The BBQ restaurant in Thomaston has some excellent vegetarian options, too.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hard cider is having a renaissance, and it’s taken hold in Maine
Maine has twice as many producers as it did just four years ago, while cider sales have increased 10% in the past year.
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The newest names in Maine hard cider
These seven cideries have cropped up around the state in the last few years as Maine’s fermented cider scene continues to expand.
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Oct. 15, 2005: Madison Area High School cancels homecoming festivities due to bomb threat, Bingham Hardware store sold, to be renamed as ‘Valley Building Supplies’, and fumes from household trash containers send two city workers to the hospital
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
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Norridgewock unveils mural celebrating community history
Artist Cary Wendell unveiled Norridgewock’s newest public art piece on the town square on Saturday a four-panel mural designed to tie Norridgewock’s present to its past.
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For these artists, the beer can is their canvas
The art on Maine beer labels grows more creative every year and with more than 150 breweries in the state, there is plenty to look at.
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Oct. 14, 1997: Augusta, other cities struggle with ‘capital city syndrome’, dental-care lawsuit filed for 9 poor, rural youths, and 44 million US retires are about to get a ‘tiny’ increase in benefits
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Coastal Kitchen’ and ‘The Road to Dalton’
Recipes designed to take the guesswork out of seafood, and a grimly convincing tale of a small town’s small minds,
resigned to despair and self-pity
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Oct. 13, 1987: DEP seeks ban of dumping snow in rivers & streams, Colby College DJs push an airway alternative, and will a Chamber of Commerce building at Head of Falls in Waterville enhance the riverfront
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Cheese Louise plans to open in Westbrook’s Rock Row
The fast-casual grilled cheese restaurant would join existing local and national chains in 2025.