Donn Fendler, who walked some 48 miles and lost 16 pounds, will mark the 75th anniversary of his survival.
Susan McMillan
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A lush strawberry season is underway
After a bad season in 2013, growers say good weather has created conditions for the best crop in years.
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Banjo’s place in America the topic at Hallowell talk
An Augusta musician will give a presentation at the Hubbard Free Library Saturday.
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Maine volunteers will put on pink gloves, dance for a cancer cause
An Augusta woman is organizing filming of a video to be entered in an online contest.
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Elizabeth Arden’s Maine Chance Spa up for sale
The estate was central to both the local economy and the development of the beauty industry.
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Augusta schools to offer birth control prescriptions, pregnancy tests
The school board votes 7-1 to make services available to Cony junior high and high school students through the student health center.
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Good Shepherd’s Food Mobile filling a need in Augusta
It expected to distribute 9,000 pounds of food to 250-300 households Friday.
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Trailer park, closed by water problems, shows new life
A new owner says a Richmond park will be upgraded but tenants are welcome to stay.
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Technical support: Kepware Technologies’ gift of laptops will not be its last
The Portland company gives hardware and software to Augusta’s Farrington Elementary School and plans to help other schools in years to come.
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Woodn’t you know it? Sculpture takes over old tree
When a maple has to be taken down in Winthrop, a homeowner gets creative and hires a chainsaw sculptor.