CATHANCE Twp. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old girl died when her father drove off the road and hit a tree. The Bangor Daily News reports 45-year-old Christopher Stevenson was driving the car that hit a tree along Route 191 in Cathance Township on Thursday night. Washington County deputies issued the Roque Bluffs resident a […]
2017
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UMaine wants farmers to think about growing in new weather
AUGUSTA (AP) — The University of Maine is inviting people who grow food for a living to a discussion of how changing weather patterns will impact their livelihoods. The university says it’s hosting a panel discussion about “farming in a new weather reality” on Jan. 9 during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show. It will open […]
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Maine wants to help grow grapes
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state of Maine wants to help residents learn to commercially grow grapes, even if it means putting up with a little wine every now and then. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting an introduction to grape growth in Augusta on Jan. 11. The state says the class is geared […]
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Maine bottling plant plans to expand
LEWISTON (AP) — The Louisiana-based producer of the Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey says a $1 million expansion of its Maine bottling plant will bring at least 30 new jobs. Boston Brands of Maine, a division of Sazerac Company, says it’s moving forward with an expansion at its Lewiston bottling plant. The plant currently employs 130 people, […]
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Dealing With the Unthinkable
The cold of the sun soaked room, replete with mass produced prints of pastoral paintings; here a landscape, there an ocean vista with waves frozen, mid crash, against the rocks as if to make the sea that much more benign and ordered. There, amid the smell of disinfectant, beeps of monitors and hushed voices behind […]
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Being a Fan Way Back When
Donny Osmond turned 60 years old last week. It was not a trending story, it was just something that I knew, because for some reason almost 45 years later, the date of his birthday — December 9 — sticks in my head. I also remember his favorite color (according to Tiger Beat Magazine, the teenage […]
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LETTER
Thank You from Tri-County Literacy All of us here at Tri-County Literacy would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s Candy Cane Festival such a success. Thanks to the creativity and hard work of our staff, our board, and more than 100 volunteers, the Dec. 9th event enjoyed a strong turnout, despite wintry […]
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Today in History
Today is Monday, Dec. 18, the 352nd day of 2017. There are 13 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Dec. 18, 1892, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia; although now considered a classic, it received a generally negative reception from critics. On this date In […]
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100-foot-long joint rolled in Mass.
WORCESTER, Mass. Massachusetts marijuana aficionados have rolled a 100-foot-long joint. The effort was led by Boston-based cannabis club and advocacy group Beantown Greentown during an exhibition of pro-marijuana vendors and supporters at the DCU Center in Worcester on Saturday. They perfected a secret rolling technique using 1,000 grams of their own pot trimmings. The Telegram […]