Maybe it was a shiny new bicycle, with a bulbous red horn and multi-colored tassels hanging majestically from the handlebars. Perhaps it was as simple as a classic Jack-in-the-Box or as heavy as a diamond ring and a promise from your beloved. Almost everybody remembers with special fondness a particular Christmas gift from holidays past […]
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Night Life Calendar for the Week of November 18
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 Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Open Mic Blues Jam hosted by The 501 Blues Band, […]
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Let us give thanks for what we are about to receive
It ought to be the simplest holiday of them all. Everything is predetermined, after all, from the oven temperature to seating arrangements. You know that bowls of nuts and dip need to go out a few hours before dinnertime. You know when the parade is on and what time it finishes. You know who is […]
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David Cote — Keeping the county’s facilities in a good state
AUBURN — For almost a decade, David Cote has worked behind the scenes at the Androscoggin County Courthouse and Jail, helping to keep the aging, 155-year-old building and the younger jail facility operating. The Sun Journal wanted to hear more from the guy who knows the worn seat of Androscoggin County government like no one […]
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Bourgeois Guitars makes works of art that make music
Tucked away in a back corner of the Roy Continental Mill, one would never suspect there is a world-famous guitar maker hiding in Lewiston, Maine. There, luthiers meticulously construct guitars to the exacting standards of founder and Maine native Dana Bourgeois. The instruments are considered to be not only high-quality musical instruments, but works of […]
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Eats: Breaking the rules — Give thanks this season to the multitude of wine and food pairings
You’re the host of an upcoming dinner party, and you have everything finalized except for one thing, the wine list. Naturally, you’ll pair your salmon with white wine, right? That’s what you’ve always heard, anyway, and as the host you want to impress your guests. So, what if you were told that salmon could be […]
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Inside Labadie’s Bakery in Lewiston
Labadie’s Bakery has its regulars. “A couple of doughnuts and a cup of coffee and then they start their day,” said Greg Abbott as he cut pastries from dough made that morning. “Everybody has their little addiction. Some are addicted to coming here,” said Abbott. In between dipping chocolate-frosted doughnuts, Dawn Emond waited on her customers. […]
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Eats: A recipe for kickin’ cancer . . . in the kitchen
The jury’s still out: After spending a couple of weeks with the recently published “Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen,” I have yet to decide if the best part of the book is the 100-plus health-inducing recipes or the awesome text — an inspirational and encouraging mix of stories, advice and the poignant telling of the […]
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Gripes and Gushes
Gushes The salesman at a local home improvement store who went above and beyond for us and found us a product to solve our problem. — Anonymous Gripes My gripe is the use of the term “leaf peepers.” People don’t come to Maine to see a leaf. They come to see trees and hillsides of […]