A tablet that comes with a decent stylus? Hit. And yet said tablet has no place to store the $80 pen? Miss.
2011
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Datebook
This Week Maine Lobstermen’s Association is sponsoring the following Trade Adjustment Assistance Training workshops: • Business Models: Tuesday, at University of Maine Machias, Science Room 102, Route 1, Machias; and Thursday at American Legion Post 207, 163 Bar Harbor Road, Trenton. • Marketing and Branding, Thursday at Yarmouth Middle School cafeteria, 220 McCartney St., Yarmouth. […]
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Charles Lawton: As Rhode Island navigates reform, be scared
“Nothing so focuses the mind as being shot at, and missed.” — Winston Churchill We’ve all had sudden, startling surprises followed by the flash of realization, “Whoaa, that could have been really bad!” On the highway, a stone flies off a passing truck and smacks our windshield. On the ski slope, we catch an […]
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Outdoors Calendar
Beginners’ Mountain Bike Ride, 5:30 p.m. Monday at Inland Woods/Pine Ridge trails behind Inland Hospital, 200 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville. The Central Maine chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association is hosting a free skill-building, introductory mountain bike ride; people of all ages on full-size bicycles welcome. Helmets required. FMI: Call 861-3292 or email […]
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Welcome homes
House tour season in Maine is heating up with the weather. Starting this week, a variety of dwellings — some fancy, some historically or architecturally significant — will open for public viewing.
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Rich in fish
With a long history of attracting anglers from far and wide, Grand Lake Stream more than holds up under the pressure.
On a sweltering May day, with fly hatches going off and bugs swarming at 3 p.m., the fishermen also were swarming at this famous stretch of river
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Maine Gardener: Renewed, improved garden opening Thursday
Sometimes you have to do things over. People renovate houses. Books have second editions. Artists will paint a second version of the same scene. Hitchcock even made two versions of “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” The same is true with gardens, whether at a home or in a public garden. The Haney Hillside Garden […]
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Sailing: Races up and down coast add thrills to sailing season
Sailboat traffic is picking up on Casco Bay, and for good reason. The regatta season is now under way in the Gulf of Maine. On June 4, 11 boats shook off the winter’s cobwebs and raced in the SailMaine Shakedown Regatta off Portland. SailMaine’s student sailors got some “big boat” racing experience, and racing skippers […]
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Outdoors Dispatches
AUGUSTA Entries being accepted for veterans moose lottery The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has allocated 10 moose hunting permits for disabled veterans to participate in a controlled moose hunt in Aroostook County. The dates for the hunt are expected to be Sept. 14-23. Last year, disabled veterans who were awarded permits were […]
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Birding: On the menu: Rice and ticks
It’s time for a little myth-busting. Now that the wedding season is upon us, one often hears the dire warning that throwing rice on the happy couple poses a risk for birds. Rice supposedly swells with water in the gut of birds, causing the birds to die. Let’s consider the digestive system of a bird […]