Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by former Portland Poet Laureate Martin Steingesser expresses wonderful longing to fully inhabit the moment and, hence, appreciate the beauty that surrounds us wherever we are in Maine. The Gift East End Beach, Portland By Martin Steingesser Stop awhile, here at water’s edge, […]
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Eats: Great holiday eating: There’s an app for that!
Whether you’re hosting a holiday party or bringing nibbles to share, appetizers always seem to be a crowd pleaser — especially when you are satisfying hungry guests with the likes of smoked salmon, bruschetta or an antipasto platter. Cindy Gelinas of Raymond is a volunteer cooking instructor who loves to entertain during the season when […]
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Brass grills and the 13-year-old who helped make them
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul In 1936, Ray Legendre was a 13-year-old living in New Auburn, attending classes at St. Louis School and spending all of his free time after school and on Saturdays and holidays at Enterprise Foundry in Lewiston, which was owned by his father, Cyrille. “I was in there […]
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Face time: Brenda Gammon — educator, wife, mother, doctor
Brenda Gammon promised her father-in-law she would keep going to school until he could call her “doctor.” In December 2016, that promise will become a reality; Brenda will receive her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Maine. Considering her humble beginnings as a high school dropout at age 16, reaching the educational milestone […]
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Mystery Photo for December 4, 2016
Several people called to say that last week’s Mystery Photo was of the statue just off Campus Avenue in Lewiston in a small courtyard next to St Mary’s Residences, formerly known as St. Marguerite d’Youville Pavilion. The winner, Sister Lorraine Pomerleau, recognized it immediately since “I can see it out my window,” she said. One […]
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Zachary Fowler: ‘Alone’ in Patagonia
He’s got wilderness survival down cold. But was the Mainer good enough to win the $500,000 prize? He tells us what he can . . . for now. Zachary Fowler is a self-employed boat builder who lives in a remote Maine yurt with his wife and two daughters and he’s getting ready to meet America. […]
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Chandeliers shed more than light
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Twelve bronze chandeliers — six on each side of the long nave — suspend on 30-foot-long chains from the double-barreled ceiling in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, warmly illuminating the rich yellows and browns of its beautiful interior. Each chandelier weighs a half-ton, and together […]
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Mystery Photo for November 27, 2016
Mystery Photo for November 27, 2016 Last week’s Mystery Photo includes the inscription on the memorial bench in the David Rancourt River Preserve along the banks of the Androscoggin River in Lewiston. The 14-acre preserve is owned by the Androscoggin Land Trust and is part of the Androscoggin Greenway. The serene walking path features several […]
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Dogs may remember more than we thought
Your dog is watching you very carefully and remembers what you do Do you remember what you did last year on Thanksgiving? If so, that’s your episodic memory at work — you’re remembering an experience that happened at a particular time, in a particular place, maybe with particular people, and probably involving particular emotions.Humans have […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Kevin Sweeney tenderly explores a couple revisiting the towns, landscapes and people the wife grew up with. What’s most moving is the longing to return to places which one knows are so changed — or gone — and where one may never again […]