LEWISTON — Matthew Poulin has packed a whole lot into three post-high-school years. He’s a coach. He’s a college student. He’s a loan officer, and has been since age 18. “One of the biggest advantages that I’ve had, I look a little older than I am,” said Poulin, 20. “I enjoy working with people one-on-one […]
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Abby Dix: Teaching the next generation
LEWISTON — After graduating from Lewiston High School in 2005, Abby Dix went off to college to study advertising and journalism. She worked summers as a camp counselor for Auburn rec and that ended up changing everything. “My heart was with the kids,” said Dix, 30, who returned to school and switched her major to […]
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The present will always be rooted in the past
Is it possible to pour the entire well of American garden history into 10 glass cases? Probably not, but the Smithsonian has made a valiant effort with a new exhibition at the American History Museum. Grouped more by theme than chronology, “Cultivating America’s Gardens” is modest in size but not in scope. It gives a […]
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Louis Malo: Builder of the Basilica
Another article dated Aug. 18, 1928, featured information about the soon-to-be-built Saints Peter and Paul Church. The plans proposed by the Boston architects O’Connell and Shaw had recently been accepted. It was almost seven years before construction on what would later become the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul began in earnest, also under the […]
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Magical earth: It’s not too late to get growing
While many people try to get their vegetable garden planted by Memorial Day, if any of you haven’t had a chance yet, it’s still not too late. Over the years, I have started many plants inside in March, but except for tomatoes and a few others, those started inside or direct seeded seem to produce […]
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Cancer awareness color is gold
A story published on Page B3 on Sunday, May 28, should have said that Tabaitha Steward of Bethel is raising awareness about childhood cancer, which is represented by the color gold, in honor of her daughter Hailey. It was an editing error.
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Mystery Photo for May 28, 2017
Mystery Photo for May 28, 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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Face Time: Tabaitha Steward — mom on a mission
Tabaitha Steward is a mother first before anything else, and right now she’s waging a battle that every mother fears: cancer. Her daughter, Hailey, who is 10 years old, has been fighting leukemia since she was 5. At the same time, her mother is fighting for change through Hailey Hugs, a nonprofit created by the […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Duane Pierson of Portland. His most recent book is “Melange” by Integratis Publishing. Reverie by Maine’s Rocky Coast By Duane Pierson on pondering what has been long pondered the significance of redoing the obvious seeking profundity where countless predecessors did […]
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2016: Warm, dry and prone to extremes
With Memorial Day weekend here and the promise of summer in the wind, we offer a flurry of weather highlights from 2016. Will 2017 be as hot, as dry and as extreme as 2016? The year was certainly one for the record books, being the fourth warmest year on record and the driest in 12 […]