Dana Wilde wraps up his column with Jim Bishop’s quintessentially skillful, insightful Maine postwar poetry.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dec. 6, 2000: Chelsea man continues to wait to see his newly adopted 13-month-old girl from Panama, Richmond residents vote to purchase former Etonic building, and fire crews battle illegal fire in Augusta near interstate
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Casual restaurant bankruptcies accelerate as customers retreat
Casual restaurants have seen more pronounced difficulties because they depend on customers with lower incomes and have to compete with fast food chains employing the same tactics.
Photos: Gardiner hosts Festival of Trees
All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
From winter warmers to Jewish-Mexican mashups, the new Maine cookbooks to get or gift
A fresh batch of cookbooks is out just in time for the holidays and baking season.
If you’re looking for a project, try getting your poinsettia to rebloom next year
Otherwise, just enjoy it this holiday season.
Dec. 5, 1985: 536 missing social security checks show up 24 hours late in Waterville, Fairfield OK’s new assessment board, and here’s a look at Colby College’s new Student Center
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Dec. 4, 1976: Johnny Cash to make another appearance at Augusta Civic Center next year, misunderstanding cited as reason for incorrect Maine jackpot number, and mile-of-money fund drive set
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Buffalo Wild Wings GO taking shape in Augusta, old Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant knocked down in Waterville
Coverage of restaurants, food trucks and food events in the Augusta and Waterville areas.
Penobscot chef to cook at White House next week
Joe Robbins, who was a James Beard semifinalist this year, will be 1 of 5 Indigenous chefs at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.