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The great (scary) outdoors?
So, the weather is nice and it seems a good time to go outdoors for sun and fresh air. But what about the ticks and disease-carrying mosquitoes? What about the murder hornets everyone’s been talking about? What about lightning, quicksand, rabid foxes, sun stroke or bee swarms? Some people worry about bears. Others, snakes. Some, […]
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Eugenia Last, Sagittarius: Be upfront about your thoughts, intentions
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Missy Franklin, 25; Kenan Thompson, 42; Bono, 60; Donovan, 74. Happy Birthday: It’s time to backtrack, fix problems and turn negatives into positives. You’ll have the discipline, endurance and intelligence to make things happen as long as you channel your energy constructively instead of letting anger take over. It’s up […]
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Dear Abby: She needs to contact an attorney, promptly
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married more than 40 years, but we have lived separately in a house and guesthouse on jointly owned property for the last 10. We split bills and communicate only when necessary via text. I am somewhat afraid of him and try to distance myself from him and […]
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Mystery Photo for May 10, 2020
Guess correctly and have a chance to win a $20 Hannaford gift card.
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In a Word: Mainers’ distinct accent (is that you Tom Bosley?)
We Mainers don’t talk funny; it’s the rest of the country that talks funny. I think they make fun of our distinctive accent and unique vocabulary because they’re jealous of the fact that we get to live in the state where life really is the way it should be. For decades actors from away have […]
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A pinch of this, a sprinkle of that, and a whole lot of love . . . Remembering Mom in the kitchen
In honor of Mom, Mother’s Day is the perfect day to reminisce about her culinary skills and all the delicious foods she prepared for us over the years, often multiple times a day. Loaves of homemade bread, creamy fudge, versatile creton in the Quebecois tradition, warm cake topped with Maine blueberries, and hearty one-dish meals […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Now we have to worry about murder hornets?
Murder hornets! All right, dawgs. That’s it. I’m out. If you need me, I’ll be reporting from our bureau in northern Canada, close to the Arctic, where it’s too cold for any insect, let alone a gigantic, belligerent hornet with a three-inch stinger. I mean, seriously, 2020? It’s like somebody tapped into my own personal […]
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Face Time: Gary Dolloff — challenging his community to have fun and get creative
Gary Dolloff of Rumford has always found ways to give back to his community, and during this pandemic it’s no different.
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Dear Abby: Parties dominated by woman’s talking
DEAR ABBY: I am part of a couples group that gets together on a regular basis for dinner. The problem is one of the women takes over the conversation, and it becomes her monologue. She just won’t stop! She goes into minute detail about every aspect of her life for the last couple of weeks […]