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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Collection spans the life of Maine poet Jeri Theriault
‘Self-Portrait as Homestead’ captures the loss of parents, marriage and more.
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Posted inRecipes
Home Plates: For this Shapleigh woman, a farm stand customer’s rhubarb cake recipe became a rite of spring
Rebecca Tuttle has loved rhubarb since she was a kid but was first introduced to it in cake form as a young adult.
Posted inOn this date
May 5, 1892: ‘Not much change’ with strike between Hallowell Granite Works and their employees, Camden citizen ‘known around the world’ dies, and Moosehead Lake is now free of ice
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inFood & Dining
From birria to lobster, our tacos can teach us a lesson
The variety of tacos available in Greater Portland speaks to the evolution of the Mexican dish. One professor teaches a whole course on it.
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May 4, 1993: Canaan mom reunites with two daughters she thought were to have been murdered 30 years ago, Keyes Fibre Co. to cut 138 jobs in Waterville, and state wants attorney general to fine sheriffs in fundraising
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine
‘Northeaster,’ ‘Maine, A Love Story’ among finalists for Maine Literary Awards
The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Rockport on May 30.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Calm Command’
Douglas Rooks explores the career of U.S. Chief Justice Melville Fuller in his new book.
Posted inOn this date
May 3, 1979: Presidential hopeful George Bush begins whirlwind New England tour with stop in Augusta, pay raises for nearly 10,000 state workers won narrow approval with Maine House, and children cross the street the safe way with the help of a clothesline in Augusta
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn’t yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.