We pored over Maine’s newspaper archives for a casual look at how Mainers from other times celebrated the holiday, and most especially what they were eating.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Gardening season is done. Sigh. Let’s buy houseplants!
With winter coming, columnist Tom Atwell cheers himself up with new houseplants.
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Nov. 14, 1980: East Winthrop man donates kidney to help his sister of Augusta, group to push help for mentally ill, and a public hearing on revised rules governing day care licensing will be held tomorrow
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Nov. 13, 1995: 5 hikers were trapped on Mt. Abram with hypothermia requiring rescue services, another strip mall planned for Augusta, and the Winslow library is on the move
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Posted inCentral Maine Eats, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Central Maine Eats: Comfort food, community style from former Waterville mayor
Complete coverage of what’s new with restaurants, food trucks and food events in central Maine.
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Nov. 12, 1981: Two men are scamming individuals and businesses in Augusta area over art portraits, Pentecostal church members in Hallowell are protesting a male strip-tease ensemble, and hunters in Winthrop head out ‘with a full belly’
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, Things to Do
Where to dine out for Thanksgiving dinner in Maine
Make a reservation or wing it as a walk-in at one of these restaurants serving turkey and much more.
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Nov. 10, 1998: ‘Extraordinary’ expenses may becoming in 1999 for Central Maine Power customers after high ice storm costs, and a 60 percent Kennebec County jail turnover rate is affecting the year’s budget
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Nov. 9, 1977: ‘Morse code’ sound interrupts Waterville woman’s sleep from apartment house next door, Canaan man’s leg severed in railway mishap, and what is that mysterious object between Uranus and Saturn?
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Owner of Brunswick pizzeria Nomad to retire, close restaurant
Dutchman’s Wood-Fired Bagels will be taking over the space and opening a restaurant there in early 2025.