Somewhere in the distance, someone strummed a banjo You can’t make this stuff up: A trooper responded to Woodstock after several kids found a suitcase and duffel bag under a train trestle in the woods. The boys were curious and opened the duffel bag to find what they believed to be human bones. They called […]

The only thing that softens the blow of summer’s end for me is the arrival of apple-picking season. At Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner the onrush of crisper, shorter, fall-like days is buffered by the orchards’ delicious-smelling baked goods, a bunch of fun activities for the family and, of course, rows of trees bearing plump, […]

It’s September and as the cool, fresh air comes in through my windows, I feel invigorated and inspired to look for a new routine. I am in back-to-school mode. This school year, my son entered kindergarten and with two younger children still at home, I felt it was time to get more organized with my […]

There’s no ignoring the emotional tug — the place it holds in my head and heart. It was at the Hi-Hat that I learned about chocolate chip pancakes. I was probably 6. For the next 10 years, there was nothing else worth ordering. The Hi-Hat Pancake House is a small diner with maybe eight booths […]

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Baked beans may not look too sexy, but Mainers can get plenty heated up over their favorite Saturday-night supper dish. Mention baked beans in a crowed room and brace yourself for an onslaught of recommendations, and recipes, as well as strong opinions about likes and dislikes. Don’t believe me? Go ahead, try it. We here […]

Jenny Pietroski of South Paris isn’t a smoker, but she is becoming an expert on them and how their bodies respond to smoking. A senior at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, she has spent the better part of the past summer studying stress levels in the “occasional” smoker — those non-addicted smokers who light up […]

Shoppers who won’t return their carts to the holding areas. — Smokey Shoppers who change their minds and leave a bottle of ketchup in the automotive department, or a pack of diapers in the watermelon bins, etc.  — Smokey My Gripe is when you go to a store and somebody is using a motorized cart, […]

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 Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]

PowerPoint is the king of slideshow software. As befitting of royalty, it costs a king’s ransom — PowerPoint 2007 is sold as a part of Microsoft’s Office suite of applications, the cheapest of which has a suggested retail price of $149.95. While 280 Slides (http://280slides.com/) doesn’t match PowerPoint feature for feature, it is an elegant […]