Meeting all your life-threatening needs A plan is afloat to put the Auburn cops and firefighters all together in one building. This would be like a public safety version of the TV show “Big Brother.” In spite of what you may think, police and firefighters are not very much alike. Police like to work on […]

You know what they say: You never forget your first. Ruminate over memories of your first car and you can almost smell it. You’ll recall the scent of the shag carpet, the fuzzy dice baking in the sun, the full can of upholstery cleanser used to scrub a stain after your best friend Rod threw […]

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 […]

Fairy tale or crime story? This is the Goldilocks of store robbers. The first heist produced bills that were too wrinkly. The second stick-up got him mostly coins. The third was okay, but the store clerk wasn’t exactly trembling and the cash bag smelled funny. By going for that “just right” robbery, our greedy friend […]

Every cook, being human, errs, bungles, botches, flubs and screws up in the kitchen once in a while. If you have not “caramelized” fruit in salt rather than sugar (hey, it looked like sugar!), you have not suffered the most embarrassing mistake made by one of our editors. But you have probably done something like […]

I totally agree with “anonymous” a few weeks ago who is fed up with drivers who turn on their “running lights” … It should be illegal. It’s like having two sets of headlights coming at you; it’s brighter than when someone has their hi-beams on. It’s the rule that you have to turn off the […]

Most Mainers are aware of the large Paul Bunyan statue located in Bangor, and now Babe the Blue Ox has joined him on the other side of the city, but did you know that Rumford is also home to a larger-than-life Bunyan and Babe? The Bangor Bunyan sports a plaid jacket and green trousers tucked […]

When they were juniors, Amy Yeung and best friend Katelyn Jacques started Hearts for Adolescents at Lewiston High School to raise awareness and money for homeless youth. Their next fundraiser is May 6 at Lewiston Middle School (6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., tickets $5 adults/$3 seniors and young kids). So far, money’s gone to buy […]