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How to choose a really, really good password
AUBURN — Quick, think of an important date. Got one? Well, if you do, it’s a lousy password. So is the name of your dog — alive or dead — your favorite beverage or a cool catchword from your favorite movie; each one is easier for a computer hacker to get past then an automatic […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Five years ago: ‘History burning’ as fire consumed Cowan Mill
Has it been five years already? People who remember the burning of the Cowan Mill – and that seems to include anybody who was in the area at the time – marvel over how much time has passed. But mostly they remember the drama of that torrid afternoon when it seemed that all of the […]
Posted inMaine
Prison hospice program comforts the dying and changes the living
WARREN — Sergio Hairston thought he was prepared to watch someone die. The 25-year-old Lewiston man was at a bedside in the Maine State Prison’s hospice room watching a sick fellow inmate. “I always thought that I knew everything and could handle every situation,” said Hairston, an inmate since his conviction at 19 years of […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Wilton man claims snowplow driver has it out for his mailbox
WILTON — As plow drivers struggle to clear away winter storms, one homeowner struggles to protect his mailbox. It’s a problem any country dweller can relate to. Winter means snowplows. Although those plows keep our roads clear, they also demand the occasional sacrifice. In Wilton, one man’s feud with the town’s plowing resonates with everyone […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
A pool hall with a mission
AUBURN — Melinda Small woke to the sound of bones breaking. Her husband, Dan Small, had a grand mal seizure in the middle of the night that swelled his muscles to the point that they crushed his shoulders and spine. It led to more than a year of recovery, an attempted retirement and then, last […]
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Luiggi’s — 60 and still saucy! Downtown eatery celebrates 60 years of pizza, pasta and Fergys
I had barely exited my car one day last week, when halfway across the street my nose collided with the most intense, heavenly, robust and mouth-watering aromas — I wasn’t sure if it was simmering spaghetti sauce or toasting pizza pies, but it was definitely Italian. All I knew was I was pretty darn happy […]
Posted inBusiness
Maine new businesses survive recession better than national average
AUGUSTA — Despite the challenges of the Great Recession, Maine businesses launched in 2008 survived the next five years at a rate better than the national average, according to a new study from the Maine Department of Labor. In 2008, entrepreneurs launched 2,360 new businesses in Maine, according to the study. Ruth Pease, an economic research […]
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Bethel Inn Resort owner shares its 100-year history
BETHEL — Dick Rasor is proud of what he’s accomplished during his 34 years of owning and operating The Bethel Inn Resort. The inn, which opened on July 12, 1913, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with events throughout the year. “It has been a wonderful, wonderful ride,” Rasor, 74, said Tuesday morning. Since buying the […]
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Working: Ed Boucher, music producer and jingle writer
LEWISTON — Music producer Ed Boucher believes he will yet make that monster hit, recording that big song that makes everybody hum. At 68, he maintains a studio in the living room of his second-story apartment and can still turn the volume up, rattling the windows and shaking the floor like an angry teenager. “I’m […]