British actors, Phillips, Tom Taylor, Dexter Fletcher are sweet and charming as Oliver’s family ‚ it almost becomes another script for another movie, J.P. Devine writes.
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March 28, 1997: Former janitor at Windsor Elementary School suing town’s school department saying she lost her job to younger man, a rabbid fox has been found dead in Pittston, and Mount Vernon to maintain a full-time principal at its elementary school
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Sugarhouses to open Saturday, after storm disrupts Maine Maple Sunday Weekend
An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: John McEuen returns to Boothbay Harbor Opera House
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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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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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.