Mystery Photo for March 12, 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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Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The role of the sanctus bells The sanctus bells, or sanctuary chimes, are the bells used during the process of Mass. The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul’s three-tiered sanctus bells may look familiar to parishioners of St. Patrick’s Church as they were rung at that church until it closed on Oct. 28, 2009. The […]
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Magical earth: Indoor seedling season is upon us!
As I look out toward my snow-covered garden, I wonder whether it will ever be ready to plant. I think about this every year, and I know that in another eight to 10 weeks, the soles of my feet will be dark brown from walking through the soil, and my muscles sore from creating all […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by James McKenna of Hallowell describes the Tuesday before Lenten season begins, when one traditionally observed a day of repentance before the fasting required by Lent. Shrove Tuesday Dinners By James McKenna Each year on this Tuesday Mom made magic pancakes. We’d […]
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Coffee complexities: Have we gone too farruccino?
Somewhere, at some point in time, an unknown person walked into a Starbucks coffee shop and placed the following order: “I would like a double ristretto venti half-soy nonfat decaf organic chocolate brownie iced vanilla double-shot gingerbread frappuccino with foam whipped cream upside down double blended, one sweet’n low and one nutrasweet. Light ice, please.” […]
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Mystery photo for March 5
Mystery Photo for March 5, 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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Centuries-old practice still teaching botanists new things
WASHINGTON — A few weeks ago, visiting a rare book library, I came across a volume of pressed plants and was particularly struck by a specimen of primrose. It was mounted by a German botanist in the 1590s. Later I visited the office of Laurence J. Dorr, who heads the Department of Botany at the […]
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Good deeds shouldn't hurt at tax time
It’s tax season. It happens at the same time every year, and yet for a lot of people, it feels like a surprise. One of the most challenging tasks, especially for a couple filing jointly, is keeping track of charitable donations. So even as you’re gathering all of your 2016 tax documents throughout the next […]
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Butter or olive oil? Eggs or no? Chewing on the myths
Nutrition can be confusing. Fad diets make headline news, and we’re bombarded with flip-flopping reports about what to eat. The constant changes can make it tricky to plan a nutritious diet. To separate fact from fiction, a panel of physicians and researchers did a deep dive into the nutritional science, and Monday they published their […]
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Sushi doughnuts. Seriously.
First there was latte art, then Cronuts, ramen burgers, sushi burritos, rainbow food and rolled ice cream. Now, the latest hyper-visual Frankenfood to take over your Instagram account: Sushi doughnuts. “I’m aware that it’s not the most practical way to eat sushi,” says Sam Murphy, 24. The Melbourne-based vegan cookbook author says she invented the […]