The British author’s timeless storytelling is drawing fans to Auburn for Maine’s only reading group dedicated to him, the Pickwick Club. Historian Jill Lepore said “history is a great time machine, and I love that about it. You can go backward and hang out there as long as you need to.” Since 2012, on the […]
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Catch the craze: HQ Trivia
Every night, at 9 p.m. sharp, Phoebe Chamberlin, Spencer Emerson and their crew answer the call. The call is just a simple phone alert, letting the gang of six know that it’s time to play HQ Trivia. For the next 10 or 15 minutes, the four young men and two young women will work together, […]
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Face Time: Dan Cunliffe finally does the Super Bowl
Auburn business owner Dan Cunliffe has a lot of exotic vacations under his belt. He’s been to the World Series, he’s at Disney all the time and he’s seen plenty of big award shows out in Hollywood. The Super Bowl, though, has always eluded Cunliffe. He’s tried for years to get to the big game […]
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Face Time: Former U.S. Ski Team coach Bob Harkins
Bob Harkins has always loved the outdoors, and pursued that love in his occupations, including a registered Maine guide, general manager of Mt. Abram ski area and a coach for the U.S. Ski Team. When he wasn’t instructing hopefuls for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Harkins was also the director of athlete development, for […]
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And a Happy Humiliation Day to you, too!
Need something new and unconventional to celebrate this year? We might just have the holiday for you. It’s a new year, which means a full 12 months of holidays we’ve grown to know and look forward to, like Christmas, the Fourth of July and National Hollerin’ Contest Day. Yes, that’s a “holiday.” Maybe not an […]
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How to save money on your pet's medical care
LEWISTON — When Olivia the cat started having violent seizures multiple times a week, the vet prescribed the anticonvulsant Keppra. It helped. A bit. When Jackie and Victor Leclerc could get Olivia to take it — because, you know. Cats. At one point, she was on the highest dose possible and getting pills forced on […]
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On tap: The Moose Creek Cloggers
Moose Creek Cloggers wear specialized shoes with a “double tap” on the shoe. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) ‘They’re amazing’: Wilton dance group members range from 16 to 80 years old and are always stepping out for another show. Immediately after finishing her weekly clogging lesson, Kelly Adams crossed the hall to the school gymnasium to watch […]
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The horror in Halifax
Wrecked homes on Campbell Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in December 1917. (Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management) For the first time, Nova Scotia’s annual Christmas tree gift to the city of Boston will make a thank-you stop in Maine to mark the tragedy’s centennial and Maine’s assistance. On a morning in Maine 100 years […]
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Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul: A final offering
Julie-Ann Baumer inside Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Last Sunday, Oct. 22, was a beautiful autumn day. The temperatures were comfortable, the sun pleasantly warm and the sky bright blue. I cut a bouquet of late zinnias and rang the bronze bell […]
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Shopping? Appy days are here.
More and more shoppers are phoning it in, using apps to pre-order, get discounts, earn freebies and skip the lines. Picture this: You need coffee. But there’s a line at the counter and you need to get to work. Then someone saunters in, brushes past you and grabs their own coffee, ready and waiting, from […]