The frizzy-haired actor who earned two Oscar nominations often played neurotics or eccentrics and came up with his own comic ideas.
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Posted inFood, News
Scratch Baking Co. to close for a week while it opens its new bakery
The expansion will help shorten bagel lines in Willard Square and includes a new toast-and-bagel bar, to open in late fall.
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Readfield native reveals history of camps, resorts on area lakes
A new book explores the founding of area summer camps, their history and their modern day roots.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Lifestyle, Nation & World, News
Max Ritvo, poet who chronicled life with cancer, dies at 25
He was known for poems that documented the surreal nature of living with a terminal illness.
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Hallowell Pokémon GO cleanup effort aimed at countering bad impressions of players
A property owner who posted a sign calling a game player a “moron” said he’ll remove it when he’s sure players are no longer causing problems on his property.
Posted inLifestyle, Religion and Values
Neighbors rally around Jewish woman in suburban Philadelphia who woke up to swastika on her trash bin
‘The only way to triumph hate is with love,’ a friend tells her, and they set out painting their garbage cans with flowers, hearts, birds and butterflies.
Posted inArt, Lifestyle
‘Stick sculptor’ Patrick Dougherty weaves his way to fame
Tower Hill Botanic Garden highlights the whimsical work of an artist with 270 installations globally.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Moose-calling demonstration among highlights of Windsor Fair, which starts Sunday
The fair will continue until Labor Day .
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
‘F Bomb’ to greet UMF students as school year begins
Sculptor Jay Sawyer’s exhibit, ‘Sculpture Soup,’ the opening exhibit of the academic year at the Emery Community Arts Center in Farmington, uses repurposed materials, the alphabet and a lot of wit.
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Esquire magazine names Portland among the 5 best cities for pizza
They name Otto, Micucci and Slab among the ‘truly gourmet options.’