BUCKFIELD — Denise Reehl heard the teachers’ warnings. “Watch out for these two,” they’d tell Reehl, who showed up at Buckfield High School to help the kids put on a play. “They’re always acting out in class. They won’t sit still for five minutes.” Reehl ignored the teachers and gave the boys each a spotlight. […]
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Nightlife Calendar for the Week of October 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 Leaving Eden, 8 p.m., Club Texas, Auburn Ballet: La Sylphide, 7 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, […]
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Face Time with Brandon Pelletier
When the new Kevin James movie “Here Comes the Boom” opens on Oct. 12, a local face will likely join the comedian on the screen. Brandon Pelletier, an aspiring actor from Auburn, found work as an extra on the film, which is set in the world of mixed martial arts competition. The Sun Journal wanted […]
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Pumped up! Create some fun harvest displays using pumpkins, gourds, colorful flowers, purple kale, millet and corn stalks
Good morning! Well, there is no way around it. All the color has moved to the trees and out of our gardens. Another gardening season is over, but there are still some fun activities to do outdoors on these crisp fall days with blue skies. And, if you have the energy, some chores as well. […]
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Eat, Drink and be Scary
It’s that time again – when the ghosts, ghouls and goblins all come out to give us a fright night we won’t soon forget . . . and free candy. But do you know where the tradition of Halloween came from? It’s over 2,000 years old and based on the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain […]
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Eats: Say cheese! The offerings from Spring Day Creamery in Durham are the picture of local, handmade and fresh.
One small nibble and I was intrigued. With the next small nibble, I was hooked. Sarah Spring, cheese maker and owner of Spring Day Creamery in Durham, had just unpacked her wares at her first winter market in Lewiston. I left quite happily — a new customer with marinated cheese curds and a small tub […]
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Night Life Calendar for the Week of September 30
Body 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 [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight The Big Lenny Breau Music Show, 7:30 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance, Portland Family Reunion with Brian Thompson and Sam Lee, […]
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Good gourd! Quest for a bigger pumpkin includes smashed cars, round boats, broken records
Charles M. Schulz may be gone, but the Great Pumpkin lives on, right here in Maine. Sabattus couple David and Carol Gott have been growing giant pumpkins and squashes in their backyard for the last five years. They started after David grew one at work one year. When Carol saw it, she said to herself, […]