If you have been reading this column for any length of time, you may be aware that I’m very partial to Celtic music, especially when it’s made with bagpipes included. So bands like Enter The Haggis, Seven Nations, and Mackeel (a band that my wife and I discovered when we honeymooned on Prince Edward Island) […]
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March 6, 1993: Augusta is the place to be today if its chili that lights your fire, Augusta Mental Health Institute regains Medicaid certification, and meet Sarah Mason, a 4th-grade student who wants to be a storyteller
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture names new co-director
Ruth Estévez, an artist with years of experience organizing exhibitions and programs in multiple countries, will take over as one of the Madison-based school’s leaders next week.
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Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI’s next wave
Making instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it.
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March 4, 1999: Decaying, dilapidated garage in Waterville draws complaints from residents at latest city council meeting, research project inspires students at Oakland school, and Russian boy visiting Waterville compliments its ‘beautiful streets, cars, restaurants,’
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March 3, 1987: Snowstorm doesn’t hold back George Jones fans from attending concert at Augusta Civic Center, plans to build additions to four elementary schools in SAD 36 headed for vote, and Fort Western in Augusta planning traveling history program for area students
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March 2, 1974: Pair apprehended in Phillips bank robbery, says police, 15-year-old Lawrence High School student takes first place in oratorical contest, and town meeting season begins today with meetings in several central Maine communities
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Iris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102
Iris Apfel – a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity – said on TikTok, ‘Style, I think is in your DNA. It implies originality and courage.’
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OFF RADAR: ‘Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America’
If we ever needed clarification from an authority on how we got from the founding of the United States to the politics of today, it’s now. This book provides it.
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March 1, 1983: Local M*A*S*H fans bid farewell to series at Hazel Green’s Sports Pub in Augusta, a Kenenbec County Sheriff clarifies his marks on a bail plan, and our special series on ‘living with’ Central Maine Power
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