LEWISTON — Michael Dupuis wants to be a coffee evangelist. The 44-year-old software developer became a home coffee roaster to avoid the bitterness he tasted in most coffees. He learned about the raw beans, which look like pale, shelled peanuts until they are heated, turn a chocolate brown and expand. Dupuis has also expanded. He […]
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Dunkin’ pushes iced-coffee habit
NEW YORK — Dunkin’ Donuts is on a quest to get more people in the habit of drinking iced coffee regardless of how warm it is outside, as many do in its hometown in the Northeast. As anyone who regularly visits a coffee shop knows, iced coffee usually costs a dollar or two more than […]
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Coffee roaster opens in Lewiston mill
Ten years worth of note taking is paying off for Michael Dupuis. Dupuis started roasting coffee beans for himself 10 years ago while living in Boston. “One pound at a time,” Dupuis said. One pound of beans would last Dupuis about nine days. “I’ve gone through a lot of coffee beans,” said Dupuis, who was […]
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‘Caffeine is underrated in this country’
BATH — Murray Carpenter is sipping a medium roast at Cafe Creme and talking rapidly about America’s favorite drug. Baristas sling lattes at the bar. A coffee-fueled crowd chatters all around and the Belfast writer tells me just how little we know about the jolt in our joe, the kick in our cola. “Caffeine is […]
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The Friends of the Norway Memorial Library looking for volunteers
NORWAY — From sponsoring a middle-eastern musical performance to chocolate-tasting events to purchasing video and audiobooks, the Friends of the Norway Memorial Library have been working for more than a quarter of a century to improve the library’s resources. Now they are looking for new volunteers. “The Friends organized in 1987 and have been in […]
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Maine Turnpike offering tired travelers free coffee
PORTLAND (AP) — Tired travelers over the holidays will be able to get free coffee at Maine Turnpike Service Plazas to help them stay awake on the road. Free coffee will be available at all five service plazas from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. overnight on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New […]
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Rocker’s roast: Aerosmith drummer brews up a coffee beat
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.— Who figured that one of The Bad Boys of Boston would grow to become a connoisseur of gourmet coffee. That’s the case with Joey Kramer, the drummer for the rock band Aerosmith. Kramer, 63, has become the front man for a new coffee brand called Rockin’ & Roastin’ which is produced in […]