A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country’s 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
How a wandering white shark’s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
Scientists watched as LeeBeth made history in late February by traveling farther into the Gulf of Mexico than any previously tracked white shark.
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March 11, 1989: Thanks to $1,500 in donations, this Fairfield lass will go to Dublin, Ireland to partake in St. Patrick’s Day festivities, Oakland’s new budget hits $1.7 million, and Flo’s famous hot dog sauce is brewing up a storm on the coast of Maine
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Posted inFood & Dining
Food stylists get paid to play with their food
Working in creative tandem with photographers, food stylists craft all manner of recipes into cookbook, magazine and ad images meant to make you salivate.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special
Paella wasn’t always a (delicious) dinner party trick
Born as the humble food of farm laborers in Valencia, it was cooked over an open fire in the field with whatever ingredients were easily at hand.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Signs that your houseplants are ready for a new pot – and tips for repotting them
Late winter/early spring is the perfect time to repot houseplants.
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March 10, 2005: 95-year-old Augusta resident reflects on ‘many bad winters’ in Maine, National Guard honors Maine soldier in memorial service at Augusta Civic Center, and Chelsea & Jefferson schools are ‘on the bubble’ for more state funds
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March 9, 1985: 110 new streetlights may be coming to Farmington’s downtown, two 18-year-old girls arrested after police say they fired pellets from guns and hit one youngster, and its Town Meeting season in our coverage area
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘We’re Going Home’ and ‘Princess of the Wild Sea’
A loving tribute to the author Cynthia Thayer’s husband Bill Thayer and their 40-year marriage, and a novel for young readers by Megan Frazer Blakemore.
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March 8, 1996: Customers in Maine may find it hard to bite into a Girl Scout Samoa cookie this year, bus driver suspended after allegedly beating man at Turnpike Mall in Augusta, and Gardiner’s history will be published in pictures
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