Make a balanced salad A salad makes an easy side dish or main course. To get the most out of your salad, go heavy on the vegetables and light on the toppings and dressing. This recipe is for 1 serving, but you can increase the amounts as needed to share with your family. Follow the […]

It’s been a whole two weeks since “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened, so it’s about time we had another superhero multiverse movie. This one takes place in the DC Extended Universe, which means we’re sure to get some fun takes on Batman and Superman. It’s enough to make one forget that “The Flash” is even […]

The pets of the week are Cupid, Smokey, Zeus, and Khloe. Come check them out at Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Rd. in Farmington. Their hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Cupid is a four to six year old male. Cupid can be pretty reserved when he first gets to a […]

Thursday, June 29, is the first of a series of programs at the Weld Free Public Library for young folks this summer and is entitled “Friendship”. Please reserve your child’s spot to ensure enough materials are available for the crafts and refreshments by calling 585-2439. The Kids Summer Reading Program is from 10 a.m. to […]

Chicken and Penne Note: Get a grownup’s help with this recipe, which requires using the oven/stove. Prep time: 55 minutes What you need: 1 box whole-wheat penne pasta (14 ounces) 3 cups of raw broccoli florettes 3/4 cup of precooked chicken strips (4 ounces) 1/2 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded (2 ounces) 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded […]

Lion Lights: My Invention that Made Peace with Lions By Richard Turere with Shelly Pollock Illustrated by Sonia Possentini Lion Lights is a beautiful and inspirational Early Picture Biography, winning the Anzisha 2023 Children’s African Book Award, 2022’s Outstanding Science Teaching Book, and is a Maine Chickadee Award selection for 2024. Based on true events, […]

The alarmist and reactionary tone of a recent op-ed (Sun Journal May 20) about a solar bill in the state legislature (LD 1881) inspired us to spend some time figuring out whether this bill was going to end solar development, help solar development, or just confuse everyone. The bill, LD 1881, would require developers of […]

The pets of the week are Buffy and Bud. Come check them out at Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Rd. in Farmington. Their hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Buffy is a female Yellow Lab, and is three to four years old. Introducing Buffy, a delightful little lady with a mix […]

Tortilla Bowl Deluxe Note: Braeden Mannering of Delaware was invited to the White House because he won a national healthy recipe contest for creating this dairy-free recipe. (If you try this recipe, get a grownup’s help because it requires using a knife.) Prep time: 10 minutes What you need: 1 medium (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken […]

How wrong I was about 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” When I saw the first trailer, I remember groaning about starting a fourth big-screen Spider-Man continuity when we were still in the middle of the Tom Holland version, hadn’t had a proper conclusion for the Andrew Garfield version, and weren’t far enough removed from the […]