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Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
Are Maine summers losing their magic? | Column
Heat waves, shark sightings, tickborne illnesses and poor air quality have taken the shine off what’s supposed to be our most glorious season.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Watch swimmers splash their way through summer in Kennedy Park pool
People cool off in Lewiston’s public swimming pool Tuesday afternoon.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
These raspberries will get your mouth watering as peak picking season hits stride
Raspberry and flower picking in Mechanic Falls.
Posted inbPlus, sj-web
Eats: Hold on to summer with these fruit soups
These three examples of fruit soup offer a welcome, and decidedly different, addition to dinner. (Karen Schneider photo) Cold soups are the perfect beginning or ending to those sweet September picnics, barbecues, fancy company dinners on the deck, or just when you’ve become Desperate for Something Different. Recently, I made three fruit soups in my […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Chocolate Church announces concerts, camp
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present its Summer Saturday Concert Series at 6 p.m. in the Bath waterfront park on Commercial Street. Concerts begin July 7 and continue Saturdays until Aug. 25. For students in grades 5 to 9 there will be a three-week Summer Theatre Camp beginning July 30 at the […]
Posted inbPlus, sj-web
Road Trip Quiz: How much do you know about Maine?
Pack your bags! The Sun Journal’s 6th annual Summer Road Trip Quiz is ready to depart. It’s that time of year again! Time to fill your brains with trivia and take in sweet Maine-related sights while learning about long-forgotten battles, all-knowing lobsters and whether or not Maine has ties to Freddy Krueger and “A Nightmare […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Summer services set at West Sumner Universalist Church
SUMNER — The West Sumner Universalist Society will hold its first summer service July 8 with Marilyn Hammond. The church is on Main Street, about half a mile from Pleasant Pond. A christening service will be held July 29 by Rev. Scott Jones. The seventh annual “Whatever Sale” for the benefit of the church will […]
Posted inFranklin
Mud, mud, kids love mud
Daric Decker, 11, of New Sharon washes his feet after playing Monday on muddy Hippach Field in Farmington during Farmington Recreation Department’s day camp. His sister, Aliza, 10, rinses her hands. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Farmington library announces summer reading program
FARMINGTON — Reading Rocks, the summer reading program at Farmington Public Library, 117 Academy St., will through Saturday, Aug. 4. Readers of all ages will read and keep a record of their progress in order to qualify for prizes donated by local businesses. A library card is not required to participate. However, all Regional School […]