Several new laws that affect school nutrition programs will have Maine school districts retool the way they feed students to avoid ‘food shaming’ while providing nutritious meals.
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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’
Film full of great pieces of a great American writer’s life and work, Devine writes.
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‘Around the Sun,’ making regional premiere at MIFF, offers intelligent sort of love story
California writer Jonathan Kiefer and London director Oliver Krimpas bring their film set in a French chateau to the Maine International Film Festival, where it will have its East Coast and New England premiere.
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‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser paying a visit to Peaks Island
A Boston book store owner will talk about old and rare books.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Wings of Desire’
Prepare yourself for one of the greatest foreign films in movie history, J.P. Devine writes.
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Paula Poundstone to take the stage July 20
Paula Poundstone will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 20, at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., in Rockland. Known for her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy, Poundstone is a regular panelist on National Public Radio’s weekly news quiz show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” She has guested on many late night […]
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Maine International Film Festival showing of ‘Tango’ draws outcry over sexual assault scene
A former Waterville mayor, Karen Heck, plans to pass out informational packets at the film’s Wednesday night screening to give potential viewers a wider scope of the controversy attached to the production.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Last Tango in Paris’
Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 film is a must-see if you’re a film buff and amateur historian, but it’s not for the faint of heart, J.P. Devine writes.
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Partial list of nominees for annual Primetime Emmy Awards
The 71st Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox.
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Police: Tossing drugs in toilet could lead to ‘meth-gators’
Flushed items end up in retention ponds frequented by ducks and geese, “we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do,” says the Loretto Police Department.