in talks in Washington D.C.
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Pick the winners in our 2023 Oscar Poll
Who do you think will take home the Academy Awards for best actor, best director, best picture?
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AUTHOR EVENT: Amy Calder
Award-winning reporter will discuss her new book, ‘Comfort is an Old Barn’ at various events
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‘Emily’ about sexed-up life of Emily Brontë
Dear viewers, I send you this week to the brand new Maine Film Center in Waterville to enjoy Francis O’Connor’s directorial debut film “Emily.” O’Connor, a former actor with a shiny resume (“Mansfield Park” 1999, “Bedazzled” 2000) steps out of the hot lights and into the impressive powerful dark world behind the camera where the […]
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World’s tallest snow person record still holds up 15 years later in Bethel
Olympia wasn’t the first tall snow person. Angus, King of the Mountain was built nearby in 1999, but is about nine feet shorter than “Olympia”.