Bouley was part of a culinary vanguard in the 1980s that created the New American style and turned fine dining into an expressive art form, leading to the rise of rock star chefs.
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Children’s Festival set for Saturday at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
Over 30 organizations are participating, along with law enforcement and fire service agencies.
Bishop Deeley to retire from Catholic Diocese of Portland
Bishop Robert Deeley, who has led the diocese in Maine for the past decade, will be succeeded by the Rev. James T. Ruggieri.
Feb. 13, 2004: Former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite fields questions for Thomas College students in phone interview, Waterville man arrested in child porn case, and town of Wilton offered G.H. Bass building for $1.00
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Feb. 12, 1987: Whitefield warns its residents about leaving snow on the road, disfavor over Augusta’s accounting system has school superintendent mentioning court, and an American flag triggers a blackout in Portland yesterday
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Have a crush on your Le Creuset? Here are the kitchen items these Mainers love most
For Valentine’s Day, we asked a handful of Mainers what culinary objects make their hearts full.
To attract birds, you need to attract bugs. To attract bugs, you need the right plants
To a bird, a grub, a nymph, a slug, a maggot all just spell lunch.
Feb. 11, 1991: Deer shows up and gets trapped inside fairgrounds at Skowhegan’s Getting To Know You Fair, new Farmington middle school not ready to be used yet, and Baber the elephant makes an appearance at Arby’s in Waterville
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Meet this Wilton native who helps produce ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’
The show won a Daytime Emmy in December 2023 for “Outstanding Talk Show Series,” one of 20 Emmy’s the show has won over the years.
Feb. 10, 2001: Augusta senator seeks $20 million to go towards low-income housing in Maine, Augusta man shows gun, robs CVS Pharmacy of pain killers, and Maine’s specialty plate crazy may reach natives next
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