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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
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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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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 […]
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Jan. 26, 1985: Fire destroys Crane’s Department Store in Skowhegan, nearby stores evacuated. Also, mother of two in Pittsfield suffers hypothermia from spending night outside
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Lisbon Falls chef Jason LaVerdiere named semifinalist for prestigious James Beard Award
The 38-year old co-owner of Flux is one of 5 semifinalists named in Maine.
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Jan. 25, 1962: Augusta Iron Works Plant to be doubled, President Kennedy is ‘in a fighting mood’, and ‘Johnny’ likes to read at Cony High School
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Runnin’ Down a Dream’s Howard talks about the band
When I heard about a new tribute band getting its act together I wanted to know more about Runnin’ Down A Dream. This five-piece group is made up of Mike Bouche on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Harry Coddington on lead guitar and backing vocals, Marty McLeanlen on bass and backing vocals, Steve Brown on […]