Burlap to Cashmere is a Brooklyn-based trio (singer/guitarist/songwriter Steven Delopoulos, guitarist/singer/bassist/keyboardist/percussionist Johnny Philippidis, and drummer/percussionist Theodore Pagano) that performs modern folk-rock with a blend of Mediterranean and Greek rhythms, roots-y textures and gorgeous vocal harmonies (reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel a lot of the time).
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High above Waterville, there lives a little eagle
WATERVILLE — High atop a dead tree overlooking Messalonskee Stream, near homes and Waterville Senior High School, is a nest made with stout sticks that is big enough to hold a person.
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OUR OPINION: As Violette shrinks from view, troubles mount
If the charges in a lawsuit against former Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette hold up in court, he will enter some sort of state Hall of Fame for the Creative and Flagrant Misuse of Public Funds.
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Oakland councilors hear about school heat, meters
OAKLAND — The Town Council heard two presentations Tuesday, one about a proposal to construct a central woodchip biomass plant to heat three Regional School Unit 18 schools and another about Central Maine Power’s installation of “smart meters” this fall
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Marine Resources chief steps down
AUGUSTA — After months of pursuing Gov. Paul LePage’s policy goals, Norm Olsen resigned Wednesday as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources because he felt he did not have the chief executive’s full support.
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NFL: Patriots hope to offer license plate in Maine
Maine motorists may soon have another way to show their Patriots pride.
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Teens threw rocks at cars on 95, police say
CLINTON — Three Clinton teens are facing multiple felony charges after allegedly throwing rocks at passing motorists on Interstate 95.
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GOLF: Sweet eliminated in playoff
BREMERTON, Wash. — Madison’s Seth Sweet missed the cut for match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship late Tuesday after making a double bogey on the first playoff hole.
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Jackman house brought down
JACKMAN — The home on Main Street where a 5-year-old boy died and his family lived is now a pile of rubble.
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NFL: Patriots’ owner’s wife dies
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Myra Kraft, the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a hard-working philanthropist dedicated to numerous causes, died Wednesday. She was 68.