When Wayne Gallant is not busy being sheriff of Oxford County, he can often be found volunteering at veteran events. Gallant, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War, said he volunteers because it’s important to recognize our veterans and the sacrifices they have made and continue to make. This Veterans Day, Gallant is […]
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Brussels sprouts get the sweet-and-sour treatment
When it comes to food, here are three of my favorite words, especially when they’re together: sweet and sour. What is it about this combination that is so appealing once it hits the palate? It just tastes, well, right. The latest Brussels sprouts recipe to join my weekly repertoire depends on this agrodolce, as the […]
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Face Time: Bookshop owner Erica Jed
NORWAY — For the last 12 years, Erica Jed has owned and operated Books N Things, a small bookstore located on Main Street in Norway sandwiched between the Happi Chicks Bake Shop and the Norway Opera House. After taking off nearly a decade from working in the medical field to raise her third child, Jed […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Jay Franzel. His most recent book is “Walking Track,” published by Moon Pie Press. Autumn, Deer Pond By Jay Franzel Still as knots on a fallen log, Turtles soaking the last September rays. Maples reflected in the shallow water: When did they turn […]
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Eats: Tea and cheerio at Bridgton's Clipper Merchant Tea House
The Tower of London, the basis of the high tea at the Clipper Merchant Tea House in Bridgton, features tea sandwiches, scones and petit fours. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Imagine hopping in your car in central/southern Maine and, in just over an hour, being in another country and another time. A place where people take a break […]
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Chocolate Lab's nose detects abnormal blood sugar
Slash the chocolate Lab jumped into Kate Rondelli’s bed in the middle of the night Tuesday, licking her face to wake her up. There was trouble. The dog led her to her son’s room, where Rondelli tested her 4-year-old’s blood sugar levels: Over 400 milligrams per deciliter, more than twice the maximum range desirable for […]
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The horror in Halifax
Wrecked homes on Campbell Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in December 1917. (Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management) For the first time, Nova Scotia’s annual Christmas tree gift to the city of Boston will make a thank-you stop in Maine to mark the tragedy’s centennial and Maine’s assistance. On a morning in Maine 100 years […]
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Mystery Photo for November 5, 23017
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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'True' cinnamon REALLY different?
Eating tree bark is often the punchline of some bad joke about a healthful diet. But we do it — collectively, to the tune of tens of millions of pounds a year. Odds are, you have some right in your pantry. It is cinnamon, of course — the best thing to come from tree bark […]
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Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul: A final offering
Julie-Ann Baumer inside Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Last Sunday, Oct. 22, was a beautiful autumn day. The temperatures were comfortable, the sun pleasantly warm and the sky bright blue. I cut a bouquet of late zinnias and rang the bronze bell […]