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Monmouth brothers turn ‘steam punk’ and ‘diesel punk’ into art
Working in ‘steam punk’ and ‘diesel punk’ styles, two Monmouth brothers turn metal and wood cast-offs into art. MONMOUTH — As kids growing up in Lewiston, brothers Corey and Jason DuFour built giant, super cool, super unsafe multi-story treehouses out of anything, anywhere. Think precarious bridges stretching from tree to tree. “We found nails that […]
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Mystery Photo for June 3
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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Swat's in store for you this summer?!?
Read our Maine bug primer before the season lands on you. Maine has a lot of things going for it. Pristine lakes. Gorgeous views. Nature trails. Miles of beaches. And billions of mosquitoes and ticks ready and willing to saddle up to Cafe You for a snack. Like the views and the beaches, the creepy […]
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Face Time: Sheila Sprague, from manager to gluten-free commercial baker
Sheila Sprague, an Otisfield baker, business owner and mother of two, said that if everything goes right with her new business, Manna Breads, a gluten-free commercial bakery that operates out of Otisfield, she hopes that it becomes a household name, as popular for gluten-free breads as Country Kitchen is for breads made with gluten. However, […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Tom Fallon, whose recent book of poems, “NOW,” presents his unique literary direction among Maine writers. He lives in southwestern Maine. Off the road By Tom Fallon off the road, into tall grasses, wild bushes, ferns green, dripping rainwater globules scooching I am […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: When I’m wrong and that’s good news.
So there are times in life when Bag Lady is wrong. I mean, not many*, but it happens, and it happened this week. *Not true. Totally many. For what feels like a while now, I’ve driven by Barnies Wholesale Outlet at the corner of Sabattus and Pond streets in Lewiston and owing to the similar […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by former Maine State Poet Laureate Betsy Sholl of Portland. Apple By Betsy Sholl Crisp air, press of ladder rung on instep, tree sway and dappled light. Then stem twist and the weight of apple in hand— reaching through that leafy light, did we […]
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Does this pedicab make me look fat?
Full disclosure: My house is pretty darn close to Lisbon’s Androscoggin River Trail. From an upstairs window, I watched the installation of the mechanically stabilized earth wall. I’ve inhaled the dust of the construction, and when the trail was finished, I put orange cones in my driveway to stop cars from turning around there. Maybe […]
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What a s’more-gas-bord!
Cookies, peanut butter and fruit are just a few ways to shake up this sticky summer classic. Since it’s the beginning of barbecue-picnic-camping season, let’s talk about everyone’s favorite summertime treat: s’mores. As you may already know, s’more is a contraction of the phrase “some more” — as in “Give me s’more!” I mean, who […]