Wake me up when the spring high school sports season arrives. You got that? No, don’t tell me it’s already here. I spoke with one high school baseball coach this week who told me in hushed, defeated tones that the pitcher’s mound was the only visible patch of earth on his low-lying diamond. I knew […]
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Mixed bag of weather expected for weekend
Be honest. You already put your shovels and ice scrapers away, didn’t you? Not to worry. The storm expected to slip into Maine on Saturday night isn’t forecast to be a killer. What it will be is wet, with snow changing to rain, which will change to sleet and then back to snow again, and […]
Posted inRiver Valley
New birds invade the pen as signs of spring emerge
The “dinosaurs” have invaded the goose pen. These wild turkeys help themselves to the cracked corn, bread crumbs and anything else I provide to my increasingly amorous flock. The turkeys — which I really like because they are just so different from any other bird, wild or domestic — seem to have found a home […]
Posted inConnections
Women’s Center to welcome spring
LEWISTON — Spring IS coming and it will be celebrated at the women’s center with a potluck supper and singing circle on Friday, March 20. The evening begins at 5. Please bring a contribution to the meal. On Saturday, March 21, the center also will host a Quiet Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
Posted inSpecials
Vintage photos, barns and family: The art leading up to ‘I do’
Of the most popular matrimonial trends right now, barn weddings and all things vintage seem to be topping the list. Rest assured, however, because with all the possibilities out there, no two weddings are alike. Chelsea and Michael Bernier, who recently moved to Hypoluxo, Florida from Lisbon, Maine went with a theme of rustic elegance. […]
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Wet spring snows hit Rockies, Nebraska
DENVER — Trucks began rolling again across a southern Wyoming artery that had been shuttered for more than 24 hours and officials in Nebraska made plans to move some primary polling locations Monday following a powerful spring storm that brought up to 3 feet of snow to the Rockies and spawned thunderstorms and tornadoes in […]