From the classics to cutting edge, the LaVerdiere brothers are pulling in diners with their locally sourced offerings. Portland, Portland, Portland. It’s Maine’s holy city of food and restaurants. Bon Appetit magazine named it 2018’s “Restaurant City of the Year.” If you’re one of the huddled masses living outside the boundaries of this food mecca, […]
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Face Time: Claire Starnes and the untold stories of women veterans
Claire Starnes, a Vietnam War veteran and New Hampshire woman who was born and raised in Maine and went to the Twin Cities’ St. Dominic High School, is wrapping up a statewide tour behind a book she helped write with other female veterans. The book, “Women Vietnam Veterans: Our Untold Stories,” recounts the experiences of […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Jim Thatcher of Yarmouth and is from his book “Lesser Eternities” published by Deerbrook Editions, which was a finalist for the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Book Award for Poetry. Abandoned Ode to an ’82 Toyota By Jim Thatcher O Miss Silver. O sweetness, […]
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Binge TV addiction? Ha! I can quit any time I want.
Like an addict scheming to get the next fix, Stephanie Brown found ways to watch her favorite television shows. She’d go to Netflix looking for a hookup. If that didn’t work, Amazon was just up the block. Like all good dealers, the streaming television services know how to get you hooked, even if that means […]
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Mystery Photo for October 7
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.
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Tara Moore: Teaching patience and compassion
LEWISTON — Tara Moore walked into her first interview after college expecting to hear about an ed tech opening in McMahon Elementary School’s behavior program. “When I got there, they were like, ‘This is for the lead teacher of the room,’” said Moore, who immediately figured, “I’ll just get the interview experience, I’m never going to […]
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Hunter Steele: High school senior, future lawyer
LEWISTON — Hunter Steele was surprised to find himself nominated for the 40 Under 40. The list has people twice his age. Business owners, teachers, executives. But he’s not shy, and he’s got big plans. “It kind of hit me as a really cool opportunity to represent more than just myself, like everyone at the […]
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Katy Labbe: ‘It’s nice being home’
AUBURN — Katy Labbe learned how to French braid at age 4, and by senior year at Leavitt Area High School she had interned at a hair salon on light course load days. There was zero doubt what she wanted to do, but she didn’t necessarily see herself staying here. Three years ago, Labbe moved […]
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Justin Starbird: Back and playing ball
MECHANIC FALLS — Justin Starbird left the state three days after playing in the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic football game for high school seniors vowing “never to return to Maine.” “You think you’ve got to fly the coop,” said Starbird, 36. “You’ve got to see what’s outside Maine.” He did. Then, seven years ago, […]
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40 Under 40 in 2018
Student. Teacher. Entrepreneur. Future city councilor (she hopes). They’re age 18 to age 39 and they’re making a difference in L-A. On Oct. 19, Uplift LA will recognize its third annual 40 Under 40 honorees for their local work as creative geniuses, volunteers, educators, leaders, heroes and more. Get to know eight of them today. […]