ANSWER: This Dec. 7, 1987 article in the Lewiston Daily Sun, outlines the history of Sun Spots. “Since it first appeared in 1972, what began as a simple question-and-answer column for consumers has become a community bulletin board, a potpourri of household hints and answers to those trivia questions that pop up at the family […]
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business
Fish fertilizing young Lisbon farmer’s dream
LISBON — New aquaponics farmer Trevor Kenkel’s first sale this summer: a delivery of basil to Gelato Fiasco. “They made a basil sorbet out of it,” said Kenkel, 20. The sophomore biology major at Bowdoin College opened Springworks Farm earlier this year, using fish to farm. In his marriage of aquaculture and hydroponics, wastewater from 1,000 […]
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Frank Talarico Sr., creator of the ‘Fergy’, dies
LEWISTON — It took a police sergeant’s hunger and a cook’s skill to create Lewiston’s simple, iconic sandwich — the Fergy. Frank Talarico Sr., the man credited with inventing the sandwich, died Wednesday at Clover Manor in Auburn. “He had a fabulous Christmas,” said his caregiver, Randy Curtis. “We have great pictures with him and […]
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Latest battle in war on Christmas brewing at Starbucks
Some say Jesus Christ healed the sick and died to redeem humankind. Little is said about his views on the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Still, secular coffee maker Starbucks has come under fire from some Christians who say the company isn’t repping hard enough for Jesus on its recent understated holiday cups. The problem? Political correctness, […]
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Maine mailboxes: Fun, funky and fortified
Drive out Crowley Road near the Lewiston-Sabattus line and you might notice a peculiar thing. An unusual number of the roadside mailboxes here are made of hard plastic instead of flimsy metal. One resident in Sabattus took things a bit further, completely encasing his mailbox in brick so that it resembles – quite a lot, […]
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Auburn merchants favor narrower Court Street, council told
AUBURN — Court Street’s traffic pattern has changed numerous times during the past 63 years, so testing on-street parking this summer has plenty of precedent, councilors were told Monday. “Court Street has really been used as a vehicular transportation experiment now for almost three generations in this city,” Alan Manoian, Auburn’s economic development specialist, said. […]
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March 2015: Broken gearbox driveshaft led to Sugarloaf lift accident, investigation indicates
PORTLAND (AP) — A chairlift malfunction that injured seven skiers at the Sugarloaf ski area was caused by a broken drive shaft in a gearbox that allowed the lift to move in reverse and by a brake system that failed to stop the lift because of a design flaw, officials said Wednesday. The lift, carrying […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Norway brewery to open in historic trolley depot
NORWAY — The town’s first microbrewery will be in a historic brick rail depot at 237 Main St. Norway Brewing Co.’s owners announced Wednesday they’ve purchased the former Passenger’s Rail restaurant, once the disembarking point for the town’s commuter trolley service. Erika Melhus, who will run the brewery with her husband and brewer, Charles Magne Melhus, […]
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Bates Mill No. 5: a brief timeline
Aug. 16, 1850: Bates Manufacturing is incorporated. Benjamin E. Bates begins operating the Bates Manufacturing Co. 1861 to 1865: Civil War. Predicting a long conflict, Lewiston mills purchase large amounts of cotton at 12 cents per pound. With cotton later scarce, most New England mills are forced to close while the Lewiston mills continue operations. […]
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Crescent Park School fifth-graders portray history through Wax Museum characters
BETHEL — History came alive during Crescent Park Elementary School’s annual Wax Museum program as performed by 37 fifth-grade students for kindergarten through grade four children. But first, one had to get past Alexander the Great, Eric the Red and Marco Polo, who were guarding SAD 44’s version of the “Night at the Museum” movies. […]