There were few correct entries for last week’s mystery photo. Those people who guessed correctly knew a lot about the former Maine Central Railroad speeder that is on display outside the Great Falls Model Railroad Club on Mill Street in New Auburn. The speeder was also known as a railway motor car, putt-putt, track-maintenance car, […]
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Ky. parents hiring drug-sniffing dog to search kids’ rooms
When James noticed that his teenage daughter had taken to spending time with a new group of friends and that there was an unsavory odor in her room, he became suspicious. The Kentucky father wondered if his 14-year-old daughter was using drugs, but he didn’t have any hard evidence to support his fears, he told […]
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Doc stops heart attack in process; stymies ‘widowmaker’
Blockage of artery down front of heartkills many people In my years as a prosecutor, I saw plenty of violence, including many deaths. Some were accidental, but some were the work of killers, even serial killers. I have always been fascinated by serial killers. How do they choose their victims? How is it that they can […]
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Undercover Recovery Team divers have the coolest jobs
Diving underneath the ice is not that much different than diving in open water, said Maine State Police Underwater Recovery Team Commander Matt Grant. “Working on the surface is what’s different,” said Grant. Grant was on the surface of Rangeley Lake last Wednesday with members of his dive team and members of other New England dive […]
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Mystery photo for March 6, 2016
Mystery photo for March 6, 2016 Last week’s mystery photo was not a mystery for many who responded that they have gone to church at what is now the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston for dozens of years, some as far back as they can remember. The photo is of the lights […]
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Why the word ‘foodie’ is terrible and needs to go away
In late 1984, The New York Times published a piece that was, at least indirectly, about a word I could do without. The story covered the release of ‘The Official Foodie Handbook’ by journalists Ann Barr and Paul Levy, which chronicled, among other things, the lives of food lovers around the world. They were food […]
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Tinder releases list of ‘hotest’ jobs
Tinder is built around the profile photo. You make snap judgments — aka left or right swipes — about someone based on their cute, kooky or creepy snapshots. But since the app started letting users include their jobs and education in November, daters are getting fuller pictures of their potential matches. Users who note their […]
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Picking genders could be the next big thing for emoji
According to the common emoji keyboard, women don’t run. Only men run. See? But that could soon change under a new draft proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the body that develops and maintains software standards for texts and characters. The document outlines a number of changes, including male, female and neutral gender options for many […]
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Let your boss to track your fitness — get an Apple Watch for $25
NEW YORK — You know you need to exercise more, but there’s always next week, or the week after. To entice you to stop procrastinating, your company or insurer might soon reward you for wearing a fitness device to track your steps, heart rate and more. For instance, in one program announced Wednesday, some workers […]
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Eats: Award-winning soup, chili and chowder
A few months ago, there were unexpected aromas in the air at Baxter Brewing Co. in Lewiston. Along with the smells of hearty stouts and malty lagers were the warm and comforting scents of soup, chili and chowder. Those smells explained why, despite the freezing cold air outside on that day, 150 people were gathered […]