Micky Taylor has been shuttling her late daughter’s friends around Maine for almost 30 years. But her van is no longer safe, and her church community in South Portland is raising money to buy her a new one.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Haddock quotas for fishermen have been drastically cut. What does that mean for haddock eaters?
Probably not what you think.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors, Outdoors
‘Uphill Both Ways’ tells of one family’s adventures, and misadventures, on the Colorado Trail
Writer Andrea Lani walked nearly 500 miles with her husband and school-age sons. She interweaves the family’s personal story with the environmental story of the landscape they hiked through.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine author plays key role in new Rock Hudson documentary
The HBO film ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ relies heavily on research by Mark Griffin of Lewiston.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
The conversion of a green bean hater
An avowed green bean hater discovers haricots verts, and his world, or at least his table, is rocked. He’s planted one crop of the skinnier, more tender bean, and is planning a second.
Posted inMaine, Maine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel
A life of loving film: Edda Briggs’ passion for cinema keeps her returning to MIFF
Edda Briggs of Waterville has been attending the Maine International film festival for many years with her children, two of whom now work for the Maine Film Center, which hosts the 10-day event.
Posted inMaine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine movie review: ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ pays tribute to a legend
The film, which tells the story of singer Tina Turner’s rise to stardom and how she broke free from her abusive husband, begins showing Monday at the Maine International Film Festival.
Posted inMaine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine movie review: ‘Queen of the Deuce’ a great story with a comic book feel
The film biography, which tells the tale of Greek-born Chelly Wilson and how she built a porn cinema empire in the Times Square vicinity known as the Deuce, begins showing Sunday at the Maine International Film Festival.
Posted inAnimals, Maine
Fishermen catch great white shark off Cape Elizabeth
Dan Harriman and his sternman were fishing about 600 feet off the coast of Cape Elizabeth near Richmond Island on June 12 when they caught the eight-foot great white in their nets.
Posted inMaine, Maine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel
Filmmaker says Waterville roots and ice cream scoops inspired documentary airing at festival
There will be two showings at the Maine International Film Festival of Alec Helm’s film “See You in April,” which tells the story of the Paradis family and the landmark North Street Dairy Cone ice cream shop they established.