The author, who died in 2019 at 88, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993.
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Dec. 28, 1948: New Farmingdale grammar school to be dedicated, President Truman says some Russian leaders anxious to end Cold War, and bill to ban fireworks in Maine headed to legislature next month
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Paul D’Alessio talks about son music genre
It’s not often that I get to go with a new-to-me genre, so it was with a little trepidation that I approached today’s band: Primo Cubano, which performs son music, the primary contributor to the blend of Latin styles known as salsa. I set up an interview with Paul D’Alessio of the Portland-based group to […]
Dec. 27, 1957: No more strip tease acts in Maine night clubs? Also, farmstead burns in Belgrade, and Gov. Muskie’s daughter celebrates first birthday
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Dec. 26, 1985: Church brightens Christmas for 250 with hot meal in Waterville, settlement reached in 6-year dispute at Oak Grove-Coburn School in Vassalboro, and we go behind-the-scenes at how the pizza is made at Domino’s
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Surveys, studies and reports this year point to an increasingly vegan world
And some newly uncovered information even shows that humans historically ate less meat than we thought.
Chores are barely done, but never too early to shop for next year’s gardening season
Some great local catalogs encourage buying and daydreaming on cold winter days.
‘Twas a greener night before Christmas
Out with the sugar plums, in with the recycled wrapping paper. (But we do like that renewable-energy-powered reindeer vehicle.)
Dec. 24, 1964: Two burned in explosion-fed fire in Augusta, two makers counting on a ‘hep’ Santa, and Pope Paul VI gives a Christmas wish
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Randolph woman finds balance in belly dancing after overcoming cancer
Karen Ferroni, formerly a high-ranking hospital administrator, turned 70 this year and is now teaching a belly dancing class in Augusta.