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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
‘Twas a greener night before Christmas
Out with the sugar plums, in with the recycled wrapping paper. (But we do like that renewable-energy-powered reindeer vehicle.)
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Dec. 24, 1964: Two burned in explosion-fed fire in Augusta, two makers counting on a ‘hep’ Santa, and Pope Paul VI gives a Christmas wish
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
Randolph woman finds balance in belly dancing after overcoming cancer
Karen Ferroni, formerly a high-ranking hospital administrator, turned 70 this year and is now teaching a belly dancing class in Augusta.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Soft Features’ and ‘A Countryman’s Journal’
A debut novel by central Maine author Gillian Burnes, and a collection of 77 essays by Roy Barrette
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Dec. 23, 1946: Three men die in Anson & Waterville fires, Maine college population is two-thirds vets, and Maine’s own flying Santa is ready to go
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The Bishop’s Wife’ a forbidden love story
“The Bishop’s Wife” (released Feb. 16, 1948), one of the prominent contenders for best Christmas movie of the century and certainly a film studded with three of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time, is clearly a a forbidden love story. Hold on to your string of pearls. Egad! You mean the story of how […]
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Dec. 22, 1992: Somerset County honors fallen deputy sheriff, an Oakland mobile home park will be auctioned, and students from Fairfield Primary School organize a human chair for a good cause
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Tusk’s Scott McDonald shares band’s history, teases upcoming show in Portland
I love a good tribute band so when I heard about Tusk, I decided to check them out. After listening to them online perform the music of arguably one of the best rock bands out there, I began to believe their rather brazen descriptor: The World’s Number One Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. These folks know […]
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Dec. 21, 1971: Townsend Road home damaged by fire in Augusta, glee club to perform Christmas carols at Williams Junior High School in Oakland, and this bread pudding is elegant
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.