The farm offers an opportunity for queer people to find kinship and security while learning how to grow flowers and a multitude of crops.
2023
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Not your grandparents’ Chianti: The straw-wrapped wine goes high-end
This is not your grandfather’s Chianti. Forget the old straw-wrapped bottles, called fiaschi, that used to define Chianti. Forget the flasks of nameless local vino you enjoyed at a trattoria in Florence and remember nostalgically every time you hear Billy Joel’s “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.” And forget “spaghetti wine.” I’m talking about an exciting […]
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Alone in the woods: The strange chain of events that led police to kill Shay McKenna
Nine months after Shay McKenna was accused of killing his brother Drew during a fight, a state police trooper shot and killed Shay at a makeshift camp in Rangeley Plantation. Those who knew Shay say he didn’t need to die.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Having a harder time accessing health care? You’re not alone – and it’s making us sicker
The health care workforce shrank at the same time demand exploded, and patients say finding a provider is ‘pretty much impossible.’
Posted inFood
It’s peak time to start slurping from Maine’s abundant oyster farms
There’s just one oyster species that’s native to Maine, but its taste can different depending on where and how it’s grown.
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McDonald’s mambo sauce is a tasty, if largely token, nod to Black America
Some publications claim the condiment was born at a rib joint on the South Side of Chicago. Others say carryouts in Washington, D.C., created it, a sort of spicy riff on sweet-and-sour sauce.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jonathan Lethem’s love-hate relationship with Brooklyn
In “Brooklyn Crime Novel,” he blends fictional narrative and historical essay into a metanarrative that has crime as its main character.
Posted inSports
Sports on TV: Sunday, October 22, 2023
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, October 22 AUTO RACING 10:40 a.m. ESPNEWS — F1 Academy: Race 3, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 1:30 p.m. ABC — Formula 1: The Lenovo United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas CNBC — FIM MotoGP: The Guru by Gryfyn Australian […]
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Obituary: Joseph Paul St. Pierre
AUBURN – Joseph Paul St. Pierre, 86, of Oxford, passed away peacefully on Oct. 16, 2023 with family by his side.
Paul …
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Obituary: Barbara Jean Lizotte
AUBURN – Barbara Jean Lizotte, 74, of Auburn, gained her angel wings on Thursday Oct. 12, 2023, as a rainbow appeared …