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Meet Auburn’s ‘Queen of Halloween’
AUBURN — Up on Forest Avenue, there are a lot of skeletons in the historic William A. Robinson house these days. And witches. And ghouls. The Gothic revival home is spooked out with Halloween goblins, mirrors that tell visitors to “go back,” a Grim Reaper serving drinks in the dining room. There’s a Halloween Christmas […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Skunked, tagged out and blown away
A song that stinks You know your weekend is going to be awesome when the first email you reads begins: “Each day, like most people in the Lewiston-Auburn area, I wake up thinking, ‘What can I do to make Mark LaFlamme’s day better?” And then goes on to reveal a song about a skunk – […]
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Query: What are you collecting there?
Somewhere out the world at this very moment is a man fawning over his record-breaking collection of belly button lint. We’re not making this up. Graham Barker is his name, and he’s been collecting that gross fuzzy stuff for more than 30 years. There’s also a fellow who has collected upwards of 30,000 toenail clippings […]
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Eugenia Last, horoscope: Gemini: Surround yourself with energetic people
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sacha Baron Cohen, 48; Kate Walsh, 52; Kelly Preston, 57; Marie Osmond, 60. Happy Birthday: Set precise goals, but be willing to make changes as you forge into the future. Now is not the time for patience or procrastination, it’s the time to take action and make the most of […]
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Dear Abby: Revelation creates new reality for family
DEAR ABBY: I was happily married with three daughters until I found out I had fathered a son two years before I married my wife. The news was a shock to us all. That information was kept from me for 13 years, and my wife is having a hard time dealing with the situation. We […]
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Mystery photo for October 13, 2019
Guess where this is and have a chance to win a Hannaford gift card.
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Anna Momigliano: Things to know before using cloth diapers
Anna Momigliano Special to The Washington Post When my second daughter was born, my fiance and I started using cloth diapers for the most trivial of reasons: A couple we knew handed down to us a 10-piece kit of washable organic cotton diapers that, they told us, was “almost new” because they gave up on […]
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Christopher Elliott, Travel Navigator: To fight unfair damage fees, always take pictures
Christopher Elliott Special to The Washington Post I take pictures of everything when I travel. Not just the landmarks, the kids and the tacos we ordered from a San Antonio food truck. I shoot my car, my hotel room, even my vacation rental. When I arrive, I reflexively capture an image with my Pixel smartphone. […]
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Mark LaFlamme: I see the want to in your ears
The most important thing you’ll hear today Stop whatever you’re doing at once and take note. This is big news. I have a new favorite local pizza. I’ll give you a minute to argue with your wife about it over the breakfast table as you try to make a guess. Think you got it? Nice […]