The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Awaiting word about outbreak, Maine stores and restaurants still selling romaine lettuce
Portland restaurant owners say they are waiting to learn from the CDC whether there is a link between romaine and a recent outbreak of E. coli in 13 states and Canada.
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Jimmy Kimmel sees Seth Meyers as ‘litmus test’ for Oscars
Kimmel, who will host this year’s Oscars in two months, says it’s too soon to predict hot topics for jokes.
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Portland Chamber Music Festival hires Grammy-nominated violist as artistic director
Melissa Reardon, who performed at the festival last year, will take over for founding artistic director Jennifer Elowitch later this year.
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Animated young pianist an impressive late fill-in on stage at Merrill
Lukáš Vondráček succeeds with an interpretive, passionate and energetic style, and several surprises mixed in.
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How cold was it? People went skating on the beach
A video shows a man skating on a York beach on Sunday after a record cold snap.
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Golden Globes: A watchable revolution, with Oprah leading the way
Winfrey’s acceptance speech for the Cecile B. DeMille Award did not disappoint.
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Supreme Court declines case, so Florida couple’s treehouse must go
The couple built a 2-story treehouse on their property in 2011 after being told they didn’t need a permit.