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Pet of the Week

Looking to add one more to your family? If you need someone that gets along with everyone, you should meet me, Mona (Dog No. H50). I’m a 3-year-old spayed female that’s been keeping busy ever since I was found in rough shape out in Hana last month. I’ve gotten the care I needed and now ...

Roadside Bigfoot: Museum devoted to legendary beast

CHERRY LOG, Ga. — Along a bustling four-lane highway that winds through the north Georgia mountains, an unassuming wooden structure breaks the monotony of churches, billboards and stores selling kitschy knickknacks. Once a BYOB supper club, it’s now ground zero in the search for a ...

Stephen, Tabitha King plan changes to iconic Maine home

Stephen and Tabitha King are ready for the next chapter for their Victorian mansion that stands behind a wrought iron gate festooned with winged creatures and spiderwebs. The authors want to transform the home where they raised their children in Bangor, Maine, into the location for Stephen ...

Publishers Weekly Best-sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The 19th Christmas” by James Patterson and Mixine Paetro (Little, Brown) 2. “The Institute” by Stephen King (Scribner) 3. “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books) 4. “What Happens in Paradise” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 5. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 6. “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World) 7. “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese) 8. “Child’s Play” by Danielle Steel (Dell) 9. “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes (Pamela Dorman Books) 10. “Bloody Genius” by ...

Looking Back Through The Maui News

100 Years Ago 1919 — The old frame building on the east side of High Street, occupied up to a few years ago by the Maui Publishing Co., was torn down this week and the material taken to Kihei by Frank Sommerfield, who will use it in the construction of a house. 75 Years Ago 1944 — Lieut. Jack Boyum of Hamakuapoko, a Navy fighter pilot, celebrated the birth of his first daughter somewhat tardily by participating in the carrier-based attack on Formosa and being credited with the destruction of one enemy plane. 50 Years Ago 1969 — A warning was issued to Maui’s nude ...