Broccoli Pasta Shells What could be more festive and bright than GREEN pasta. This easy blender pesto will brighten up your meal. Feel free to add shrimp, or leftover slices of chicken or turkey for extra protein. Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 head of broccoli, chopped into florets 1 garlic clove, unpeeled 2 tbsp olive oil […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
All of the critters and caregivers at Responsible Pet Care wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays. They are truly grateful for the help and support the community has given them throughout these difficult days of the pandemic. The donations of food and money the shelter received has supplemented the loss of […]
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Movie Review: Fatman
In “Fatman,” Mel Gibson plays Santa Claus on steroids. He actually does say that he’s on steroids at one point, but I mean it as more of an attitude thing. This Santa spends the better part of his days drinking, smoking cigars, and working out – chopping firewood and beating the stuffing out of punching […]
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Healthy cooking for the whole family
Pork Casserole for slow cooker or Dutch Oven Start this one early in the day, your house is going to smell great and dinner will be done when you are ready to eat! Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1½ lbs pork shoulder steaks, cut into large chunks 1 onion, chopped 1 leek, chopped 1 carrot, […]
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Norway Historical Society
How many people prefer to get into a warm bed on a cold winter night? The question is rhetorical, no need to raise your hand and wave, especially if you are reading this in a public place. (We wouldn’t want those around you to think you were summoning the mothership for a return to […]
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Movie Review: ‘Kajillionaire’
The characters at the heart of writer/director Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire” are not as interesting as July thinks they are, but they do raise an interesting question: how have these people managed to survive for so long when they are complete idiots? There are parallels between the downtrodden “Kajillionaire” family and the one from Bong Joon-ho’s […]
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Energy Matters: Grid and bear it?
Some people are born scientists: when they were lying on the backseat of the station wagon on family trips, gazing up at the rhythmic rise and dip of the overhead wires, they wanted to know how they worked, what they were for, where they were going. Others are born to be English majors: they used […]
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Tree Talk: What happens to trees in the winter?
Trees dominate the landscape in the northeast region. The New England and New York region is the most heavily forested (by percentage of area) area in the country. Maine is first and New Hampshire is second. So, what do all those trees do in the winter? They freeze for one thing – or, partially […]
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Movie Review: The Broken Hearts Gallery
Without access to a theater this weekend, I resigned myself to watching “The Broken Hearts Gallery” On Demand. This is a movie I would have reviewed back in September had the theaters in NYC been open. It turns out that the movie is a better fit for On Demand than it ever was for theaters. […]