Who does most of the chores around the house? A recent survey by Cozi.com, an online calendar for busy families, found that both men and women claim to do most of the work! * Women say they do 73 percent of the cooking, while men claim they do 48 percent. There must be lots of […]

Many moms are fulfilled with one or two children while others strive for five or six. However, there are some very special women who take on the task of adopting children into an already-large family. Meet Linda Sterling. “It wasn’t something Howard and I planned,” explained Sterling. “We had four children and then met little […]

It’s check-in time. Already. Weight loss and exercise are two of America’s top New Year’s resolutions. But according to one survey, only 64% of us are still sticking with it after four weeks — which means right about now. And unfortunately the percentage goes downhill fast from there. Is there any real harm? You bet. […]

Explosions, athletic underdogs, high body counts, excessive fist-fighting, deadpan sarcasm, well-done fantasy stories, conniving super-villains and hilarious drunken exploits are sure to draw your attention. If the main character has an amazing catchphrase, that’s even better. Here are 10 films (in order of release) that every man should own and love: Dirty Harry (1971) A […]

Cyndi Robbins is part of the history of Poland Spring Resort Poland Spring Resort has been a predominant part of Cyndi Robbins’ life for 40 years. Robbins, proprietress of the Poland Spring Resort, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Bill Seivert, was a salesman who specialized in plastics. This occupation took the Seivert family […]

AUBURN — If you guessed Gerard Desjardins has been on skis his entire life, you wouldn’t be far from wrong. The National Ski Patrol Senior Patroller, who turns 55 next month, first hit the slopes at Auburn’s Lost Valley ski area when he was just six years old. But Desjardins — known to all as […]

Walk out the kitchen door onto the deck, climb the stairs leading to a space above the garage and step into Richard Field’s imagination. To the left of the multi-room studio, one gazes upon walls covered with oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, including one of his wife, Mardi. Small, felt-tip pen/watercolor paintings of old Quebec run down the length of […]

Perhaps because of the popular A&E documentary series “Hoarders,” more and more people have grown aware of the problem of hoarding in recent years. Though nearly everyone can point to at least one person in their life who never seems to throw anything away, when such behavior becomes compulsive, chances are the person perpetrating the […]

Whatever your beer of choice, be it an 11% ABV (that’s Alcohol by Volume) Barrel-Aged Belgian like the Allagash Curieux or a 4.5% ABV macro-brewed Bud Light Lime, knowing a little bit more about the beer you drink is important knowledge. Even if the thought of becoming a full-fledged beer geek makes you cringe and […]