Spaghetti squash is a very versatile food — especially if you love pasta, but are trying to avoid carbs, gluten, and extra calories. It’s inexpensive, has a very mild flavor that lends itself well to any pasta sauce, and (as the name implies) has the texture of spaghetti. It’s also incredibly easy to prepare, leaving […]
October 2014
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DNA linked to how much coffee you drink
NEW YORK How much coffee do you drink every day? One cup in the morning? Or do you gulp it all day? Scientists have long known that your DNA influences how much java you consume. Now a huge study has identified some genes that may play a role. Their apparent effect is quite small. But […]
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Nurse in Spain gets Ebola
MADRID — In a case underscoring the perils of caring for Ebola patients, a nurse in Spain who cared for an Ebola patient has come down with the disease ”“ the first known transmission outside West Africa during the current epidemic. Her husband and a second nurse who treated the patient are now in quarantine, […]
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Court clears the way for gay marriage expansion
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in the United States and may have signaled that it’s only a matter of time before same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states. Rejecting appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, the Supreme Court effectively […]
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3 vie for new House District 20 seat
{{tncms-asset app=”editorial” id=”856c0380-4e2e-11e4-9699-6f3077ed6a25″}} GERRISH {{tncms-asset app=”editorial” id=”9999574a-4e2e-11e4-ae2f-37ac860907fd”}} HARRIS-HOWARD {{tncms-asset app=”editorial” id=”a9e5a28e-4e2e-11e4-94e8-c34d5abb5a4e”}} THORP It’s a three-way race Nov. 4 for House District 20, which includes Lebanon, Acton and part of Shapleigh. An open seat in a newly created district, there is no incumbent. Running are Democrat Bettie Harris-Howard, Republican Karen Gerrish and Republican Harrison Thorp, who […]
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Collins ‘aggravated’ by opponents’ negative ads
KENNEBUNK — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she’s worked her entire life ”“ including a stint picking potatoes in her hometown of Caribou when she was 10 years old ”“ so, she said Monday, she was dismayed when she saw some political ads that she said distort her record. Collins, R-Maine, during a campaign stop […]
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Wasted chances sink Biddeford in loss to South Portland
BIDDEFORD — South Portland only had a few scoring chances in its SMAA field hockey game against Biddeford on Monday, but the Red Riots made the most of those rare opportunities. The same can’t be said for the Tigers, who had chances aplenty but just one goal in a 2-1 defeat at Doran Field. Biddeford […]
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Regulators set restrictions on herring
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal regulators are reducing the number of days fishermen can fish for Atlantic herring off of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section’s members from the three states say vessels may fish for Atlantic herring for four days weekly, from 12:01 a.m. Monday until midnight […]