The singing gardener? Yes, and much more. As an agricultural and natural resource educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Tori Jackson is more than anything the local answer-woman for aggies bearing questions. And when she’s not dishing advice and singing the praises of the Extension? Read on. Name: Tori Lee Jackson Age: 33 […]
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Gripes and Gushes
Gripes and Gushes Put Gripes here. Is there something that really irks you? Something about your job, your family or the stuff you have to deal with every day? Share it. E-mail your peeves to [email protected] or mail them to Sun Journal, attn: b section, P.O. Box 4400, Lewiston, ME 04240, and we’ll print them […]
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Eats: Three One Cafe — Offering the tastes of Somalia
“People like ethnic food,” says Mahamed Mahamud. “They like to try different things, and different spices.” Owner of Three One Cafe on Lisbon Street since 2009, Mahamud starts each day at 5 a.m., beginning with a trip to Blackie’s Farm Stand in Auburn to pick up what he needs for fresh herbs and vegetables. Most […]
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Sights unseen: Auburn’s Masonic Temple
The windowless square brick building is rather unremarkable from the outside. It sits on Turner Street, silently keeping watch over Gracelawn Cemetery. “People drive by this building all the time and wonder what’s in here,” said Ken Richardson, secretary for the Rabonni Lodge and all of the Scottish Rite bodies. “It’s not a secret. You […]
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Domestic discord? From fridge camping to rolling the toilet paper the “wrong” way … it’s the little things they do that *&%# you off.
Chances are good that you annoy the hell out of Amy LeBlanc. Don’t take it personally – it’s just the things you DO. Putting the toilet paper on the roll so that it dispenses from the bottom. Shaking your wet hands and splattering the mirror after you wash up. Throwing dishes in the sink all […]
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Talk of the town
Go ask Alice Alice Cooper, that is, or his Lewiston doppelganger. Got a visit from the billion-dollar baby on Tuesday. Super nice guy, Alice. Very friendly and wise. A good time was had by all. I haven’t seen my puppy since the visit, though. I’m sure that’s just a coincidence. Visit my Facebook page if […]
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Irises: An irresistible garden ‘adventure’
Good morning! Well, we can’t deny it anymore. The ads for pick-your-own apples are everywhere as are the school buses. Fall is upon us and the end of gardening season is quickly arriving. Try to take a last, good shot at those weeds that have done so very well with all the rainfall. Early September […]
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Eats: True confessions: The tale of an innkeeper and her deceptively tasty shortcuts
Jan Barrett, owner of the Ware Street Inn in Lewiston, is coming clean. When it comes to cooking — whether for herself, overnight guests at her historic inn or for an occasional girlfriends get-together — she’s letting the cat out of the bag. Or in her words, she’s spillin’ the beans: Not all her cooking […]
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Talk of the town
Irene Like so many Irenes I’ve known, this one was a big girl who huffed and puffed a lot, but who turned out to be kind of fun if you don’t mind getting jostled a bit. Above it all And speaking of that day-after feeling, did you see how show-off Scott Thistle went up in […]