Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Doug Woodsum. His most recent book is “The Lawns of Lobstermen,” published by Moon Pie Press. Bee Transport By Doug Woodsum Not flying, but hovering and buzzing, hundreds of bees form a fringe of humming in the blossom-laden apple tree: […]
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Mystery Photo for July 9, 2017
Mystery photo for July 9, 2017. 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 […]
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Eats: Celebrating family at Turner's new Terry & Maxine's
TURNER – Family traditions go a long way when it comes to Terry & Maxine’s. Located in the old Chick-A-Dee building on Route 4, Terry & Maxine’s opened its doors on May 9 and its owners say it is here to stay. The restaurant serves homemade breakfast and lunch, and has recently added an ice […]
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The beautiful, solemn Dominican choir
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Gail Gregoire Lawrence was a student at St. Peter’s School in the 1960s and remembers the regular walks from Bates Street to what was then Saints Peter and Paul church. She remembers polished marble and sparkling chandeliers; she counted the jewel-like colors in the glittering glass windows. […]
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Face Time: Frankie Del Duca — from local track star to Olympic hopeful
Since his early days in elementary school and even before that, Frankie Del Duca showed amazing athletic abilities. At Telstar Regional High School in 2009, he set school records in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter dashes, as well as the long jump and triple jump, that have yet to be broken. In […]
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At least Gchat let us pretend we were working
Gchat was born the day after Hurricane Katrina: Aug. 24, 2005. The latter made landfall in Louisiana a few days later, thrashed cities and killed people and became shorthand for catastrophe and folly. Gchat gathered strength, swamped our workdays, tightened our connections but eroded our relationships. Recently, there were months of ominous warnings from Google, […]
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Anheuser-Busch makes a lot of 'craft beer'
Here’s how to spot the REAL craft beers As Big Beer has snapped up craft breweries, it’s grown harder to tell who the true indies are. But a new industry effort hopes to clear up the confusion by declaring their ownership right on the bottle. More than 800 breweries — including Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada […]
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Gardner recounts life at Japanese pruning boot camp
Deft pruning will make a plant more handsome but is done principally for practical reasons — to establish a strong single leader, to remove rubbing branches or to repair damage, for example. In Japan, pruning is a near-sacred art practiced by skilled gardeners who can spend as long as 15 years in a formal apprenticeship. […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Steve Luttrell of Portland who is managing editor of The Cafe Review. A Comfortable Fog By Steve Luttrell Fog and Lilac blend to send a salty-sweet aroma over where the bay begins, to where I stand […]
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Bald eagles feed hawk — proof parenting makes you crazy
Sometime in late May, a pair of bald eagles in British Columbia’s Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary snatched up two red-tailed hawk chicks and brought them back to their nest — alive. One of those hawklets became a meal. The other became a legend. You see, some act of fate stayed Mom and Dad Eagles’ […]