Lately, I’ve been busy harvesting vegetables and cooking them up into soup for my freezer. The potatoes, leeks, onions, carrots and tomatoes have been transformed into nourishing meals, making me feel more prepared for the chilly days ahead. I haven’t always been a lover of soup. Actually, my foray into the soup kingdom developed only […]

SEATTLE — Midwest girl with Fiestaware seeks housemate for green living. Writer with four turtles in tub, cats in basement, six dogs and 50-some fish seeks human roommate without pets. Woman with three jobs, chest pains and unemployed husband seeks roommate. Students and teachers. Animal rescuers. Clerks and construction workers. Singles and marrieds, and both […]

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 FEVER, 8 p.m. to midnight, Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, Portland Pete Kilpatrick with opener Rob Scott, 7 p.m., The Gelato […]

Stress doesn’t just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice. Chronic, relentless stress can tax the immune […]

There is no bustling center here in this small town about 20 miles north of Lewiston on Route 4. In fact, it’s easy to pass through without realizing it. But this is not a town to pass by, and not just because of well-known Norlands Living History Center. If you like to fish, there are […]

AUBURN — With menu in hand, it was a tough choice. New York strip steak with Jameson Whiskey ($12.95) or a grilled Reuben — a corned-beef brisket with sauerkraut and Swiss, served with fries ($7.95)? Maybe bourbon-glazed grilled salmon ($12.99). Or beer-battered fried haddock ($11.99). I was leaning toward the haddock when I was warned. […]

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Deer herd is down Tell that to the guy who got rammed by one while riding his bicycle in Poland. From his perspective, the back roads are clogged with more deer than falling leaves. Seriously, who gets mowed over by a deer in a day when there are more strip malls than forests? Oh, right. […]

It’s 3 in the morning. Do you know what your third cousin twice-removed is doing? Do you know what your elementary school study partner had for lunch or what your very first girlfriend named her goldfish? Of course you do. Because you’re on Facebook and now people you haven’t seen, heard from or thought of […]

In the days of Napoleon and even Attila the Hun, dogs served a vital role. From messengers to sentries, scouts to guards, dogs have fought alongside man for thousands of years. So it really should be no surprise that most police departments today have K9 units. In 2007, the Auburn Police Department created its first […]