Mystery photo for April 14, 2013
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Going green on the deep blue sea: This former Auburn sailor has swapped his diesel for batteries in his wind-powered lobster boat.
Those days are gone, with a lone Friendship sloop named the Sarah Mead as the only known exception. Rescued from disuse and neglect by father-son team Randy and Nate Jones in 2006, the Sarah Mead took to the ocean once more to charter guests and, yes, haul traps — the last boat to do so […]
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Travis Dow — Always something cookin’
Name: Travis Dow Age: 32 Hometown: Auburn Married: Yes, wife Kathy Dow Wife’s favorite name for you? Well, I don’t think profanity should be printed in the paper, so I’ll give you her second favorite name for me: Honey. Right now, we know you’re very busy putting the Maine Home Show together, which is coming […]
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Eats: Dunham Farm
From her dedicated gluten-free commercial kitchen at the Dunham family farm in Greenwood, Suzanne Dunham bakes up loaves of fresh bread and sandwich wraps, pizza crusts, pancake mixes and batches of gluten-free granola. The granola — made with gluten-free oats, nuts and slivers of toasted coconut — is sweetened with the Dunham Farm’s own maple […]
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Sights Unseen: Crazy Horse Racing
Crazy Horse Racing has the pedal to the floor. “From now until October, it’s like Christmas morning,” said Judy Green. “You never know what’s going to show up at your dooryard,” said the co-owner of the South Paris-based race car shop. Oxford Plains Speedway is 8 miles up the road and opening day is a […]
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Night life calendar for the week of April 7
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 Monday. Tonight Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardee, 7 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Open […]
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Infab Refractories — Excelling in a hot market
Infab Refractories Inc. is a descendant of Eastern Refractories Co, which opened a branch office in Lewiston on Holland Street in the 1940s. The Lewiston satellite was located strategically with a rail siding, for delivery of the refractory firebricks needed to service the boilers of various power plants, paper mills and manufacturing plants. The company […]
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Eats: Pure Thai Kitchen
More than a decade ago, Nunnapat “Pat” Vatanasangpun left Bangkok for New York City, bringing with her the culinary skills she learned from the many years she spent in the kitchen with her mother. “My mother is a good cook,” she says with a thick accent, and “she gave me her special recipes.” During the […]
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Facetime: Michael Malloy — Stepping up community engagement in L-A
If you’ve noticed an influx of new and interested faces — all under 40 — popping up at your agency, business or board meeting, you have Michael Malloy to thank. The Auburn attorney, who practices business, regulatory and municipal law, is the 2012-13 chair of YPLAA (Young Professionals of the Lewiston-Auburn Area) and responsible for […]