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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jan. 15, 1985: Derailment of 80-car freight train on Waterville-Winslow bridge snarls traffic for miles for commuters, and PUC signs 5-week delay on Seabrook nuclear power plant
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A look at gardening trends for the new year
Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: A home cook and bread baker ponders if baking is art or science
Both, Lindsay Porto concludes, and her Anadama bread is delicious proof.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Nationally known food justice advocate and vegan chef to speak at Bates
Bryant Terry will give keynote address at the college’s food justice forum on Martin Luther King Day.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
The simple, sweet pleasures of scallop season
Gulf of Maine scallops are treasured in the culinary world for their firm, meaty texture and sublime sweetness. Here’s how to coax the best out of this special seafood.
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Jan. 14, 2002: Winthrop Police Department detective goes down in history, Litchfield officials seek to sell land to neighbor, and local Augusta chapter of Habitat for Humanity needs land to build a new house next summer
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Jan. 13, 1979: ‘Fit as a fiddle’ 94-year-old Sidney man passes his driver’s examination renewal, state upholds dog-license statute which complicates things for Canaan man, and study says ‘pot’ law doesn’t cause more smoking
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Stones of Riverton’ and ‘To Swoon and to Spar’
An original and clever collection of short stories, and a charming romance with a delightful conclusion
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Jan. 12, 1987: Woman who lived nearby the Blaine House for last 55 years and never visited before gets chance at Sunday’s open house, up to 14 inches of snow piles on statewide, and the Augusta Civic Center transforms into ‘glitter ballroom’ for governor’s inauguration
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