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Pet of the Week

Need an easygoing companion that can fit right in with the crew? Then I hope you'll give me a shot, My name is Marco (Cat No. 8), and I'm a quiet 1-year-old cuddle bug that loves to take care of my many roommates, when I'm not working my way into a soft lap for some love that is. ...

Realism of Harvard’s Glass Flowers still dazzles

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Tucked inside a museum on the Harvard University campus is a gallery teeming with plants so lifelike in appearance you’d be forgiven for swearing they’re real. But this foliage is glass — really old glass. There’s a red maple branch, for instance, that looks ...

Byzantine church to mystery martyr found near Jerusalem

BEIT SHEMESH, Israel (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have revealed an elaborately decorated Byzantine church dedicated to an anonymous martyr that was recently uncovered near Jerusalem. The Israel Antiquities Authority showcased some of the finds from the nearly 1,500-year-old structure on ...

Publishers Weekly Best-sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Guardians” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. “The 19th Christmas” by James Patterson and Mixine Paetro (Little, Brown) 3. “The Institute” by Stephen King (Scribner) 4. “Olive, Again” by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 5. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 6. “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese) 7. “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World) 8. “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books) 9. “Bloody Genius” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 10. “Child's Play” by ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1919 — A proposition to take over the lands of the Nahiku Rubber Co., Ltd., on the east coast of Maui for the purpose of converting them into a banana plantation has recently been endorsed by the directors of the company. 75 Years Ago 1944 — Maui dairyman joined representatives of the industry on Oahu this week in opposition to the Board of Health proposal of compulsory pasteurization of all milk. 50 Years Ago 1969 — Work at the Lahaina Jodo Mission and Cultural Park will get a boost next month when a group of specially trained carpenters from Japan arrive ...

Thrift Stores

The following is a listing of nonprofit organizations that sell an assortment of used and donated goods. For changes or new listings, call 242-6343. • Goodwill Retail Thrift Store, 250 Alamaha St., Ste. N-9, Kahului, 442-8989, Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Clothing, household goods, electronics, collectibles, toys and more. • Habitat for Humanity, Maui’s ReStore, 1162 Lower Main St., Wailuku, 986-8050, Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. New and used construction material. • Kala Iki Thrift Store, Kula Hospital, 204 Kula Highway, Kula, 878-1221, ...