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A ‘lavish melting pot’ of essays from Maine writers on food – and the lack of it
The book encompasses tomato sandwiches, school lunch, illness, immigration and so much more.
Bedside table: Father and son share stories of survival
Book recommendations from readers.
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel keeps dragons, adds diversity
The 10-episode prequel begins Sunday on HBO.
Rosalynn Carter marking 95th birthday with butterflies
The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail was established in Georgia after the former first lady grew concerned about the future of butterflies.
Gardiner art walk returns for the first time since 2019
ArtWalk Gardiner, with the exception of a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, has been going on strong for nearly two decades.
Fire hits vacant Grossinger’s resort, cited as inspiration for ‘Dirty Dancing’
In its heyday after World War II, the Catskills resort drew hundreds of thousands of vacationers a year, and featured a 27-hole golf course and a 1,500-seat dining room.
Anne Heche’s death ruled accidental after fiery car crash
The coroner’s office says actor Anne Heche died from burns and inhalation injury.
Salman Rushdie attacker ‘surprised’ the author survived
Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, according to his agent, in the attack.
Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites
The stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has laid bare divisions in Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim community