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Perfectly cast group returns in ‘Slow Horses’
In a time of sex, gore, vampires and endless Jeopardy winners, the masterful “Slow Horses” is more than welcome back. This British contemporary spy thriller, based on the 11th book in the “Lamb” series by writer Mick Herron, (whose background is currently being featured in the Dec. 5 issue of New Yorker Magazine) is back […]
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Dec. 7, 1953: Belfast woman guilty of speeding 45 mph in a 45 mph zone, municipal elections in 6 Maine cities, and there’s hope for Hope
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Heather Pierson talks about Christmas show history, music projects, concerts
Trio to perform for first time at Waldoboro’s Waldo Theater Sunday, Dec. 11.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Maine Republicans want to strip tax benefits from businesses that boycott lobster
The lawmakers’ bill would penalize companies such as Whole Foods that refuse to buy Maine products because they don’t carry a stamp of approval from a third party.
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Dec. 6, 1996: President Clinton nominates retiring Sen. William S. Cohen for secretary of defense post, US Justice Department opens inquiry in operation of Augusta Mental Health Institute, and Farmington Ames store to close
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Jazzy ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ swings on after 57 years
There were plenty of reasons Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack to ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ shouldn’t have worked.
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Dec. 5, 1970: Burglars pry safes at 2 stores in Winthrop shopping plaza, highest unemployment figures in the US in 7.5 years, and near-blizzard conditions means happy days for skiers
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News
Seaweed industry divided over concerns about pace of growth in Maine
Potential environmental and economic impacts form the basis of a debate over how best to regulate kelp farming.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Grow your own mushrooms
Not comfortable with foraging? Bored by shopping? There’s another way.