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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by David Stankiewicz, whose most recent book is “My First Beatrice,” published by Moon Pie Press. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Fisherman By David Stankiewicz Lying still on the dock, his face so close to the surface he looks right through his own reflection, […]
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Lewiston windsurfer finds balance on the water
NORTH LEEDS — It took Brook Begin 10 minutes. That was all she needed to get her balance, find her rhythm and take flight on a windsurfing board on Androscoggin Lake, some 30 minutes west of Augusta. The determined outdoorswoman was a quick study considering two-thirds of clients at Windsurfing-Maine end up in the water […]
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Mystery Photo for September 16
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Lewiston counselor hopes his hot-air heroin balloon will prompt a different outlook on solving addiction
It’s a metaphor that just keeps on giving. A few years ago, artist Michael Libby began thinking about the heroin epidemic in terms of a hot-air balloon floating into uncertainty. He had lost a brother to a heroin overdose and he responded to that tragedy in a variety of ways. He walked the perimeters of […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: How to celebrate National Singles Week
So it’s National Singles Week next week and we can’t help but think there’s a strong case to be made for celebrating singledom. See as evidence: “Married at First Sight.” “90 Day Fiance.” The imagined horror of being married to a too-chipper “Property Brothers” brother who wears tighter jeans than you do. Now how to […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Nancy Ann Schaefer of Bridgton. It was first published in “In Search of Lode.” Barefoot in Maine By Nancy Ann Schaefer All pain and pleasure is where you put your attention. —Deepak Chopra Walking along pale pebbled beach cool saline breeze lone seagull […]
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‘It’s still here for a reason’
Lisbon’s old high school has a lot of stories within its walls, none of them lost on builder Bob Strout as he prepares it for more. LISBON — When the “for sale” sign first went in the ground at the old Lisbon schoolhouse, there was much speculation about the future of the dilapidated building. Some […]
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Where is this? Mystery Photo for September 9
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Face Time: Grillin' and chillin' with 'Rocket' Ron Demers
OXFORD – For most of his adult life, Ron Demers of Otisfield worked at his father’s business in Lewiston selling leather to manufacturers. He traveled the country, offering his product to everyone from luggage manufacturers to cowboys who performed in rodeos. Nowadays, Demers is more known for the restaurant he runs out of a yellow […]