Gripes: Dear Mr. Gripes, A couple of things bother me. #1 Instructions on boxes written so small you can’t read them. And the modern pocket reading books are in the same small writing. #2 The younger under-65 generation that are not handicapped, who do not like walking as an exercise and using their good legs […]
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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 Rock My Soul, 4 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland Karaoke, […]
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Bag of Bones Stephen King’s haunted love story starts tonight on A&E. Spooked out refrigerator magnets and what not. I tell you what, friends. If I experienced one-tenth of that kind of haunting at my place, I’d be spending the rest of my life on your couch. So please make blankets and soft pillows available. […]
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King’s kingdom: Stephen King’s newest book again features the L-A area, and Frank Anicetti’s not complaining — except about King’s taste in soft drinks.
“Cross the tracks and you’ll be at the intersection of Main and Lisbon. After that, buddy, the world is yours.” Indeed. And this is why I’m all over downtown Lisbon Falls, wandering in the late-day shadow of the old Worumbo mill. I try this door and then that one. I measure the distance between Worumbo […]
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Face Time: Elizabeth Snyder — banking on some out-of-the-box ideas
likes being unique. She likes being creative and non-conforming. And she likes doing it all for a traditionally conservative industry. Snyder, 26, works as a marketing assistant for the Maine Family Federal Credit Union. It allows her creative side to flourish as she works on marketing, social media and other campaigns designed to engage people. […]
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50,000 Christmas cookies!?! Sweet madness is fueled by tradition, the joy of giving and friendship.
If music and love are universal languages, can cookies be far behind? Is a “galleta” in Seville or “koekje” in Amsterdam fundamentally different than a crisp Christmas pinwheel (or a sugary iced gingerbread treat) deftly prepared by Locke Mills resident Amy Chapman? Estimating over the years she has made more than 50,000 of the warm, […]
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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 Edie Carey, Jennifer Kimball, Rose Polenzani, 7 p.m., One Longfellow […]
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Ham to go Pigs run free in Turner. Clearly they heard a Hannaford is coming and they want no part of it. You think they want to end up on that cold shelf with the kielbasa and those creepy pork chops? Good thing we had staffer Russ DillingHAM around to photograph the event. (I have […]