Greater Portland Events, Sept. 1, 2010

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September 1, 2010

Greater Portland Events, Sept. 1, 2010

PORTLAND Planetarium programs The University of Southern Maine planetarium is kicking off the fall season with a number of events. The planetarium will be closed this weekend through Monday, but will start up Sept. 8 with a telescope workshop at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for children for matinees, $6 for […]
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September 1, 2010

Blood Drives, Sept. 1, 2010

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., University of Southern Maine, Gorham 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., University of Southern Maine, Wishcamper Center, Portland 1 to 6 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Scarborough Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Berwick Physical Therapy, […]
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September 1, 2010

Births, Sept. 1, 2010

Maine Medical Center Twins: Ayden Webb Irish and Isabella Maria Irish, born July 19 to Jeffrey and Alicia Irish, Scarborough. Grandparents: Michael Vasile and Diane Vasile, both of Scarborough; Ormond Irish, West Gardiner. Southern Maine Medical Center Ella Louise Madden, born July 26 to Patrick and Christine Tardif Madden, Dayton. Grandparents: Fred and Michelle […]
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September 1, 2010

Juliana L’Heureux:Maine Franco-American physician helps Haiti

Dr. Cynthia DeSoi of Green is a Maine physician with French connections who provides expert humanitarian medical aid to the Haitian missionary program funded by Free the Kinds, Inc. The program is directed by the Lewiston native and Franco-American priest Father Marc Boisvert. Dr. DeSoi was volunteering to register guests at a Free the Kids, […]
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September 1, 2010

People & EntertainmentLindsay Lohan looking to rejuvenate career, leave clubs behind

NEW YORK — Lindsay Lohan wants your respect. In the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, the 24-year-old actress acknowledges making mistakes in the past and “dabbling in certain things.” But in a July interview with the magazine before she served 14 days in jail followed by 23 days of inpatient rehab, she defended her actions, […]

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September 1, 2010

‘Fresh From Maine’: Recipes with a side dish of trivia

When Bar Lola’s chef, Guy Hernandez, has a taste for cheese, he turns to his favorite: Autumn Oak, a raw sheep’s milk cheese from Willow Hill Farm in Vermont. Chef Abby Harmon is from Cutler, where her mom packed sardines and Harmon grew up eating them. That’s the back story to the Sicilian Sardine Pasta […]
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September 1, 2010

Natural Foodie: The real cost of the food we eat

The massive recent egg recall reveals how much our food actually costs. As Americans, our food is abundant and the price at the checkout is remarkably cheap. But the costs don’t end there. We pay the full price for our food in doctor visits, environmental clean-ups, antibiotic resistance, loss of farmland to sprawl, dead zones […]
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September 1, 2010

Appel on Wine: Sharing the love of Moscato D’Asti – but not just for dessert

The subject for today is sheer pleasure. I will write about pleasure, and it was a nearly absurd pleasure doing the “research.” The pleasure is of a ripe, frankly sensual, quality, so look out, cards-close-to-your-chest Mainers: here comes Moscato D’Asti. Moscato D’Asti, a Piedmontese sweet-and-sparkling wine, is made from the Muscat grape, an ancient varietal […]
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September 1, 2010

The Maine Ingredient: Labor Day means chicken from the fair

We buy some barbecued chicken every year on Labor Day weekend at the Blue Hill Fair (notable as the setting for E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web”), and take it home to eat on the deck with potato salad, thick-sliced tomatoes just off the vine, and maybe this Blueberry Cobbler. MAINE COUNTY FAIR BARBECUED CHICKEN By summer’s […]
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September 1, 2010

Soup to Nuts: Kitchens to die for

An upcoming benefit tour might kindle a teeny bit of kitchen envy, but it'll also showcase a cupboardful of creative cook-friendly solutions.

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