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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Best friends of 60 years discover they’re brothers
After searching though family history and DNA-matching websites, 2 Hawaiians find they have the same mother.
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Rapper T.I. pays for single moms’ gifts
He says he spent $20,000 in 30 minutes.
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New study casts further doubt on efficacy of calcium, Vitamin D pills
An analysis of trials of more than 50,000 older adults suggests that supplements aren’t warranted in fracture prevention.
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Spinal-cord implants that numb pain emerge as alternative to opioids
Technology breakthroughs that are just now reaching patients come from a better understanding of how pain signals are transmitted within the body.
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‘Sound of Music’ star Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68
Ryan Urich says his mother died on Christmas Eve, surrounded by her kids and other family members.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Scarborough High wrestler with one leg finds home after years of hardship
Sam Leishman’s limb was amputated when he was a baby in Ethiopia and he spent years in foster care in Colorado.
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Jay native and her family offer service to help travelers with long-term stays abroad
Of taking a leap to go abroad for a while, Jessica Sueiro says it’s normal to have a difficult transition like her family did, but worth the immersion.
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Portland’s Polar Express thriving despite uncertain future
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad move is delayed, but still planned, after hitting fundraising frost heave.
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Matinicus lobsterman gives hundreds of pounds of lobster away on Christmas Eve
Noah Ames decided to show his children that Christmas is about more than getting presents.