The annual Taste of Waterville returned Wednesday, with hundreds of people gathering to take in the festivities.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Thinking Things Through: Can I still be a ‘dog person’ without a dog?
‘I knew Martha’s passing would leave a huge hole in our lives,’ Liz Soares writes.
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July 31, 1978: Coopers Mills man and his oxen win ox-pulling contest in Nova Scotia, wooden workshop destroyed by fire in Augusta, and ‘if you ain’t born here, forget it’
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River Fest returns to Skowhegan this week
The multi-day celebration of life on the Kennebec River features dozens of events and activities in downtown Skowhegan.
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How 2 Syrians in Rome are using hummus to aid war refugees and help migrants integrate
Shaza Saker and Joumana Farho have turned their small business into a support network, all while gaining a foothold in the capital city’s gastronomic scene.
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July 30, 1991: The road to the Capitol was a long one for Democrat Ruth Joseph of Waterville. Also, deposition of old Belgrade Lakes fire station and land has selectpersons frustrated
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July 29, 1983: High-speed trains not likely to come to Maine says officials at Portland conference, sunbathers in Wells told to put clothes back on, and it’s either jewels or junk at Elmer’s Barn in Coopers Mills
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On Music: Dean Dinning of Toad the Wet Sprocket
Guster On The Ocean is coming to Portland’s Thompson’s Point for three days and two nights of concert performances with such acts as Grace Potter, Trousdale, Toad the Wet Sprocket and, of course, Guster. When I learned that Toad the Wet Sprocket was returning to Maine the excitement caused a call to their management to […]
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Maine island mystique: Why so many books feature these isolated settings
Authors say these often idyllic locales – where there’s nowhere to run or hide – present opportunities for heightened drama, suspense and romance.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
A musician returns – and reconnects – to her Maine hometown after decades
Laurel Dodge’s debut novel, ‘The Buoyant Letters of Mimsy Bell,’ is moving and unfolds in unexpected ways.