SARASOTA, Fla. — Nathan Blum, 96, of Sarasota, Fla., passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, Aug. 17. He was born in the country of Hungary on June 3, 1921, a son of the late Gabor and Libeh (Sigelman) Blum. At the young age of six months, he and his family moved to New […]
August 2017
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Stop and taste the roses
Roses belong to the rosaceae family, which gives us apples, plums, cherries, strawberries and more. In this part of the world, we rarely think of eating roses or using them in a recipe. A few petals sprinkled across the plate or added to a salad is about as adventurous as we get. So the four […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, Aug. 20
BLUM — Nathan, 96, of Sarasota, Fla., died Thursday, Aug. 17. A graveside service will be held at Beth Abraham Cemetery in Auburn on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Beth Abraham Cemetery Fund, 35 Laurel Ave., Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements are under the care […]
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Celebrating roses in Maine!
Maine’s most well-known rose, rosa rugosa, is actually an ancient rose from Asia, that found a welcome home along Maine’s coast. Throughout history, humans have been enamored with roses. The fragrant blooms, whether lush and velvety or just a mere silken whisper, never fail to capture us with evocative emotion. They produce images of prom […]
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New local food ordinances important for Maine farmers
The Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance passed unanimously at the annual Greenwood town meeting in May — one of 20 towns adopting the ordinance since 2010. The concept of food sovereignty began in Spain in the 1990s. In Maine, the work began in 2009, to address rules changes by the Department of Agriculture — […]
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Casella — Gammon
Kaitlyn and Tyler Gammon AUBURN — On July 29, a celebration of the coming together of not only two people but two families was held. The wedding of Kaitlyn Casella, daughter of Anthony and April Casella, and Tyler Gammon, son of Rick and Felicia Gammon, was held at Gammon’s Garden Center in Auburn. As Mr. […]
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They disagree on meaning of 'family'
DEAR ABBY: I have been married five years and have two children under 3. I grew up in a large Italian-American family; my husband did not. He doesn’t understand the closeness I have with my family. To him, ”family” is just the four of us. He doesn’t comprehend the need for my family to get […]
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The lies we're fed: 6 'healthy' foods that aren't
You probably already know that real food is healthier than processed food. But sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real because of the way foods are marketed. Once-healthy items such as vegetables, beans and nuts can become processed foods. Even if they start out as something good, what matters most is how they end up. […]
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3 corpse flowers about to stink up botanic garden
Let the stench frenzy begin. A year after the U.S. Botanic Garden produced a goliath-size titan arum, or corpse flower, the conservatory on the eastern end of the Mall is displaying three together, which may be a first in the botanical world. Call them the three muskyteers. The emerging blooms are positioned in the conservatory’s […]
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Talk of the town: Have you been drinking?
How DARE you! So “merger” has become the local buzzword that is so emotionally charged it’s guaranteed to rile people no matter what the context or location. See a happy family enjoying a picnic in the city park? Just mutter “merger” and watch the fireworks. Ol’ dad, bouncing a kid on his knee just moments […]