Maine’s most well-known rose, rosa rugosa, is actually an ancient rose from Asia, that found a welcome home along Maine’s coast. Throughout history, humans have been enamored with roses. The fragrant blooms, whether lush and velvety or just a mere silken whisper, never fail to capture us with evocative emotion. They produce images of prom […]
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The lies we're fed: 6 'healthy' foods that aren't
You probably already know that real food is healthier than processed food. But sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real because of the way foods are marketed. Once-healthy items such as vegetables, beans and nuts can become processed foods. Even if they start out as something good, what matters most is how they end up. […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: All aflutter
Bag Lady and Shopping Siren are having a glitter and feathers emergency. Odds are, you, too, may be facing a similar bedazzling crisis.* * We’re looking at you, Mark LaFlamme. Or, you may have little guys to keep entertained for 13 more loooong days ’til school starts. Either way, everyone wins! This week, Bag Lady […]
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Poland rider finishes Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race
KHANGAL NUUR, Mongolia — Amanda Charlton Herbert, 26, from Poland, has finished the longest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby — a test of horsemanship and survival skills. The derby, which is roughly 1,000 kilometers or 620 miles, started near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, April 9. At 6:05 p.m. local time on Thursday, […]
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Bean recipes: From side dishes to pizza!
In honor of B&M Baked Bean’s 150th anniversary, we offer three bean-friendly recipes courtesy of B&M’s Facebook page and Gary Henault from Auburn who is so committed to a good batch of beans that he and friends dug and built a three-feet-deep brick oven in his backyard. B&M’s Mexican pizza Ingredients: 1 can B&M Original […]
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Eats — Open: A new 'Frank's,' with its own moxie
Thirty years ago, an errant spark lit up Lisbon’s Worumbo Mill. The sprawling red brick structure and its decorative spires had graced the town’s eastern gateway for over 100 years, greeting visitors and reminding locals of their deep roots along the river and their history of hard work. After the fire, gossip at the “Moxie […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
In verse: Maine places and people by sunjournal on Scribd
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The Dominican medallions
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul This past Tuesday, Aug. 8, was the feast day of Saint Dominic. Dominic established the Dominican order by the authority of Pope Honorius III in 1216, he was canonized as a saint in 1234, and the Order of Preachers remains active around the world today more than […]
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Face Time: Nettie Gentempo, ringleader of a dancing circus
NORWAY – A dance instructor. A mother and teacher to her home-schooled children. And co-creator of a dance circus? Still a year away from 30, when Nettie Gentempo isn’t dealing with all of the minutiae that comes with owning and operating a dance studio on Main Street or serving as a mom and teacher to her […]
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From 2017: B&M Baked Beans: 150 years later and still full of beans
PORTLAND — After they’ve been washed, washed again, sauced, cooked, sauced again, canned and sealed, B&M Baked Beans are dropped into massive pressure cookers with massive lids held on tight by six nuts that are each half the size of a grown man’s arm. Steam rushed off those countless lids in tidal waves during a […]