Angers some dog lovers,and some who train dogs Garmin, the company known for GPS devices that help drivers navigate and runners record their mileage, released a new product for dog owners last week. The Delta Smart, a small, smartphone-compatible contraption that slips onto a collar, can help keep pooches fit by tracking the time they […]
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Love your chicks a bushell and a peck, but skip that hug around the neck
The backyard chicken trend that has taken hold of America has a lot going for it, occasional neighborly disputes notwithstanding. The eggs are fresh, it’s clear where they came from, and raising fowl is educational for children.But it’s also causing an “emerging public health trend” in the form of increasing salmonella outbreaks, the Centers for […]
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Walking the walk — in Lewiston-Auburn and all over Maine
Looking to go for a stroll? You’ll not the only one. Walking trails are getting more popular in Maine. “People are asking for it,” said Stephen Engle, who helps run MaineTrailFinder.com, one of the leading sites for locating recreational trails in Maine. “You’re seeing many groups, from municipalities to larger nonprofits and state agencies, are […]
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Eats: Millinocket’s Appalachian Trail Cafe
Not everyone “thru-hikes” the Appalachian Trail (AT), but nearly everyone who does eats at the Appalachian Trail Cafe in Millinocket. The Appalachian Trail Cafe is also a popular eatery and gathering place for many day hikers and campers heading into Baxter State Park, as well as those who live or visit the Millinocket area. In […]
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Good for the sole: 5 easy walking trails
Androscoggin River Trail in Lisbon Other names include the Lisbon River Trail and the southern section of the Papermill Trail. This is one of our new favorites. This is a linear paved trail that follows along a section of the Androscoggin River and the currently dormant railroad tracks; you will cross the tracks twice. Newly […]
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‘Remember Me Like This’ author speaking at UMF
FARMINGTON—Bret Anthony Johnston, author of the internationally best-selling novel “Remember Me Like This,” which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, is the first reader in this year’s Visiting Writers Series at the University of Maine at Farmington. Johnston will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, in The Landing in […]
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Mystery Photo for September 18, 2016
Last week’s mystery photo was of the waterfall at the gatehouse on one of the canals between Simard Payne Memorial Park and the Yvonne’s Car Wash in Lewiston, taken from the small walking bridge that spans the water coming from it and heading toward the Androscoggin River. In a random drawing, Gary Morin of Auburn […]
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Teen’s app a solution to sitting alone in cafeteria
Natalie Hampton spent most of her 7th and 8th grade school years eating lunch alone.The new girl at an all-girls private school in Los Angeles, she became the target of a clique of “mean girls” who excluded her from parties, called her names and even physically assaulted her, she said. They told her she was […]
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I tried following ‘The Rules;’ then tossed them out the window.
One of the worst things my therapist has ever done was when she recommended that I read “The Rules,” that 1995 book on how playing hard to get will capture the heart of Mr. Right. She suggested it after some guy didn’t text me back after a first date.I love my therapist. She is a […]
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15-year-old leading drive to add hijab emoji
When Rayouf Alhumedhi’s friends wanted to identify themselves to one another in a WhatsApp group chat, they didn’t rely on their names. Instead, each friend used an emoji. “My friends, who don’t wear the headscarf, they found something.” Alhumedhi said. “For me? I had to opt to not use an image of a woman wearing […]