Randy Autrey has fought fires. He’s flown airplanes. He once built a hovercraft with his wife. So what earns the undying passion of a man who already has big hobbies and fast toys? Floating serenely above the treetops. Autrey flies powered parachutes — those things that look like motorized lawn chairs attached to a canopy […]
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Eats: What’s the buzz? Honey in the kitchen
Since local apple trees blossomed in early May, a nearly invisible — yet truly golden — harvest has been under way: honey! To get a few tips about cooking with honey, I reached out to Tony Batchelder, a commercial beekeeper of Buckfield, who is otherwise known as the “Tony” of Tony’s Honey fame. Tony harvested […]
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Facetime: Mike Laliberte — firefighting Zumba master
We’re not saying that Mike Laliberte dances his way across Lewiston, fighting fires and spreading the word about fun and fitness. But if we were saying that, it wouldn’t be an outright lie. A Lewiston firefighter, Laliberte is also deeply entrenched in the hip-shaking, butt-griding world of Zumba, the dancer-cise craze that’s sweeping the land. […]
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Nightlife Calendar for the week of Sept. 23
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: Move to Move, 7 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Singles and […]
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Vegetable garden: Even a ‘fair’ bounty is worth celebrating
How did your garden grow this year? Every year is different, that’s for sure, and vegetable garden 2012 was somewhere in the middle of fair and good. Some blame the unusually warm temps in March, the heavy rains in May and very little moisture during the prime growing season in late June and July. At […]
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Reef madness: Fabric coral reef to take shape at Fryeburg Fair
When the Fryeburg Fair opens next Sunday, Sept. 30, the fairground’s Fiber Center will be overflowing with brain corals, sea sponges, polyps, jellyfish, seahorses, giant clams, anemones, stingrays, sea urchins and more, all crocheted, knitted or needle felted by crafters from throughout the state and beyond. Gale Bellew, who has served as superintendent of the […]
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Face time: Tony Leavitt — Turner farm boy soars with NASA
Tony Leavitt — yes, of the Turner Leavitts — could have stayed in town and added to the family legacy, which goes back more than 200 years. In fact, to be fair, he did: raised in Turner, a sports standout, he came back from college and farmed some family land for 10 years and then […]
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Night Life Calendar for the Week of Sept. 16
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 Film: To Rome With Love, 5 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, […]