I met the Optimist Club for the first time a couple weeks ago when I covered an evening sledding event at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. The optimists were the men and women whipping up s’mores over a raging bonfire and serving them to the kids. What’s not to like? The Optimists at Lost […]
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Marsden Hartley’s Maine. Finally.
Marsden Hartley loved Maine. And hated Maine. He created here, but his fame as one of America’s greatest modernist painters came from the artwork he did in Europe. In his later years, he wanted to be known as the painter of Maine. But in the 73 years since his death, no major exhibition has ever […]
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Mystery Photo for February 4, 2017
Mystery Photo for February 4, 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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Facetime: George Mathews, lifelong Optimist
George Mathews I met the Optimist Club for the first time a couple weeks ago when I covered an evening sledding event at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. The optimists were the men and women whipping up s’mores over a raging bonfire and serving them to the kids. What’s not to like? The Optimists […]
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Portland restaurant mogul carves niche at Sunday River
It’s a bit of a climb from the Old Port, but once you reach the Mountain Room you don’t have to worry about parking. Harding Lee Smith’s newest kitchen has killer views and hearty nosh prepared at 2,100 feet. Open for a month at Sunday River’s mid-mountain North Peak Lodge, the fifth restaurant by the […]
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Pre-school fundraiser spurs mom to think about sobriety
I never expected my sobriety to be an issue at my child’s preschool fundraisers At the first meeting for families at the co-op nursery school we have carefully chosen for our daughter, the food spread includes hummus, a farro salad and mac and cheese. In the coolers are flavored seltzers, cans of beer and bottles […]
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That’s how I roll: With a nylon pin
Columnist Dorie Greenspan recently answered reader questions. Here are edited excerpts from that online chat. Unless otherwise noted, recipes with capitalized names are found in our Recipe Finder at washingtonpost.com/recipes. Q: When is a nylon rolling pin preferable to another type? What is the advantage? It would have to be worth it to justify the […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Michalene Hague of Otisfield playfully explores how the challenging weather of Maine often, in turn, challenges us to dress fashionably. Yankee Wardrobe By Michalene Hague Gloves on in October are gloves off in April; our hands say it’s due to steering […]
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A grand presence in Lewiston
A 2017 aerial photo of the basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Celebrating the basilica of Saints Peter and Paul If the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul looks imposing, there’s good reason. The 80-year-old structure, at 43,060 square feet and 300 feet in length, is the second largest Roman Catholic church in […]