Bangor Christian School’s Salutatorian is Parker Shaw, son of Aaron and Betsey Shaw of Bangor. Parker has served his school community the past several years volunteering in the first grade classroom as an Elementary Aid. He has also been the Vice President of his Class for two years. Read More
Bangor Christian Schools Valedictorian for 2018-19 is Sydney Tozer, daughter of Jason and Tammy Tozer of Hermon. Sydney has attended Bangor Christian Schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade. She has been on Student Council for three years and was Student Council President her senior year. She… Read More
WESTBROOK — The Maine Public Relations Council will host a video marketing workshop 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at Husson University Southern Maine Campus, 340 County Road, or live online on the MPRC website. This skill-building workshop will help marketers, communications/PR practitioners and other business professionals better understand… Read More
GREENVILLE — Pine Tree Hospice will hold a free advance care planning seminar 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the Town Office, 7 Minden St. Advance care planning involves ongoing conversations and review of written wishes and goals for your life, end of life and death. Read More
This article, by Jon Bomar of the University of Maine, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on May 7, 2019. SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — 2/23/17 — Students Sindy Godoy Escobar (left) and Stephan Tchoupou work with instructor Paul Froman at… Read More
I get really annoyed when I buy beef and cook it perfectly and it has no flavor. That's why we buy almost all our meat products at Wiggins Meat Market in Rockland. Angus! All steer beef! But there's a hitch: Rte 73 roadwork is discouraging people from buying there... Read More
This is a repost, but I couldn’t resist. I saw the photo again and my stomach started yipping like a New Mexico coyote… Weird, mouth-watering New Mexico Back to New Mexico again, the unrivaled epicenter of wackiness in the U.S if not the entire planet, Ground… Read More
This post comes later than usual because I was lolloped by the flu last week, sacked out at Pen Bay. Skip over the flu part and dive into one of my favorite truck stop meals - Chicken Fried Steak. Read More
PORTLAND – Ken Janson, the president of Nimlok Maine, and a fundraising volunteer for Mary’s Walk and the Maine Cancer Foundation for nearly two decades never envisioned himself as an author, but after battling cancer for more than two years, he decided to tell his… Read More
A brief sojourn to a town far, far away to the north - as far as you can go without a passport - to watch sled dogs race and marvel at 200 inches of snowfall. Read More
A personal essay on the challenge of starting another novel project, and what may be needed to drive the creation of any large writing project. Read More
Harissa is a staple in our fridge - a terrific, not-too-hot addition to winter menus. Easy to make, no canning, and it keeps for 6 months or more. Read More
Quantum physics pays a visit to the ski slopes of northern New Mexico, and a fine recipe for genuine New Mexican green chile stew. (Note that it's chile, not chili.) Read More
SACO – Winter is finally settling in throughout the state and as runners and walkers contemplate when the roads and trails will once again be ice and snow free, the organizers of Mary’s Walk and The Kerrymen 5K have sent out a… Read More
You don't have to be an Olympian to enjoy a game of curling. In fact, you'll find curling clubs in many places, even right here in Maine. Let's start playing! Read More
PORTLAND – The days in December and January are short, and the temperatures are traditionally hovering near the freezing mark, and yet for a few hardy runners (translated: a foolish few), it couldn’t be a better time to take to the streets of Portland. January… Read More
SACO – I might be a little late to the party, but for the past year or so, I’ve been wondering why we still had two nondescript black boxes in our house connecting the televisions to the somewhat-dated world of cable television. Each time I visited one of… Read More
SACO – This time of year, people of all walks of life look at the calendar and often decide to make a change to some of their habits. Sometimes, they decide to eat a little less, sometimes, they decide to exercise a bit more. Whatever change… Read More
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On Thursday, December 20, I was given the chance to speak to the entire school about one of the pillars that we use to describe our core values. There are four pillars, respect, responsibility, compassion, and investment, and when I was first asked to speak,… Read More
By Liz Gold Significant amendments to Maine’s Medical Marijuana Law have gone into effect as of December 13, 2018. As a patient, here’s what you need to know. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
