Just when you think you’ve had every kind of frittata in the egg playbook, along comes yet another good one to tackle. This noodle version has ingredients that are standard issue at the supermarket these days, yet I had never had them combined in quite this way. The pasta invoked is a Chinese egg noodle, […]
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Mystery Photo for October 15
Mystery Photo for October 15, 2017 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 […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Julia Bouwsma of western Maine. Her most recent book is “Work by Bloodlight,” published by Cider Press Review. Elegy as Dusk Rising in the Road By Julia Bouwsma It’s the fact of the ground. My arches braid the arced ruts each evening, light blistering […]
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Want your kids to be resilient? Here's what not to do
Amy Morin knows a lot about resiliency. A licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist and foster parent, she has devoted her life to helping others resolve problems and conflicts. But she also has personal experience with building resiliency. While in her 20s Morin faced the unexpected loss of her mother and, three years later, the sudden […]
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Why parents who pay their kids for chores are getting it wrong
Eighty-three percent of parents who give their kids an allowance believe they should earn it by doing chores, according to an annual T. Rowe Price survey. Those parents are getting it wrong, if you believe a pile of parenting books going back a couple of decades that say an allowance should be for learning — […]
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Gummy Bear juice cleanse — from joke to 'real' gift
The gummy bear cleanse sounds like a joke, and for one day, that’s all it was. On April 1, 2016, Rosie O’Neill, co-founder of the boutique candy brand Sugarfina, decided to play an April Fools’ prank, sending an email to customers advertising the brand’s newest flavor: green juice. It was funny because although green juice […]
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Face Time: Kerry Irish, oncology social worker
Kerry Irish was in graduate school, planning to become a school guidance counselor, when her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. Her family’s oncology social worker was a resource and a comfort. She was also an inspiration. Irish changed her career path. Fifteen years later, she helped found the Dempsey Center in Lewiston, a nonprofit that […]
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Magical Earth: Taking stalk … and other end-of-season exploits
The sun shines brightly as I survey this year’s vegetable garden. There’s still corn to be harvested, some green tomatoes that must be brought in to finish ripening before a frost, and a few root crops that can wait until later in the month. Each year is different. This was the year of herbs, beans […]
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An enduring wedding destination
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Not only has the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul been a center of spirituality and community over the years, but it has served as the religious genesis for thousands and thousands of couples and families. Four different buildings on the site of the current Basilica have […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Carl Little of Somesville. His most recent book is “Ellsworth Suite.” To the Lady Who Sets Out Lawn Ornaments Every Morning By Carl Little Alpha leader, how lost in thought you seem, placing black silhouettes of dogs wearing neck bandannas across the grass, arranging […]