Several people called to say that last week’s Mystery Photo was of the statue just off Campus Avenue in Lewiston in a small courtyard next to St Mary’s Residences, formerly known as St. Marguerite d’Youville Pavilion. The winner, Sister Lorraine Pomerleau, recognized it immediately since “I can see it out my window,” she said. One […]
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Brass grills and the 13-year-old who helped make them
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul In 1936, Ray Legendre was a 13-year-old living in New Auburn, attending classes at St. Louis School and spending all of his free time after school and on Saturdays and holidays at Enterprise Foundry in Lewiston, which was owned by his father, Cyrille. “I was in there […]
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Zachary Fowler: ‘Alone’ in Patagonia
He’s got wilderness survival down cold. But was the Mainer good enough to win the $500,000 prize? He tells us what he can . . . for now. Zachary Fowler is a self-employed boat builder who lives in a remote Maine yurt with his wife and two daughters and he’s getting ready to meet America. […]
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Dogs may remember more than we thought
Your dog is watching you very carefully and remembers what you do Do you remember what you did last year on Thanksgiving? If so, that’s your episodic memory at work — you’re remembering an experience that happened at a particular time, in a particular place, maybe with particular people, and probably involving particular emotions.Humans have […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Kevin Sweeney tenderly explores a couple revisiting the towns, landscapes and people the wife grew up with. What’s most moving is the longing to return to places which one knows are so changed — or gone — and where one may never again […]
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Chandeliers shed more than light
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Twelve bronze chandeliers — six on each side of the long nave — suspend on 30-foot-long chains from the double-barreled ceiling in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, warmly illuminating the rich yellows and browns of its beautiful interior. Each chandelier weighs a half-ton, and together […]
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Mystery Photo for November 27, 2016
Mystery Photo for November 27, 2016 Last week’s Mystery Photo includes the inscription on the memorial bench in the David Rancourt River Preserve along the banks of the Androscoggin River in Lewiston. The 14-acre preserve is owned by the Androscoggin Land Trust and is part of the Androscoggin Greenway. The serene walking path features several […]
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Eats: A taste of Caribbean life
“People of the Caribbean like very bold, spicy and flavorful food,” says Sophia Hewitt-Bailey, owner of the new Caribbean Life Grocery and Gift Shop in Lewiston. Her husband, Jeff Bailey, takes no exception to that. “I started cooking when I was little,” says Jeff, “and I was always in the kitchen with my grandmother and […]
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Where the ‘real presence of Christ’ resides at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
In the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, to the right of the high altar, is a red candle that stands on a tall, gilded candlestick. “Whenever you see the candle lit, that means the real presence of Christ is in the tabernacle,” sacristan Mark Labonte explains. Every Catholic church has a tabernacle, typically placed […]
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More pets getting high on pot-laced goodies
Effects of stronger poton animals uncertain Star, a petite 6-year-old sheltie who competes in dog agility shows, almost missed a contest this month. She had spent the previous night at the vet, totally stoned on pot. Her drug trip was an accident. Star lives in Oregon, where recreational use of marijuana became legal last year. […]