OTISFIELD — A public hearing on a major subdivision on Otisfield Cove Road and Cobb Hill Road has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 17, at the Otisfield Community Hall. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., to be followed by the Planning Board’s regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Planning Board Chairwoman Karen […]
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Early Easter egg hunting in Livermore Falls
Elijah Gilbert, 2, of Livermore holds up half of a plastic Easter egg he gathered Thursday morning at the Emmanuel Assembly of God Church in Livermore Falls. More than a dozen children collected eggs and other prizes during the Easter egg hunt put on by Mothers of Preschoolers. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Kyla Ryder, 5, […]
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Firefighters extinguish blaze at Happy Days diner
Auburn firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on the outside of Happy Days diner on Mill Street in Auburn shortly after noon Thursday. The cause was unknown and damage was minimal, a fire official said. The dining area of the restaurant was evacuated by the owner when he smelled smoke, officials said. (Chris Williams/Sun Journal)
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Flowfold’s Maine-made packs tested on Mount Kilimanjaro
Before making its debut next year at L.L. Bean, a high-tech backpack was tested in one of the world’s harshest laboratories – the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Portland company Flowfold got its start in 2008 making durable wallets from up-cycled sail cloth. Last year, owners Charley Friedman, James Morin and Devin McNeill decided to develop a sturdy […]
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Tim Carman: No, bacon does not make everything better
It’s no secret that Stoney’s super grilled cheese sandwich in Washington is a thing of beauty, starting with its fat slices of rustic white bread, as crackly as an FM station on the western plains of Nebraska. The kitchen knows to lay the cheese on thick, too, so that the neon orange slices of American […]
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Republican Super PAC to open Maine office to help Bruce Poliquin
A political action committee aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan is seeking to bolster the re-election bid of two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s sprawling 2nd District. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, announced this week it was opening five offices in hotly contested GOP-held districts across the country, including Poliquin’s. By […]