Good morning. Can you believe it is already the first day of August? It seems summer, like all good things, passes far too quickly; and before you know it, the yellow buses will be back on the road and the pace of life will change again. But we have one more month to enjoy the […]

Many people leave their doctor’s office feeling, in a word, confused. Here are ways to improve your odds of grasping the facts: Write out questions in advance. Go into an appointment with a list of subjects or symptoms you want to cover. That way, you don’t have to waste any brainpower thinking about what else […]

For several years, The Walt Disney Co. has worked on an animated version of “Rapunzel,” the fairy tale about a beautiful, lonely girl with long hair who has been condemned to live in a high tower. But when the trailer hit theaters this month, the movie had been renamed “Tangled.” And Rapunzel was hardly seen. […]

Why is it that when you are watching television, the commercials come on at over twice the decibels that the show is on? It is so annoying that I now keep my finger on the “mute” button, always ready to mute the commercials whenever they come on. I realize that the advertisers want to grab […]

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 […]

Some people take donating to others seriously and do it all their lives. Patrick Bolduc takes donating seriously and saves lives. Well, saved “life,” technically. He’s saved one so far, but he plans on saving another one as soon as he can, with another donation. He promises he’s not giving everything away, and we won’t […]

I’m on the top deck of a ferry heading back to the Portland mainland, and the sun is setting behind the skyline. Beside me, 5-year-old Meredith Tierney-Fife is watching the boats come and go in Casco Bay. She is returning from a day on Peaks Island with her mother, Josie, and her sisters, 9-year-old twins […]

If the barbed wire’s a-rockin In Auburn, a woman was standing on a sidewalk and gazing up through binoculars at the county jail. Presumably, her lover was up there somewhere, standing before a slotted window and throwing intricate hand signs. Behold, the jailhouse version of cyber sex. It’s beautiful in its way. En garde! In […]

In a delicious twist on the regular St. Mary’s Farmers’ Market, last Wednesday a crowd gathered in the midday sun around a canopy shading an assortment of dishes from Mother India. Drawn in by the aromatic fragrance of exotic spices and multi-colored meals brought by head chef and manager Ginni Singh, people flocked to get […]