DeCoster out of eggs I don’t want to freak anybody out. But isn’t that one of the seven signs of the apocalypse? I think the great Nostradamus said it best in the quatrain that states: “The grand empire will be quickly reduced when the last cackleberry is squeezed from the last chicken in the empire […]
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Reporter Query: Your ‘special’ ornaments
You know which ones we’re talking about. The Christmas ornament that, despite being unusual or tacky or aging or truly hideous, you MUST hang on your tree every year or it just wouldn’t be Christmas. The discolored wooden pickle said to have been made by a great-grandfather. The tattered Styrofoam ball with stickers all over […]
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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 Bearfoot, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland Karaoke, 8 p.m. […]
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Turkeys on ice prompted Maine author’s ‘Gobble Gobble’
Gorham children’s author-illustrator Cathryn Falwell is among those delighted the wild turkey is back in Maine. Falwell’s latest book, recently released by a national publisher, is called “Gobble, Gobble.” It stars the wild turkey. She’s a fan of nature and the wild turkey. “They eat ticks! I think that’s great,” Falwell said. Her book is […]
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Stuffed with wild turkeys: Efforts to restore the large bird to Maine have been wildly successful. A primer.
Today, Maine has lots of wild turkeys. They strut along roads, in woods and fields, through back yards, and scavenge for feed on Maine farms. Not long ago, however, there were none. Maine’s turkey tale goes like this: Native to the state, by the turn of the century they were hunted to extinction. Efforts to […]
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Eats: Chocolate! (Enough said.) The tried and true, and lots of spicy twists, are all available at Lewiston’s Maine Gourmet Chocolates.
As they say, good things come in chocolate . . . or something like that. Such sentiment could not be more evident than a visit to Maine Gourmet Chocolates at 5 Park St., Lewiston. Open for almost one full year, the shop is owned by Stephanie Bernatchez of Auburn. Her selection of home-made candies, specialty […]
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Face Time: Jake Holz — The man behind the running pillow
Two years ago, after moving to Maine on a bit of a whim, Jake Holz dressed as a beer bottle to run the Portland Trails’ “Trail to Ale” 10K. Later, he dressed as pie in honor of National Pie Day and ran all over his new hometown, Portland. When he was hired as a receiver […]
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Road trip: From Maine’s first Thanksgiving tradition to your next tradition
Thanksgiving is here again and for this road trip we’d like to first take you on a little historic voyage back into Maine history. The French were the first to make landfall in Maine, in the Bar Harbor area. That was in 1599, and they later moved on to Nova Scotia. But accounts indicate that […]
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Reporter Query: Do you do a cookie swap?
Share your cookie passion Do you take part in a big cookie swap each December? Do your family and friends say you bake the world’s best Christmas cookies? Or do you know someone who does? The Sun Journal would like to hear from you for an upcoming story. Please send an email to: [email protected] (subject […]