And it’s only getting worse. Expect to pay more for items from olive oil and coffee to wheat.
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Dec. 3, 1992: 3-year-old Winslow boy recovering after 5th heart operation, Sen. Mitchell says US economy needs stimulus plan, and former town office clerk in Norridgewock given suspended jail sentence
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Dec. 2, 1978: Hitchhiking blind man from Augusta to begin trek in a few days, Main State United Cerebral Palsy staff moving to new home in Augusta, and cable TV only $6.75 a month in Augusta
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Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Avoid pre-cut cantaloupe, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘With Little Light and Sometimes None at All: poems’
Richard Foerster’s collection of his highly personal poems is a book of moments, in keeping with much of his previous work.
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Dec. 1, 1986: Winslow 17-year-old is Maine’s Junior Miss winner, investigation shows bullet fragment struck Clinton hunter, and SAD 49 in Fairfield is talking to teens tonight
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Watch: Longtime creative director of Kennebec Performing Arts Company retiring after 43-year career
In the auditorium at Winthrop High School, Charles Milazzo oversaw his last rehearsal this week as the 84-year-old readied for a farewell performance this weekend.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Op-Eds
‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ a nice try penned by talented writers
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is without a doubt the most beloved Christmas story of all time next to, of course, the Bible telling of the birth of Jesus. But since the 1938 film that starred the English actor and comedian Reginald Owen, one of the most evil businessmen in history has been etched […]
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Nov. 30, 1999: Gov. King makes case to replace Augusta Mental Health Institute, Gardiner downtown merchants grumble about parking, and an HIV worker ‘sparkles’ as a Dayspring worker
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Don Campbell to kick off holiday season with concert in Sidney Dec. 2
Singer, songwriter loves dusting off the old classic Christmas songs and playing them celebrating the time of year.