There was not a single wrong answer to last week’s Mystery Photo. That can only mean that the Paul Bunyan statue at the Information Center in Rumford is tough to miss. Bunyan, who stands very tall in Boivin Park Memorial Park with his fiberglass companion, Babe the Blue Ox, is highly visible as drivers make […]
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Incense: Creating the ‘ambiance of heaven’
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul To Catholics, incense is prayer in action. “It makes you more mindful of what’s going on,” said Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul sacrisant Mark Labonte as he swung an incense censer back and forth, filling the sacristy with rose-scented smoke. According to the General Instruction of […]
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Eats: SINnamon rolls!
In this author’s house, it’s not Christmas without these decadent treats. One of the most beloved holiday traditions in our family is the making of the Christmas morning cinnamon rolls, a ritual that started over 30 years ago when I decided to try out a recipe on the back of the bag of Gold Medal […]
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The costs of buying food we throw out
It’s almost Christmas, a time traditionally to not only spend money on gifts and decorations but also on food for feasts and gatherings. Want to save some easy money during this budget-busting season? Don’t buy food and throw it away. That’s the message from a host of organizations that say wasted food creates a range […]
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Sugar artist
Turner’s Dany Lind is known nationally for her cookie creations. She says you can have the sweet life too. Standing in her sunny Turner kitchen with a tray of her co-ed Christmas elf cookies, Dany Lind laughs about her childhood career aspirations. “I wanted to live in New York and be an executive or an […]
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Chocolate Church hosting annual sing-along Dec. 19
BATH — Sing! It’s Christmas will take place on Monday, Dec. 19, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for open seating. The performance begins at 7 p.m. For two decades on the last Monday before Christmas, families and individuals have been coming together to create a […]
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What children need even more than presents
I had barely closed the door behind the last trick-or-treater when the first signs of the holiday season began to appear. My inbox is cluttered with emails shouting helpful suggestions for purchasing, decorating and hosting. Our mailbox is stuffed with catalogues. Holiday music accompanies my mall browsing and I spy Santas surrounded by twinkling lights […]
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Chimps recognize butts like people recognize faces
Much of the headline-grabbing research about chimpanzees, humans’ closest animal relatives, is framed in terms of how good chimps are at doing things we do. Well, here’s a new finding on something those great apes trounce us at: Recognizing each other’s butts.They’re good at this in the same way we people are at recognizing individual […]
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Faking the tree thing doesn’t go over well
Our family’s move over to the faux side this holiday didn’t play well on Instagram. Last week I posted a photo of our recent stop at Home Depot to shop for fake trees. The comments ranged from “What?!?!?!” “No” and “I am so sorry” to “This AND the election? Way too much for one month. […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Jim Donnelly explores a wonderful memory of a nursing home resident about her summer nights at the Old Orchard Beach pier. St. Madeleine of Biddeford By Jim Donnelly Madeleine, Dear Madeleine of the supplicating hands and bleeding heart dear, debilitated Madeleine […]