Indie folk artist scheduled to perform March 13.
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Feb. 28, 1995: This Mount Vernon man’s 8-year-old custom furniture business was born when his marriage broke up, a new western Maine caucus has formed, and Maine oil dealers want the state to hold its tongue about home heating prices
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Feb. 27, 1987: Maine Central Railroad closes its Waterville repair shops for good, new bill in Maine Legislature would allow for lump payment for Megabucks winners, and 10-minute oil change service maybe coming to Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville in future
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For Maine Restaurant Week, pick a dining or driving destination and go out
There are more than 70 restaurants statewide offering deals during the event, which starts Friday and runs through March 12.
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Feb. 26, 2003: Vienna may drop its one town police officer and contract with Kennebec Sheriff’s Office, Augusta to test private wells near landfill, and can the Buker Middle School be saved from the latest budget ax?
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Tips for springtime pruning
Bonus: Bring any branches you trimmed from flowering shrubs and trees inside and arrange in vases. Be patient, and in a few weeks enjoy beautiful blossoms.
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Home Plates: How do you define comfort?
For one retiree in South Bristol, dinnertime comfort means Continental Chicken.
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Feb. 25, 1975: Canaan dairyman plans to challenge Edmund Muskie for Senate in 1976, C.F. Hathaway Co. in Waterville launches sales drive, and lecturer at UMaine in Orono talks about his role in ‘Watergate’
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Skijor Skowhegan, back for a 6th year, delivers dose of adrenaline for snow lovers after mild winter
Thousands came to the Skowhegan State Fairgrounds to watch the annual skijoring competition, which has become a unique tradition that is growing in popularity.
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Feb. 24, 1994: ‘Augusta schools should focus on quality’ says parents, Winthrop’s new communications center opens and it’s ‘high-tech’, and Maine Public Television Plus gets added to cable lineups in the Augusta area
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