Stores may have begun decking their halls in early September, but for most of us, the holidays don’t really start until we begin Christmas decorating our own homes. (For me, that sometimes means Dec. 24) Decorations at Christmas can mean everything from hanging a simple wreath on your door to covering every surface — inside […]
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Sights Unseen: Dressed for drama at CLT
When entering the third floor of Great Falls Arts Center in Auburn, echoes of high school students changing classes can almost be heard in the now deserted and lockerless hallway. Classrooms still have blackboards on the walls, but instead of being packed with desks, they are now stuffed full of clothes — separated by gender, […]
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Face Time: Deborah Potter Cashman
Meet Deborah Potter Cashman. At first glance, you’d think she’s too cute to be a hard-nosed prosecutor. If you happen to be a criminal, you make that mistake at your own peril. Cashman has spent more than a decade trying to keep your family safe. As a prosecutor with the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office, […]
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Not your great-great-grandfather’s earmuffs
They’re all going to laugh at you Poor Chester Greenwood. The man invented the earmuff, one of the most enduring pieces of Americana of them all, and look what happened. There’s the Music Muff that turns your ear warmers into a stereo. There’s the Earpops, which dispense with the center band so the muffs themselves […]
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Twittering recipes: A foodie’s shorthand way of sharing delectable treasures
And in this latest Twitter update, Kris Vera-Phillips is having a “city roll” with spicy tuna and unagi from Miso on Broadway. The next day it’s a huge lunch at Jamie’s with @suzannephan: Lamb stew in a breadbowl. That’s to say Vera-Phillips’ Twitter feed comes with plenty of food-related posts, which are sent to some […]
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COLUMN: Talk of the town
Route 136 reopens This is big. Route 136 serves as a major corridor connecting Lewiston-Auburn with Freeport and other cities of economic importance. This connection is crucial to the vitality of our community as well as convenient for the hard-working men and women who use it to travel to and from their places of occupation. […]
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Query: Thanksgiving. Christmas. Boxing Day?!#@?!
Leave it to the crafty Canadians to wring another holiday out of their unwitting bosses with something called Boxing Day. What is it? What does it mean? And, most importantly, how can we get in on the action? Tell us, neighbors to the north and other Boxing Day devotees: What is so special about the […]
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Nightlife, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2010
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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Talk of the town
Miley Cyrus is 18 Okay, NOW you can send me those photos. Infested! Say what you want about Bummah Gurney, the creator of the film and song “The Dirty Lew.” The dude stays on top of the news. Now he’s got a new video out that chronicles (I use the term generously) the infestation of […]