For Roger Vire, it’s become a ritual. Every Sunday morning, he and his wife, Patti, make an expedition from their home in Freeport to Benoit’s Bakery & Wine Cellar in Lisbon to pick up a bag of fresh doughnuts to take on their weekly visit to his parents’ house in Old Orchard Beach. The detour […]
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Face Time: Dan Marois, Murder and a meal
Dan Marois has been murderer and victim. Theatrically speaking. Marois has run Main Street Entertainment with his wife, Denise, for 20 years. One of the acting troupe’s popular offerings: Mystery for Hire, a traveling murder mystery dinner theater show that will come up on its 500th performance in 2013. Marco’s in Lewiston, Augusta’s Senator Inn […]
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Lisbon: Haunts a-plenty in this high-spirited town
LISBON – From downtown Main Street, the Worumbo Mill looms large in the background. It’s big, empty, eerie. Close by, Drapeau’s Costume, the largest costume shop in Maine, beckons Halloween-goers to come inside. A few doors down, in a back room of the Lisbon library are shelves of Stephen King books: “Carrie,” “Salem’s Lot,” “Pet […]
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Sights Unseen: Inside Maine Heritage Weavers
Many of the workers at Maine Heritage Weavers in Lewiston are doing the same work as their parents and grandparents, and some of them are using the same looms that have been producing quality blankets, bedspreads and other textiles since the early 1800s. Fred Lebel started working at Bates Mill when he got out of […]
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Togetherness, by the book: Clubs yield bonus for readers who share what they discover between the covers
If you’re like most people, the last time you read a book that was assigned to you and then discussed it with a large group was when you were in school. For most, not the fondest memories. For a growing number of people, though, doing just that is the definition of a good time. For […]
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Night Life Calendar for the Week of Oct.14
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 Paleface, 8:30 p.m., Flask Lounge, Portland Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Singles and Couples Country […]
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Fore Seasons Restaurant — A fair way to delicious
Less than 30 minutes from L-A, the Fore Seasons Restaurant at Turner Highlands Golf Course in Turner sits on a picturesque slope dotted with manicured gardens and views of distant mountain peaks. The public golf course opened in 1993 as a nine-holer, and in 1997 the second nine was added. Although the golf course closes […]
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Face Time: Arborist Matt Taylor — Felling trees for work and fun . . . chop-chop
Matt Taylor has been competing in woodcutting competitions since he was a student at the University of Maine. This year, he organized woodsmen’s day events at the Oxford County Fair and competed there and at 18 other fairs from Martha’s Vineyard to Presque Isle. Professionally, he’s a first class utility arborist, which qualifies him to […]
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Eats: Pro cyclist Ted King on feeding the fire
LEWISTON — This year’s Dempsey Challenge on Oct. 13-14, a two-day event that raises money for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, will feature thousands of runners, walkers and cyclists, including eight professional cyclists, who have already raised more than $800,000 for the cause. But amid all the activity and fundraising, one […]