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Iris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102
Iris Apfel – a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity – said on TikTok, ‘Style, I think is in your DNA. It implies originality and courage.’
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
OFF RADAR: ‘Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America’
If we ever needed clarification from an authority on how we got from the founding of the United States to the politics of today, it’s now. This book provides it.
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March 1, 1983: Local M*A*S*H fans bid farewell to series at Hazel Green’s Sports Pub in Augusta, a Kenenbec County Sheriff clarifies his marks on a bail plan, and our special series on ‘living with’ Central Maine Power
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
TV SERIES REVIEW: ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’
In this season’s entry, everything begins to fall apart.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Leap day babies celebrate birthdays for ‘real’ this year
Leap day – Feb. 29 – only occurs once every 1,461 days, making those born on the date members of a pretty exclusive club.
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Feb. 29, 1988: Leap Day is just another day for central Mainers and we can be sure to thank Julius Caesar for the extra 24 hours, and a judge from China suffers snowmobile spill but resting comfortably at Waterville hospital
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
ON MUSIC: Breezers to make Maine debut in Portland
Indie folk artist scheduled to perform March 13.
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Feb. 28, 1995: This Mount Vernon man’s 8-year-old custom furniture business was born when his marriage broke up, a new western Maine caucus has formed, and Maine oil dealers want the state to hold its tongue about home heating prices
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Feb. 27, 1987: Maine Central Railroad closes its Waterville repair shops for good, new bill in Maine Legislature would allow for lump payment for Megabucks winners, and 10-minute oil change service maybe coming to Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville in future
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