Kingfield Festival Days, running from July 18-21, will offer a packed weekend of community activities, including parades, games, live entertainment and a surf-and-turf dinner.
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July 11, 1974: Some 135 towns and cities in Maine are apparently violating state welfare law, Maine paying cops to patrol Capitol Park in Augusta, and a large amount of goods were stolen from a Sidney market recently
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘American Fiction’ is a touching story about a family
Cord Jefferson is an American writer with clearly promising gifts. He is the guy who sat in the writer’s room with the other struggling writers on the late night Larry Wilmore show that closed down in 2016 after two seasons. But Cord didn’t close down. He opened wide. After a series of shows and awards, […]
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July 10, 1984: Officials at Lakewood Theater in Madison confirm venue is up for sale, BIW union votes to hear negotiation proposal, and police are probing booby-trapped radar detector in York County
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These paddleboarders are making a 175-mile journey from Moosehead Lake to Atlantic Ocean
Chris Morgan is leading the convoy of paddleboarders, canoeists and kayakers on a 175-mile long jaunt down the entire Kennebec River.
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Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
It will be the first work of fiction for actress Davis.
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July 9, 1996: Bone marrow recipient from Litchfield reported to be OK at a Boston hospital, fire at Belgrade lumber mill from lightning creates $20,000 in damage, and this Richmond resident was awarded for a stained glass picture
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248 years after first hearing Declaration of Independence, Harpswell continues to listen
Harpswell residents first heard the Declaration of Independence read on the steps of the 1757 meetinghouse. The Elijah Kellogg Church has continued to honor the tradition.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Illiterate Light talks about blending musical elements in their shows
Duo returns to Maine for July 12 show at Portland House of Music and Events.
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July 8, 2003: Could HBO be planning to shoot upcoming ‘Empire Falls’ movie here in Waterville? Also, fire destroys the Canaan Suprette, and Fairfield police arrest pharmacy’s alleged robber
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