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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Lewiston native who saved 1963 UPI news teletype recalls aftermath of Kennedy shooting
Richard Fortier held onto a partial UPI teletype from a local radio station, which details the minutes immediately following the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Martha Ballard admirers seek to deliver monument to midwife in Augusta
Memorial at Mill Park in Augusta would pay tribute to pioneer who delivered more than 800 babies in what is now central Maine.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
The rise and fall of Monson, Maine
'Here & Everywhere Else' tells the story of the remote town over several hundred years. But be forewarned: it's dense reading.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
In his latest novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding fictionalizes Maine’s Malaga Island
In luminous prose, 'This Other Eden' tells a wrenching tale of mixed race islanders forcibly removed by the state.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
‘A Flick of Sunshine’ spins a thrilling yarn about a real-life Bath sailor in the late 19th-century
Father and son Frederick Hill and Alexander Jackson Hill based their book on a treasure trove of old letters they discovered written by a plucky ancestor.
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PublishedMay 7, 2022
Walking tour in Hallowell one of 20 organized ‘Jane’s Walks’ across Maine
"Hoofing the Hook" walking, talking tour features glimpse into Hallowell's history.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Vegan Kitchen: Nearly 150 years ago, a Seventh Day Adventist leader had a vision about vegetarianism
The impact of Mainer and church co-founder Ellen White's vision is still felt on America's vegetarian foodscape today.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Ways to explore Black History Month in Maine
Events planned in February include museum exhibits about Maine's ties to the slave trade and early communities of formerly enslaved people here, plus virtual talks and tours.
Local history
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