LEWISTON — Ray and Rachel Cote will be celebrating 55 years of marriage on June 20, 2019. The couple were high school sweethearts and married shortly after graduating from Lewiston High School. Ray worked in the family business for many years, Cote’s Dairy and also Cote’s Ice Cream. He later owned and operated College Street […]
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A paper carrier’s tale: Mayors, business owners, police officers — they all got their starts delivering the local paper
They became mayors and business owners, martial arts experts and police officers. And they all got their cold, snowy rainy, dog-snarling, fourth-floor-climbing, ultimately (mostly) rewarding starts delivering the local newspaper.
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Face Time: Toshio Hashimoto, mechanic and master mushroom grower
Toshio Hashimoto is a Rumford area mechanic, but his first love is growing mushrooms. Find out more about him below. Find out more about his mushrooms, deep-fried, at the Common Ground Fair.
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‘Bad dreams’ and ‘appreciation’ stay with former super carrier Sadie Landry
It’s been nearly three decades since Sadie Landry delivered a newspaper and yet there are still nights when the bad dreams come. “I’m out delivering and I can’t remember where the paper goes,” Landry says of those dreams. “I can’t remember who gets the paper and where it goes. I’m 41 years old and I […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Shelia Wellehan of Cape Elizabeth. It was first published in “The Fourth River.” Beach with No Name By Shelia Wellehan When you walk down rickety wood steps to the beach called Beach with No Name, you’re greeted by a headless flamingo who’s made of the palest […]
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Eugenia Last, Sagittarius: It’s important to know exactly what’s happening
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Natalie Portman, 38; Johnny Depp, 56; Aaron Sorkin, 58; Michael J. Fox, 58. Happy Birthday: A lifestyle change will help you put the past behind you. Moderation is encouraged when it comes to money and health matters. Learn from someone you admire or look to for advice; it will help […]
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Ramsay-Fournier — Hebert
GREENE — Cassandra Ramsay-Fournier and Charles Hebert Jr., both of Greene, announce their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Rebecca Fournier of Farmington and the late Jonathan Ramsay, formerly of Greene. She is a 2007 graduate of Mr. Blue High School and is now a patient registrant at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. […]
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Dear Abby: Getting out will be best first step
DEAR ABBY: Do you have any advice on how I can make friends with people my own age in my hometown? It’s a small college town. I recently graduated from the local university and still live at home with my parents. Most of the people I socialized with in school have moved back home after […]
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Christopher Elliott, Travel Navigator: Avoid these travel hacks for a smoother summer vacation
Christopher Elliott Special to The Washington Post Travel hackers are thought to be some of the world’s smartest travelers. But they may not be as smart as they think. Consider what happened to the Lufthansa passenger who tried one of the oldest travel tricks in the book, a strategy called “hidden city” ticketing. The passenger, […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Pam Burr Smith of Brunswick. Blackberry Books recently published her new collection “Near Stars: New and Selected Poems.” Morning Yoga Class By Pam Burr Smith The bowl rings four floors up from the Thai restaurant. We breathe and stretch in its sweet reaching smells. The morning […]