A group of UMaine students and their professor are on the job, combining an array of tactics to try to eliminate the invasive pest, which could decimate Maine’s ash trees.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bedside table: Writer Anthony Doerr does it again
Book recommendations from readers.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: For perfect kebabs, start with metal skewers
Using the sustainable tool is one of several tips that will ensure proper, efficient preparation of the summertime favorite.
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Deep Water: ‘Declaration,’ by Sandy Stott
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Canadian rocker Randy Bachman reunited with guitar stolen 45 years ago
The Gretsch guitar on which he wrote ‘American Woman’ and other hits was handed to him by a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Germany begins to return Benin Bronzes taken from Africa 120 years ago
The artifacts, many dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, were mostly looted and ended up spread far and wide.
Posted inOn Music Lucky Clark, Things to Do
Talking Heads tribute band Start Making Sense to perform July 8 in Waterville
Almost five years ago, on Sept. 15, 2017, the Talking Heads tribute band Start Making Sense made their central Maine debut at the Proper Pig, entertaining fans of that 80’s band. Now half-a-decade later, SMS will be returning to the Waterville-area, playing at the Head of Falls on July 8th as part of the Maine […]
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Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting vaccinated
In a public service announcement posted to YouTube, the beloved ‘Sesame Street’ star talked with his dad about what it was like to get the shot.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case
The disgraced R&B superstar sexually abused young fans, including some who were just children, in a systematic scheme that went on for decades.
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Banderas, Cruz won’t disappoint in ‘Official Competition’
Buenos Días. Tomorrow, you’ll attend the Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville. You’ll want to buy a ticket to “Official Competition,” a Spanish film about a dying billionaire (José Luis Gómez) who wants to be remembered for something other than his money, so he buys a Nobel Prize winning novel called “Rivalry,” for one of those […]