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Big whoop! Festival celebrates Maine’s official state treat
Break out those stretchy pants you packed away after Thanksgiving, and get to work building up that appetite; it’s almost time for the fourth annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival! In just a few weeks, the streets of Dover-Foxcroft will be teeming with Mainers and others in search of the ultimate sugar fix. Since the festival’s […]
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Nightlife Calendar
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 Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]
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Road Trip: ‘Raymondtown’ — Beauty, recreation and some big-name literary connections
Ahhhh Raymondtown! No, you won’t find it on a modern map, but the town — now the towns of Casco and Raymond — offers many reasons for a road trip, not the least of which is its interesting history and connections to some of the state’s greatest leaders and writers. In 1769, Capt. Joseph Dingley […]
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Eats: Farmers’ Gate Market — A meaty business in Wales
After the 15-minute drive out Route 202 to Wales, take a right onto Leeds Junction Road, and before you know it you’ll be at Farmers’ Gate Market — a full-scale butcher shop that offers fresh, locally grown, grass-fed and pasture-raised meats. Owners Ben Slayton and his wife, Erin Cinelli, opened Farmers’ Gate (formerly part of […]
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Nightlife Calendar
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 Maine Blues Society Appreciation Day, until 8 p.m., American Legion,Auburn Film: Jiro Dreams of Sushi, 6 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick […]
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Sights Unseen: Lewiston’s White Rock Distilleries
Inside White Rock Distilleries’ only location, in Lewiston, a vast network of stainless steel pipes snake their way from huge — up to 100,000 gallons — storage tanks outside, through multiple filtration systems and into smaller tanks where the vodka, rum and gin used in its products are flavored and sweetened. When demand is highest, […]
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Eats: Top of the Dog — Hot dogs with bacon, hash or jalapenos? Check, check and check.
LEWISTON — It’s an unconventional lunch story. Hot dog meets scrambled egg. Meets hash. Meets your mouth. Teresa Foster has a full menu of hot dogs and fixings that she describes as so weird they work. The Dirty South (hot dog meets pulled pork meets homemade slaw.) The Kraut Dog (hot dog meets sauerkraut meets […]
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Face Time: Stephen Sokol, doctor to the world
For years, Dr. Stephen Sokol split his time between Maine and developing nations. People needed medical care here, sure, but in Sierra Leone, children were dying in droves from diseases preventable in America; in Kenya people risked their lives every time they drank the water. Sokol couldn’t turn away. This summer, he’ll return to Kenya […]
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Applicants behaving badly: Local HR pros offer their hiring horror stories and advice on taking the chill out of your next job interview
We’ve all been there. It’s the day of the big job interview and you worry about everything. Does the belt match the shoes? Do your stockings have runs in them? Does your breath reek of last night’s margaritas even though you downed half a bottle of Scope on the drive over? Your nerves are jangled. […]