In the early days, Atwell and his wife tilled, installed lawn, and reached for fertilizers and insecticides. But as time has gone by, the couple has become more and more attuned to nature’s needs in their garden.
Life & Culture
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Posted inFood & Dining
Looking to eat better in the New Year? Learn to listen to your body
Nutrition professionals say skip the fad diets, food resolutions and ineffective deprivations: Intuitive eating is the path to lasting health and wellness.
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Posted inGreen plate special, Recipes
Save the planet, and time, with one-pot cooking
Sustainable recipes like this Muhammara and Chickpea Stew also suit busy lives.
Posted inOn this date
Jan. 1, 1990: Pittston toddler’s alarm saves family in fire, meet the Kennebec County Sheriff ‘officer of the year’, and trash is on the agenda in Gardiner
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Dec. 31, 1996: Critics not happy with new Maine license plate, Nynex-Bell Atlantic merger approved, and Cindy Blodgett sandwich taken off menu at Big G’s Deli in Winslow
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Fairy Tale’
If you are a fan of the Dark Tower books, this somewhat offbeat version of them is likely to capture your attention.
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Dec. 30, 1977: Waterville postmaster warns about latest chain letter game, and Waterville woman gets rare ’29 hand’ in cribbage
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Dec. 30, 1935: Waterville boy saves life of his dog but loses his own, fishermen tell tale of being adrift for four days, and two Augusta men mentioned as possible heads of Maine State Police
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The Apartment’ is gonna make your New Year’s Eve
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s (That magic team who gave us “Some Like It Hot”) great, immortal love story begins with a wide shot of C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) appearing as one of what appears to be 300 other corporate lemmings, sitting at 300 desks, punching out numbers on 300 tabulators. It ends with an […]
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Dec. 29, 1987: New $2.6 million Oakland business park set, police hunt for missing Winslow woman, and the spring floods in central Maine voted Maine’s top story of ’87
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