Now you see him, now you don’t. Actually you probably do see him, because magician Scot Grassette is everywhere. One day he’s dazzling an audience at a church in Bath, then he’s performing for kids at a summer camp in Poland and after that, he’s teaching the tricks of the trade at his own personal […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by former Maine State Poet Laureate Betsy Sholl of Portland. Apple By Betsy Sholl Crisp air, press of ladder rung on instep, tree sway and dappled light. Then stem twist and the weight of apple in hand— reaching through that leafy light, did we […]
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Mystery Photo for May 27
Mystery Photo Contest photo for May 27, 2018. If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the […]
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Face Time: Erica Swenson, bringing history alive
Bruce M. Whittier Middle School teacher Erica Swenson, center, is surrounded by some of her students in her Poland classroom recently. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) A few years ago, Bruce M. Whittier Middle School teacher Erica Swenson won a spot in the national Understanding Sacrifice program. through the program, she followed the life — and sacrifice […]
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‘My favorite week of the year’
Camp Postcard celebrates its 25th year of cops, firefighters and other emergency responders building lifelong connections with kids.
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by New Jersey transplant Jim Donnelly, who co-curates The Lowry’s Lodge Reading Series and who now resides in Westbrook. Newark By Jim Donnelly there was something in the poverty of that photo that touched her something that reared its way through the black and white […]
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Mystery Photo for May 20
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Nice day for a royal wedding
We started this week with a challenge: What Maine-made wedding gifts could we buy the couple who has everything? And what could we get under $20, under $100, under $1,000, and for an unlimited amount of money? Because it’s not often we get to shop with an imaginary-unlimited budget, and it’s highly unlikely anyone else […]
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Mystery Photo for May 13
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.
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From pride to poop, local moms talk the surprises and joys of parenthood
Before she became a mom, Delfina Jose had no idea how busy parenthood would make her. Playtime, story time, bedtime . . . with four kids under 11, it all adds up. Not that she’d have it any other way. “The kids make me happy,” she said. Before she became a mom, Amy Desmarais had […]