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Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Nervous about cooking with seaweed?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige April 26, 2020April 27, 2020

These products from Atlantic Sea Farms make it easy, and now is a good time to start.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: The plight of the bumblebee (and other pollinators)

by Tom Atwell April 26, 2020April 27, 2020

Bees, both native and not, face an array of threats. Here’s how you can help in your own backyard.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Harold Reid, Statler Brothers bass singer, dies at 80

by Associated Press April 25, 2020April 25, 2020

He died Friday after a long battle with kidney failure, his family said.

Arts & Entertainment

A ‘Phantom of the Opera’ contest seeks singer with style

by MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

British newspaper publisher fights back against Meghan

by SYLVIA HUI Associated Press April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

The Mail on Sunday rejects allegations that it deliberately stoked a dispute between the Duchess of Sussex and her father.

Animals, Maine, News

To lift spirits, Animal Refuge League holds a ‘hootenanny’ drive-by parade. See the video.

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

About 50 staff members and volunteers of the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland dressed in costumes and lined the driveway and street for a drive-by parade party Thursday at the Westbrook headquarters. Typically during school vacation week, the shelter is full of students who are visiting with their families or attending their vacation […]

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD initiative offers $6 million for coronavirus relief

by Dorany Pineda Los Angeles Times (TNS) April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

In partnership with Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall initiative, the money will go to various community-based organizations, UCLA and the National Alliance in Mental Illness.