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Author Event: ‘Where Maine Reads’
Maine State Credit Union hosts book-signing event with Buddy Doyle.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘No Hard Feelings’ script full of unlikely consequences, TV laughs, J.P. Devine writes
Boy meets girl with a script full of unlikely consequences and TV laughs, which happily won this reviewer over.
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May 2, 1997: Town officials in Sidney don’t understand why they can’t have their own post office, Vassalboro Community School must rely on bottled water for drinking temporarily, and a ‘planned’ brush fire in Waterville burned out of control yesterday
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain
The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Lisa Loeb talks about teaming up with Lyle Lovett for Gardiner concert
Two excellent singer-songwriters are teaming up for what should be an exceptional performance as Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb prepare to take the stage at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner. As soon as I saw that Ms Loeb was going to be coming back to Maine, I […]
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May 1, 1981: Officials investigating ‘scuffle’ at Kennebec County jail involving guard and inmate, new 1981 Augusta budget approved last night has no money for city hall repair work or to build new one, and research work beings at Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta
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Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture
Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box
Double-check your Amazon boxes before returning them.
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April 30, 2005: Waterville car crash ends at steps of Universalist Unitarian Church on Silver Street, North Anson teen charged for threatening statements at school, and looking at Maine’s effort to ‘snuff out’ young smokers
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April 29, 1989: 3 Augusta policemen, firefighter suspended for alleged off-duty misconduct, new report focuses on Augusta Mental Health Institutes’ care, and 35 acres of land has been charred in Augusta
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