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Bliss Thru Shopping: All aflutter

Bag Lady and Shopping Siren are having a glitter and feathers emergency. Odds are, you, too, may be facing a similar bedazzling crisis.* * We’re looking at you, Mark LaFlamme. Or, you may have little guys to keep entertained for 13 more loooong days ’til school starts. Either way, everyone wins! This week, Bag Lady […]

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Poland rider finishes Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race

KHANGAL NUUR, Mongolia — Amanda Charlton Herbert, 26, from Poland, has finished the longest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby — a test of horsemanship and survival skills. The derby, which is roughly 1,000 kilometers or 620 miles, started near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, April 9. At 6:05 p.m. local time on Thursday, […]

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Last week's Mystery Photo with winner named

We had lots of correct answers for last week’s mystery photo of the statue of Saint Marguerite d’Youville that is located on the corner of the former Marcotte Home, or Maison Marcotte, now called St. Mary’s Residences, located across from Saint Mary’s Hospital on Campus Avenue in Lewiston. Saint Marguerite was a French Canadian widow […]

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What do authors read to their own kids?

Reading picture books aloud is a tradition in many homes. The other tradition? Kids who pick out the same books over and over again. Sometimes, we need a recommendation or two to mix it up. Here, we asked best-selling authors and illustrators to tell us what they like or liked to read to their young […]

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Bean recipes: From side dishes to pizza!

In honor of B&M Baked Bean’s 150th anniversary, we offer three bean-friendly recipes courtesy of B&M’s Facebook page and Gary Henault from Auburn who is so committed to a good batch of beans that he and friends dug and built a three-feet-deep brick oven in his backyard. B&M’s Mexican pizza Ingredients: 1 can B&M Original […]

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Eats — Open: A new 'Frank's,' with its own moxie

Thirty years ago, an errant spark lit up Lisbon’s Worumbo Mill. The sprawling red brick structure and its decorative spires had graced the town’s eastern gateway for over 100 years, greeting visitors and reminding locals of their deep roots along the river and their history of hard work. After the fire, gossip at the “Moxie […]

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The Dominican medallions

Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul This past Tuesday, Aug. 8, was the feast day of Saint Dominic. Dominic established the Dominican order by the authority of Pope Honorius III in 1216, he was canonized as a saint in 1234, and the Order of Preachers remains active around the world today more than […]