Old Bet appears to have toured the eastern U.S. and may have lived to a riper old age if it wasn’t for fateful visit to Alfred, Maine.
2021
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Making holiday decorations is a longstanding tradition in Maine; here’s how to get started
Whether you’re trying to save money, upcycle or create personal gifts, here are tips on making your own holiday gifts, decorations, wreaths and displays from Maine pros and aspiring amateurs.
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Durham to form maintenance committee for historic church
Union Church, built in 1836, is badly in need of cosmetic and structural repairs; the building was added to the National Historic Register in 2001.
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In a word: Frankly, capitonyms buffalo the best wordsmiths
People are nice in Nice, France, but do the Polish polish their silver very often? Do people in China have nice china? Is it really rainier on Mount Rainier?
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Lawsuit: Affordable Cremation Solution kept taking bodies because it ‘needed the money’
The filing alleges malicious conduct by the former Lewiston business for showing ‘hostility and contempt’ to family members worried about loved ones’ remains
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Mystery Photo for Nov. 28, 2021
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and have a chance to win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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Mark Alan Leslie of Monmouth — from newspapers to magazines to busy novelist
Face Time: Leslie has been telling stories for nearly 50 years. A former editor for the Lewiston Sun and founding editor of a golf publication, the Monmouth native recently published his 14th book.
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Marge Kilkelly’s directions for making ornaments, gifts
ANGEL WING EARRINGS OR ORNAMENTS Supplies: head pins, small pliers, beads, angel wing beads, earring wires and safety backs. Time to make: 20 to 30 minutes. Take a head pin and select a bead that has a body shape to slide on the pin. Add angel wing bead. Add small bead for head and then […]
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These are dark days indeed without a toilet light
Talk of the Town: Nothing says ‘supply chain failure’ like waiting three or four days for a replacement.
