You’ve got the family in the car and you’re headed for your vacation destination which is eight long hours away. Within 15 minutes, here it comes from the back seat-the question you’ve been dreading: “Are we there yet?” Which begs another question: How do you keep the kids occupied on a long car ride so […]
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Gifts for on-the-go business pros
Pack your suitcases, business travelers. According to a report from the National Business Travelers Association, global business travel is on the rise once again. After a recession-related dip in business travel spending in 2009, forecasters predict a 6.2 percent increase by the end of 2010 and an even brighter forecast for 2011, when researchers suspect […]
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Auburn Art Club plans holiday program
AUBURN — Auburn Art Club members will create their own Christmas program at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, at the United Methodist Church, Park Avenue. Beginning with a reading of “Christmas in Maine” by Maine author Robert P. Tristram Coffin, the club members will sing songs of the season, accompanied by member Dot Murray at […]
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Those bloomin’ holiday gifts
Those Bloomin’ Holiday Gifts By: Charlie Nardozzi At the holidays, I like to give and receive flowering houseplants. Weeks later, however, after the fruitcakes and candy–canes are gone, these once–gorgeous gifts often struggle to survive, much less to bloom. So here’s a seasonal-care guide that will keep those gift plants looking their best year-round. Gift-Plant […]
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LifeLock may not be worth the price
More than 2,000 Maine consumers received a small check earlier this year, $10 each from a company called LifeLock. More than one million consumers nationwide also received checks to settle complaints against the company. While the amounts were small, the Federal Trade Commission allegations against the company were serious. LifeLock, the FTC said, had exaggerated […]
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‘A Heritage Christmas’: Androscoggin Chorale, Edward Little High School Chamber Choir will perform double chorus piece, holiday favorites and more
LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society’s 60-voice Androscoggin Chorale and the Edward Little High School Chamber Choir will present plenty of old favorites as well as some new additions to their “A Heritage Christmas” concert. Performances will be at the Franco-American Heritage Center on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11-12, and at the First Congregational Church […]
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Family mourns loss of soldier
PERU — Early Wednesday morning, grieving widow Chelsea McLain and her mother arranged colorful flowers on a downtown lamppost in Rumford, beneath the shield bearing the name of Chelsea’s husband, Buddy McLain. McLain, 24, was one of six soldiers killed when they were ambushed Monday by an Afghan Border Police officer, according to his family […]
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Ski for FREE!
Along with area businesses, Black Mountain has put the axe to the old adage… “nothing is free.” For the fifth consecutive year, people can ski or snowboard for free on scheduled Friday nights from 4-9 p.m. Developed by our sister operation, Big Rock, in Mars Hill, as a way of re-establishing skiing as a lifestyle […]
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Maine wind power under discussion
AUGUSTA — Offshore wind is a hot topic this December in Maine. This Wednesday, Maine unions, port officials, manufacturers and environmental groups plan to release a report that tallies the region’s clean energy potential offshore and identifies major opportunities for economic, environmental and energy benefits from offshore wind. It’s prepared by the National Wildlife Federation […]
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Paradee’s honesty and demeanor will be missed in Maine
Most Mainers became familiar with “Miles the Turnpike Moose” who, each Labor Day, thanked drivers at the York Toll Plaza for visiting Maine. Fewer Mainers may have known the man inside the moose suit, Dan Paradee, the longtime spokesman for the Maine Turnpike Authority. Paradee, the authority’s public relations manager for 15 years, died last […]