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Jan. 9, 2001: Water-main leak forces 48 to evacuate from Somerset County Jail in Skowhegan, Waterville school board agrees to formulate laptop policy, and it’s a ‘Mid-Summer Night’s Dream’ in January in Madison
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Jan. 8, 1974: One of Augusta’s oldest landmarks, the Augusta House, to be torn down to make new bank, Gov. Curtis requests AMTRAK service from Boston to Bangor, and a sleigh ride with Thumper
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: Mom’s Italian Chili is comfort food at its best
For Steep Falls resident (and loving daughter) Amy Stanley Whitmore, the endlessly adaptable recipe hits the mark for a ‘truly great recipe.’
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
He knew about the shoreland zoning laws in theory
Now he knows about them in fact.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic
The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
A tasty roundup of recent vegan news for your reading (and eating) pleasure
From cats to cookbooks, wine to tattoos – we cover the ground.
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Jan. 7, 1993: Skowhegan Post Office to plans Elvis gala complete with 29 cent commemorative stamps, U.S. and its allies give Bagdad a 48 hour ultimatum, and Gov. McKernan unveils restructuring plan for agencies
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Jan. 6, 2006: Consultant comes up new traffic design for Cony Circle in Augusta, SAD 11 adopts new busing plan, and new $400,000 grant goes toward suicide prevention for students in Knox, Sagadahoc and Piscataquis counties
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