Potatoes and blueberries are two of Maine’s most recognizable products. Recipes can be found in staggering numbers for each, though it’s rare to find them in the same recipe. Well, Cold River Vodka in Freeport found a way to mix the two with the company’s second product — and first flavored vodka. Using Maine potatoes […]

Night Life Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Barrington Levy with Royal Hammer, Port City Music […]

My gripe stems from the use of language in the workplace. I am constantly hearing “Je**s Ch***t” or for “Ch***t sake” and I’m tired of it.  How would non-Christians like it if every time I got mad I threw around their best friend’s name in an angry manner? Heck, I’ve heard so-called Christians do the […]

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The King is gone And sometimes Jim Bennett felt like a monarchistic ruler, didn’t he? A bejeweled king reigning over the Kingdom of Lewiston from the Palace at City Hall. His is a name that will be remembered in the annals of local history, not like one of those obscure kings who laid low, closed […]

Do you wish you’d read the novel before the movie came out? Here’s how to prepare for movies currently at the theater and for the rest of the year: -“Public Enemies” The book: Vanity Fair correspondent Bryan Burrough (“Barbarians at the Gate”) wrote this true-crime tale of John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd […]

NEW YORK — What’s worse than lugging a heavy bag to your summer vacation spot, only to pop it open and find it filled with too many of all the wrong things? If you pack lightweight, versatile clothing instead, you can save money on luggage fees at the airport and even hoist your own bag […]

The co-owner of Brian’s Bistro is just where she’s supposed to be … Negril and a visit from Will not withstanding. Jessica Nichols started in restaurants as a busgirl at the Sudbury Inn in Bethel when she was 15. Flash forward a bit — more restaurant work, a break to study textile design in college, […]

Steam rose from the sink as glasses and plates clinked. Forks, knives and spoons clattered while my best friend, Chris Picard, and I loaded the commercial dishwasher. It was our junior year in high school and we worked every weekend as dietary aides in the living center at Clover Manor in Auburn, doing everything from […]