Mystery photo for April 29, 2018. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) 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 […]
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President Ronald Reagan, right, receives a baby elephant from the president of Sri Lanka, second from right, in 1984. The first lady of Peru gave this mother-and-child doll to John Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library A chew toy for Barack Obama’s dog, Bo, from the British prime minister.
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A funny thing happened in adult ed class today …
Lots of people learned how to tell jokes, weld, repair engines, jump-start their careers and gain confidence. LEWISTON – Leonard Kimble absolutely killed it on comedy night at She Doesn’t Like Guthries. First, he hilariously outlined a list of locker room rules for men, and the crowd roared. Segued into a bit about Bill Cosby […]
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Broken microwaves not accepted at Goodwill
A story on recycling and Earth Day that appeared in the newspaper Sunday, April 22, incorrectly reported that Goodwill Northern New England accepted broken microwaves for its recycling program. It does not. The incorrect information was submitted to the Sun Journal.
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Earth Day: Yes, you CAN recycle that!
You’ve mastered paper, glass and plastic. But on this Earth Day, you’re wondering where to best ditch those old Christmas lights, antiquated cellphones, half-used paint cans, alkaline batteries and microwave. Surely not the trash. We’ve got answers. It’s Earth Day and you’re cleaning out Grandma’s garage, because you’re a jewel like that, and you come across […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Sheila Wellehan of Cape Elizabeth. The poem first appeared in the Ekphrastic Review. My Life with Matisse By Sheila Wellehan I drink Matisse first thing in the morning. I breathe Matisse all day long. I eat Matisse in the evening. I dream Matisse midnight […]
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Mystery Photo for April 22
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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Auburn bacon and fondue restaurants spice things up with burlesque and comedy
Bacon and fondue were already a unique combination for two co-owned businesses in the same downtown Auburn building. But when the owners of Lava and House of Bacon added comedy shows, a bloody Mary bar, paint classes, princess parties and burlesque dancing to the two businesses, the duo offered up something unlike anything Maine has […]
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Mystery Photo for April 15
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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Darren Finnegan, Auburn’s mountainside brewer
Darren Finnegan is a snowboarder, a brewer and a man with a subtle-but-effective pitch. Hear from him about how the new Lost Valley Brewing Co. came to be. Name: Darren Finnegan Age: 47 Lives: Auburn How did you get your brewing start? I started brewing in the early ’90s when I was about 19. My college […]