DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 38 years. Our two children are adults now. Our older son has had the same girlfriend for 11 years, but my in-laws still won’t accept her because they aren’t married, so they don’t include her in some family functions. How can I let them know […]
2020
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Pay close attention to where you spend your money
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Anna Faris, 44; Don Cheadle, 56; Andrew McCarthy, 58; Howie Mandel, 65. Happy Birthday: Stay focused on what matters to you. Refuse to let others sidetrack you. Set personal goals, and live up to your expectations. Keep an open mind, but don’t get trapped in someone else’s dream. Stay true […]
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Face Time: Rebecca Levesque — baker, teacher, decorator of cakes
She began teaching at The Green Ladle four years ago.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
‘Steep learning curve’: Educators are finding rewards amid the challenges of pandemic teaching
Maine teachers report working as many as 100 hours a week as they navigate the pandemic. Says one Rumford educator: “The sheer amount of it is overwhelming, trying to keep up with everything.”
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In a word: Popular word game had hardscrabble start
Recently I wrote a piece about the popularity explosion of crossword puzzles early in the last century. Why, then, did it take two more decades for someone to create a board game about words, and then another two decades before that game finally caught on? Let’s take a look at the game of Scrabble. It […]
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Mystery Photo for Nov. 29, 2020
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and have a chance to win a $20 Hannaford gift coupon.
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Recipes: Cookies across America
Take the sweetest trip around the country with these 14 American regional cookie recipes
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How to make shortbread the stars of your holiday cookies
These simple cookies can be easily gussied up to add a sparkle to your holiday offerings.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: I don’t want to live in a world without sporks
With great power comes great something something A nice lady — or possibly a man, I forget what was scrawled in the return address — wrote to me the other day to offer me, not tips on where to find the rare and elusive chocolate Graham cracker, but how to MAKE THEM MYSELF! It’s an […]