As the legend goes, acupuncture was discovered in ancient China when a group of soldiers were injured by flying arrows. Their bodies pierced and punctured, the soldiers took the time to note a strange thing: while the arrows themselves hurt like hell, they were suddenly freed of other afflictions that had been vexing them for […]

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 Thursday. 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 […]

The  building at 84 Lisbon St.  in Lewiston may finally get a facelift.  The top floors were believed to be a boarding house, but little more is known about that part of the structure which consists mostly of  small, one bedroom units packed together with a few nice touches.  From what is known, the first […]

Firestonehenge Deep in the woods behind Marden’s in Lewiston, close to the Androscoggin River, I rode up on a strange scene. There, at the edge of a dirt pit, four rimless tires standing upright in the proper front-and-rear configuration. From all angles, it appeared there should be a car atop those tires, but there was […]

Undeveloped bold coastline with granite cliffs dropping off into the Atlantic Ocean. Abandoned steam locomotives strangled by overgrowth in the middle of the wilderness. Majestic eagles soaring high above 20-foot tides that sweep in with such force you can hear the water rise. These are just some of the offerings of Maine’s State Park system. […]

Economics courses aren’t, generally, among the most popular of college classes. Unless you’re at Bates College and the person teaching them is James Hughes — this year’s winner of the college’s Ruth M. and Robert H. Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching. Name: James (Jim) Hughes Age: Sigh … 53 Hometown: Pittsburgh, Penn. Current town: […]

By Judy Hevrdejs Chicago Tribune College is on the horizon. And when you have three to five campuses you want to visit, how do you maximize those trips? Counselors say previsit preparation is important, from signing up for tours to coming up with questions. It also means assessing priorities. “You need to think about what […]

I have traveled throughout Maine in search of true Southern BBQ. A nearly impossible task I thought, until I had dinner at Riverfront Barbecue and Grille in Augusta. As I approached the door I was greeted with the sweet smell of hickory smoke. REAL hickory wood, not hickory in a bottle known as “liquid smoke.” […]

By Neil Wertheimer, editor-in-chief fresh HOME (www.freshhomemag.com) Of all the rooms under your roof, the kitchen is the one that is constantly undergoing major trend changes. One year granite countertops are all the rage, then the next year, concrete; one year linoleum tile makes a comeback, then the following it’s all about wood. What’s a […]