Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop.
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Feb. 13, 1998: Roof collapse at gas station in Winslow kills one, emergency management officials repeat warnings of potential hazard of ice and snow on roofs, and John D. Joseph may buy land at Head of Falls in Waterville
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
The Maine Gardener’s Hawaiian adventure
The trees in Hawaii grow tall, but not strong, pineapples are less important than you thought, and more fun facts about Hawaiian flora.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Meet Pat Corrigan, Portland’s accidental muralist
From the five moons of Pluto at Mayo Street Arts to a leaf-covered tree design replacing the Greyhound bus station mural, you don’t have to walk far in the city to encounter Corrigan’s work.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Auto, Books
Maine author Cathie Pelletier seeks the cold, hard truth
After 12 novels, the Allagash-based author has developed a passion for narrative nonfiction and the research that goes with it. Her latest book, ‘Northeaster,’ follows the stories of a dozen or so people impacted by a huge Maine storm in 1952.
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Feb. 12, 1979: 22-year-old who wanted to hike Mt. Katahdin overnight without getting caught arrested, new Gardiner-Randolph bridge takes shape, and we tell you how to write to NBC’s CHiPS
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
How do I love thee, brown butter? Let us count the ways
Used in baking, with seafood or drizzled on vegetables, brown butter offers nutty, complex depth that improves everything it touches.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
In his latest novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding fictionalizes Maine’s Malaga Island
In luminous prose, ‘This Other Eden’ tells a wrenching tale of mixed race islanders forcibly removed by the state.
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Feb. 11, 1988: Fire claims Friend Motor Sales dealership in Skowhegan, man shot by police after high-speed chase enters not guilty plea, and budget cuts stamp change for area post offices
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: Books for adults and the kids
A fast-paced tale of mayhem, and stories about the miracle of literacy and taking time to notice what’s around you