Back when I was a little kid with skinned knees, freckles and cowlicks, these grilled chicken and potatoes were the stars of my favorite summer meal. Served with lettuce and corn from our garden, it was supper made repeatedly during those idyllic summers of the ’60s. The chicken was marinated in this sweet and sour […]
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Arts Calendar: July 7-14
Comedy Friday 7/7 Balderdash Academy Improv: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. thehillarts.me Saturday 7/8 Laffter Effects with Andrew Mayer: 8 p.m., First Parish UU Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. $20. laf78.eventbrite.com Friday 7/14 Zilla Vodnas, Bethany Van Delft: 8 p.m., Maine House Of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Ongoing The […]
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People and Business: July 5
Hires, promotions, appointments Kevin Burns of Falmouth was elected vice chairperson of the Bath Savings Board of Trustees. Burns joined the Bath Savings Board in 2011. He was a founder of Quality Containers of New England and served on the Carrabassett Valley Academy Board of Trustees for 16 years. He succeeds Esther Pappas, who is […]
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Community Calendar: July 7-14
Books/Authors Saturday 7/8 Marie Thérèse Martin book signing: “And Poison Fell From the Sky,” 1 p.m., Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, 128 Main St., Freeport. islandportpress.com Tuesday 7/11 Kate Kearns poetry reading: “You Are Ruining My Loneliness,” 6:30 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough. scarboroughlibrary.org Jeri Theriault book launch: “Self-Portrait as Homestead,” 7 p.m., […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: July 7-14
Brunswick Mon. 7/10 4:30 p.m. Climate Action Task Force Zoom Mon. 7/10 5:30 p.m. Water District/Trustees River Road Tue. 7/11 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory Committee People Plus Tue. 7/11 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 7/12 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 7/12 5 p.m. Cable TV Committee Zoom, […]
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Yarmouth Clam Festival ready to go July 21-23
The 56th annual festival will feature ‘the most famous, relatable and traditional events,’ an organizer says.
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Cooking at the Cove: Crackly, gooey chocolate Pavlova ripe for strawberries
My granddaughter and I both like to eat and we’ve been cooking together since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. I’ll never forget the first time she came to visit me on her own. A wee lass of 3, dressed in her mother’s old OshKosh overalls, she perched on my kitchen counter and helped knead […]
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Harpswell Coastal Academy’s final graduating class sad to see school go
Members of the Class of 2023 say the celebration has been bittersweet, knowing that the school is closing its doors.
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Fourth of July festivities in Midcoast
Bath Bath’s annual Heritage Days will kick off Friday, June 30, and end with a fireworks display on July 4. The Independence Day parade will take place on Lincoln, Centre and Front streets at 10 a.m., and rides, games and food trucks will be available throughout the day. Musical performances will take place on the […]
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Bowdoin Arctic museum’s new home broadens its horizons
The new facility also houses the college’s Arctic Studies Program, which puts a focus on Indigenous knowledge and cultures as central to addressing climate change.