Obviously, I remember the moment when I officially became a mom. The thing is, as they were yanking a baby boy out of me, I was mildly distracted by the nurse on the phone who was calling for two units of blood to be brought up to the operating room that I had been rushed […]
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1935: Basilica and post office buildings rise in a busy year
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul In spite of economic hardship and adversity across the country, 1934 and 1935 were blockbuster years for new construction in Lewiston and Auburn. The area’s largest project was rising on the corner of Bartlett and Ash streets in Lewiston — Saints Peter and Paul Church, but other […]
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Stop “Fakebooking” kids photos and get real
Let’s be real. All of those pictures on social media showing perfectly coifed and smiling children are cute, but their connection to real life with kids is tenuous at best. Chances are most of those photos were made possible thanks to a bribe involving candy, or the promise that the kids could take off their […]
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Eats: What’s for dinner? Depends on what’s in the cupboard!
Strata, a savory and cheesy bread pudding, can be made in advance using stale bread and a couple cups of chopped meat and vegetables left over from other meals. I live over 10 miles from the nearest grocery store so I have a tendency to stock up when I’m in town. I never know when […]
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The rose window’s heavenly light
The rose window in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is framed by the pipes of the Casavant organ. Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Many Catholic churches around the world are renowned for their stunning rose windows. The three rose windows at Chartres Cathedral in France, for example, invite annual pilgrimages […]
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Face Time: Deb Webster and the ‘home school away from home’
NEWRY — Six years ago, Deb Webster decided to take the plunge into private education. After spending her early years as an educator teaching a variety of grade levels at various public schools throughout New England, she had two daughters, which prompted her to stop teaching and home-school them. As her children got older, Webster […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Carl Little of Somesville. He is the author of “Ocean Drinker: New and Selected Poems,” published by Deerbrook Editions. Pickerel Weed By Carl Little I know these, too, from the pond I skirted as a child, the green cake knives […]
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Mystery Photo for May 21, 2017
Mystery Photo for May 21, 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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Bliss Thru Shopping: Chicken envy
Full disclosure: We originally walked into the Tractor Supply Co. two weeks ago looking for a welcome mat. Instead we found a slew of 6-foot-tall metal roosters, their 6-inch-shorter girlfriends and child-size Batman gardening gloves and watering cans. So here we are. We’ve been to Tractor Supply before, when it first opened on Lisbon Street […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Les Simon of Jonesboro explores the relationship between memory and a sense of belonging. Belonging By Les Simon Here three years then (seventeen now), walking back from the Post Office, my neighbor picks me up brings me home, right into the […]