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FLOOD WATCH in effect – in your basement?
Record rainfall turning your basement into a wading pool? Water seeping into your home through foundation leaks or a dirt cellar floor is more than an inconvenience. Unwanted moisture causes major structural rot problems, fosters the growth of unhealthy mold spores, and contaminates your breathing air with unpleasant must and ...
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Hold the beans, pass the jambalaya: When church suppers go gourmet
Sharon Smith and Margaret Elliott don’t have anything against baked bean and hot dog church suppers. They like them just fine. They just want to do something a little different when it comes to the suppers they help plan at the Monroe Community Church. Instead of macaroni and cheese, how ...
KATHRYN OLMSTEAD
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
By Kathryn Olmstead on May 23, 2013, at 2:07 p.m.
Alumni of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone are giving new meaning to its identity as a magnet school. Founded in 1995, the school’s first graduates are reaching an age when giving back is a way to express appreciation for valuable experiences. For some that means returning ...
MAINER (NO LONGER) ABROAD (blog)
10 Year-Old Wisdom
on May 23, 2013, at 2:02 p.m.
Surprise! I’m stringing together a bunch of random jobs this summer to pay the bills. This has really always been the norm for me as I’ve always been able to work summer basketball camps in the hot months and enjoy some beach days in between. Well, that was until we ...
Get all dressed up for the season’s salad days
By Lisa Abraham, Akron Beacon Journal on May 23, 2013, at 1:12 p.m.
With spring lettuce and all variety of greens enjoying their salad days now, it’s a good time to think about how to dress them up right. And that doesn’t have to mean reaching for the nearest bottle. Making a homemade salad dressing is not difficult, and the fresh taste is ...
From the community
100-Year-Old Avis Spear Celebrates in Dover-Foxcroft
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine – Family and friends of Avis Spear gathered at Pleasant Meadows Estates in Dover-Foxcroft on Sunday, May 19 to celebrate Avis’s 100 birthday. In addition to sharing cake and beverages, memories spanning a century were relived and passed on. Everyone in attendance had a wonderful time, especially Avis ...
From the community
Seashore Trolley Dog Day
Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport is holding its first ever “Seashore Trolley Dog Day” on June 8, 2012. “Dogs shouldn’t have to wait for August to have their special day” says Seashore’s Executive Director Sally Bates. “We can offer a unique experience for dogs and their people, so we’re Going ...
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance
If there was ever a doubt about Maine’s place in the lobster industry, the annual Lobster Roll Rumble in New York City next month seals the deal. More than 1,000 seafood aficionados will flock to the city to choose America’s best lobster sandwich from 20 competitors. Since the rumble’s inception, ...
From the community
The Belfast Harbor Fest
Belfast Harbor Fest The Belfast Rotary Club is hosting its fourth annual Belfast Harbor Fest from August 16-18. Headlining the event is Belfast’s 6th National Boat Building Challenge. The weekend kicks off Friday night at 6pm rain or shine with a Launch Party hosted by Marshall Wharf Brewing under a ...
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Sangerville cemetery full of ancestors from Parkman, website shows
Family Ties May 27 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul…” The 23rd Psalm, beloved over the years by so many, was especially appropriate when five daughters, 12 ...
From the community
ImprovAcadia Celebrates Ten Years
ImprovAcadia will open for their Tenth Season on Friday, May 24th. In the 50 seat theater in downtown Bar Harbor, the cast of ImprovAcadia has created over 1,500 hilarious and unique shows for audiences from all over the world. The cast, which includes co-owner Jennifer Shepard, is an ensemble of ...
MADELEINE'S MADELEINES (blog)
Dandelion Greens with Balsamic Vinegar
on May 22, 2013, at 8:49 p.m.
When I was in seventh grade we spent an inordinate amount of time in school on symbols. What symbolizes you? Are you a waterfall? A crane? I remember, I chose an otter. Perhaps that was what I aspired to be in 7th grade, a charismatic, happy-go-lucky sort of person seeing ...
GARDENING IN TUNE WITH NATURE (blog)
Advice on Planting Warm-season Vegetable Crops
on May 22, 2013, at 6:51 p.m.
The peas are up in Marjorie’s Garden, as are the shallots, and the October-planted garlic is knee high. We planted asparagus crowns on May 19. Onion transplants planted three weeks ago wait for warmer weather while dandelions bloom on the fringes of the garden, the golden flowers swarming with honeybees, ...
CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED (blog)
ACF Committee votes Ought to Pass on Right to Know about GMOs
on May 22, 2013, at 3:43 p.m.
Interested in whether or not Maine will require labels for genetically-modified organisms (GMO)? Here’s news: On Tuesday, May 21, the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee (ACF) voted “Ought to Pass” after a final review of language in LD 718: An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers’ Right To Know about ...
I'M GONNA KILL HIM
It’s hard to keep secrets from a friend who is clairvoyant
I recently learned that a friend of mine is a clairvoyant. A psychic clairvoyant to be precise. I don’t yet understand the distinction, but I am certain that it’s better than just being a brunette clairvoyant or a tall clairvoyant. Although being any kind of clairvoyant, which I discovered to ...
CULTURE SHOCK (blog)
4Points BBQ in Winterport to hold Oklahoma tornado relief benefit on Saturday
on May 22, 2013, at 2:48 p.m.
24 hours after John Ramirez, owner and pitmaster at 4Points BBQ & Blues in Winterport, returned to Maine from visiting his home state of Oklahoma, he was watching pictures of the devastation of the Moore, Okla. tornado pop up on his Facebook feed. Friends and acquaintances in and around Moore ...
Federal agencies eye return to restored historic Custom House in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — For more than a decade, one of Portland’s greatest architectural treasures has been locked away, with few people able to access its vaults. Now, after being closed to the public in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks and undergoing a $2.3 million restoration over the past ...
TASTE BUDS (blog)
Roasted Asparagus
on May 22, 2013, at 11:45 a.m.
A sixty-five-foot long bed of asparagus out behind the house is blasting out spears as we speak. This is its third year, and, after waiting fairly patiently for the requisite two years, during which we allow the plants to get well-established, we are really enjoying the crop. I don’t remember ...
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Stepping out of one’s comfort zone can bring personal rewards
By Chris Quimby on May 22, 2013, at 9:10 a.m.
It’s been suggested that I must be strong or crazy to spend hundreds of hours supporting most of my 200 pounds of body weight upon the narrow hardness of a bicycle seat. After consideration, though, my response is always that, although an office chair has more width and greater cushion, ...
Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
Bangor police seeking suspect in assault that left man face-down in road
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
Why is DHHS always asking for more money?
Maine GOP disappoints on Medicaid
Meet Riley and help her get from cancer to Kilimanjaro
