2019
Posted inOut & About
Price Points: Burgers
Is there any foodstuff more versatile — more customizable — than the hamburger? One minute it’s as humble and no-nonsense as can be, wearing just a slather of mustard, ketchup and mayo, and maybe a pickle or two on a simple steamed bun. The next it’s gotten gussied up with carefully aged melted cheeses, roasted […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Rid your life of those who give you a hard time
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jude Law, 47; Patricia Clarkson, 60; Ted Danson, 72; Jon Voight, 81. Happy Birthday: You’ll get a clearer picture regarding your personal life, health and home as you head into the upcoming year. Signs of change are lurking in the background, giving insight into some of the options you may […]
Posted inOut & About
Snow School: Bates College makes life drawing practical — if not easy
Artists have been gathering like this since the Renaissance: Observing a nude model, drawing implement in hand, striving to capture the essence of the human form with three-dimensional likeness on a two-dimensional surface — week after week, year after year. “If you can draw a figure you can draw anything,” said 68-year-old Michael Heskanen, a […]
Posted inDear Abby
Daughter turns her back on widower planning to remarry
DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, after 36 years of marriage, my wife suddenly died. Not quite a year later, my oldest son also died unexpectedly. A year after my wife passed, I began dating, and last Valentine’s Day I became engaged to a wonderful woman. Now my daughter, whom I was very close to, says […]
Posted inSun Spots
Scouts collecting Christmas trees Jan. 11-12 in Twin Cities
DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the eighth straight year, Auburn-based Boy Scout Troop 121 will be picking up Christmas trees in Lewiston and Auburn. While the cities provide several locations for free tree disposal, they no longer collect the trees at curbside. For a minimum donation of $5, the scouts will pick up Christmas trees on […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Spruce Mountain boys break century mark in win
The Phoenix fly to a 111-25 win; Buckfield and Monmouth boys also victorious on Saturday.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Raptors end Celtics five-game winning streak
Kyle Lowry scores 30 points and Toronto avenges a Christmas Day loss to Boston.
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Tragedies, new schools, surprise resignations and a town revolt: The top local stories of 2019
History was made, political battles turned ugly and some people were booted out of positions they thought they held fast. However you feel about 2019 in our little corner of the world, it probably didn’t bore you.
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports
Outdoors in Maine: Nature’s ornery ways on display this year
Nature’s ornery moods have a way of hanging on like a rainy spell in early June.