Tucked in the back of an office building on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, the work space Jim and his two full-time employees share is organized and efficient with monitors mounted on walls with dedicated workstations. On a recent day a half-dozen or so computers are split open, with wires and components unplugged or plugged into […]
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Eats: Energizing smoothies a blend of healthy foods and new tastes
Anyone feeling sluggish or perhaps a bit lethargic after the holidays? At this time of year, an energy boost might be the key, and I looked to Kendall Scott of Kendall Scott Wellness of Durham to show us how to increase our get-up-and-go. Instead of grasping for a candy bar or yet another cup 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 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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Face Time: Cross Wilkins and high-tech gamesmanship
This former Auburnite took a talent for art, his math smarts and the need to make a living and discovered an app-titude for making mobile apps for smartphones, tablets and the like. He has a new one coming out soon and another under way tied to an upcoming short film. Cross Wilkins on Martian Math, […]
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A farm yarn: Fill-in farmers get a knack for lovable, prankish alcapa
At Village Farm Alpacas in Waldoboro, there are many gates. There’s a gate holding in the males of the herd. There’s a gate that keeps the females in one place and a gate that separates the two groups. There’s a gate on one side of the barn and one on the other. There are gates […]
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Sights Unseen: Inside Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
Former Bates college professor Tom Moser left teaching in 1972 and started making one-of-a-kind furniture in an old Grange hall in New Gloucester, Maine. His wife, Mary, managed sales and finances, while their four sons trained as apprentices. The company’s official history gives a sense of the not-so-highly planned beginning: “There was no business plan, […]
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Gripes and Gushes
I sure wish we recycled more than one type of plastic in Auburn. Apparently Lewiston does. A friend was shocked at our bi-weekly schedule also. — Anonymous A music video station can play days of Christmas videos but no Halloween songs or videos in October. There is a wealth of Halloween music in all genres, […]
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Talk of the Town
Dissed? Got a call from Doreen Christ, a nice lady and a good sport who happens to own 6,000 campaign signs on my street alone. This in-limbo Ward 4 councilor wanted to let me know that her name is not Christ, as in Lord and Savior, but is actually Christ, which rhymes with mist. Or […]