Last week, I chatted with a new-to-me bluegrass band, the Kitchen Dwellers, and this time ‘round I reconnected with none other than Mr. John McEuen, a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who will be coming to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on March 30. He and I have chatted back when […]
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March 27, 1978: $1,000 in damage and theft of several items from chicken house reported to Waterville police recently, rumors of Unity processing plant to close go unsupported, and Kennebec county teenagers are big spenders, nearly $13,000 worth last year alone
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March 26, 1994: Augusta man laments loss of landmarks he surveyed, US labor department close to banning smoking at all workplaces, and it’s a little bit Russian in Richmond
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Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World
New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.
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March 25, 1985: Reports of the ‘infamous’ Colby College boa constrictor’s death ‘greatly exaggerated’, Troy residents reject 7 of 50 articles on town meeting warrant, and are safety questions haunting ATV enjoyment for folks in central Maine?
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Where have all the mussels gone?
The wild blue mussel population on the Maine coast has dropped 60% since the 1970s. Experts believe warming waters and increased predation are to blame.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Don’t add to Maine’s food waste problem. Compost your kitchen scraps
The process takes some time but is straightforward.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Seven ways to highlight maple syrup’s savory side
No knock on pancakes with syrup, but here are tips and recipes for using spring’s liquid gold to its fullest potential. Try it in everything from salad dressing to oyster mignonette.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: A foolproof bread helped 1 family get through the pandemic
Four years ago, a home cook in Gray added this bread to her repertoire. It’s versatile, fast and ‘generally delicious.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Maine places inspired new novels by 2 Colby professors
‘Discipline’ by Debra Spark and ‘Bad Animals’ by Sarah Braunstein both came out this month. The teaching colleagues are holding a joint book launch event Thursday in Portland.