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This image provided by the Nevada Historical Society shows the famous group portrait taken in Fort Worth, Texas shortly after Butch Cassidy and his gang robbed the Einnemucca, Nev., bank in 1900. They sent the photo to the bank with a thank you note. Shown are Bill Carver, top left, the Sundance Kid, bottom left, and Butch Cassidy, bottom right. The other two members of the gang are not identified.

Old text, new wrinkles: Did Butch Cassidy survive?

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Did Butch Cassidy, the notorious Old West outlaw who most historians believe perished in a 1908 shootout in Bolivia, actually survive that ...
BY HAND

Thimbles still serve those who sew

I keep thimbles in various rooms in my house. A steel one of modern vintage resides in a small round tin that also contains straight ...
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper performs Saturday afternoon during the 2011 KahBang festival at the Bangor Waterfront.
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KahBang closes on upbeat note, fills streets of Bangor for 5th night

Sunshine, a pleasant breeze and diverse music filled the Bangor Waterfront on Saturday as day two of the KahBang Festival started early in the afternoon. ...

Robinson Ballet announces pre-season, fall classes and auditions

BANGOR, Maine — Robinson Ballet is announcing its pre-season, fall classes and auditions. All classes and auditions are held at Robinson Ballet dance studios at ...
Paper plates wrapped with aluminum foil make a blimp craft project perfect for National Aviation Day.
KIDS CRAFTS

Fly high in blimp

For those of us living in Akron, Ohio, the home of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and where blimps are made, it isn’t unusual ...

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Talk: Ann Luskey

Laura Johnson Philanthropist Ann Luskey, director of The Africa Channel, ...
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MOVIES

MOVIE REVIEWS

New on Blu-ray and DVD: ‘Your Highness,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Super’

David Gordon Green’s latest movie, “Your Highness,” is only funny ...
  • KahBang Film Festival, Tuesday Aug. 9: ‘Dying to do Letterman’
  • Movie review: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’
  • Movie review: ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’
  • Movie review: ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
  • New on Blu-ray and DVD: ‘Source Code,’ ‘Dylan Dog,’ ‘Trust’
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    RECIPES

    Maine Lobster Festival Cooking Contest winners announced, recipes shared

    ROCKLAND, Maine — The Maine Seafood Cooking Contest took place ...
  • Get juiced: Let flavor, color, texture shine in fresh vegetable- and fruit-based mocktails
  • Surviving cucumbers perfect for pickles
  • How to select, store and prepare summer’s sweet corn
  • Oatmeal Bread on the mind
  • A bit of summer in a jar: Canning making a comeback
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    PHOTOS
    Nulankeyasahbleza Cook (clockwise from top) of Burnham, Tony Austin of Augusta, Morgan Pelkey of China, Don Paul of Presque Isle, Mike Hamele of Rocky Boy, Mont. and Bill Pelkey of China comprised the Two Feathers host drum group at the Intertribal Pow-wow at Leonard's Mills in Bradley on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. The pow-wow, open to the public, is hosted by the Maine Forest and Logging Museum. It continues Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. and features music, dancing, storytelling and native craft vendors. Saturday and Sunday's events also include a noontime Grand Entry with sacred rituals performed by native participants from throughout New England and Canada.

    Drum group performs at Intertribal Pow-wow in Bradley

    FAMILY TIES

    Missing plaque in woods honored Gottschalk brothers

    It’s funny how things we once saw stick with us, ...

    Well-made poetry from Alaska, via Eastport and China

    “I Think Again of Those Ancient Chinese Poets” by Tom ...
    AMATEUR NATURALIST
    A snapshot of life inside the jeejah.

    Papa’s got a brand new jeejah

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    Grace Potter of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals emotes at the KahBang Festival on Bangor's waterfront Friday night, Aug. 12, 2011.

    KahBang brings big names in hip-hop, rock ’n’ roll to Bangor Waterfront

    Relelie Rogers, 68, worked as a domestic house worker for years. The new movie "The Help" highlights the plight of women who worked cleaning the homes of others at a time when that was almost the only job available for them.

    Black women who cleaned whites’ houses look back in light of ‘The Help’

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