I have a confession. I miss seeing the UPS delivery guys wearing shorts. It’s not because they have great legs, though it’s a bit frustrating that they all have better legs than me. It’s really because that means it’s too cold for them to challenge each other by seeing who can stand the cold the […]
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Matilde and the Wise Bear
In the fullness of the moon, when her parents were finally asleep, Matilde snuck downstairs. She laced up her warm boots and wrapped a woolen scarf around her head. She slipped her purple coat over her long pants and heavy sweater and buttoned it tight. The night outside was freezing and she had a long […]
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CBC offers emergency training course
BIDDEFORD — Community Bicycle Center is partnering with the national leader in wilderness medical education (NOLS), to help those interested develop the skills needed to make sound decisions in emergency situations. The class will help those dealing with a cycling/skiing accident, camping emergency, or accidents around-the-home situations. It will teach how to prevent, treat, and manage the risks that […]
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The Wrath of Winter
2018 is officially here and I couldn’t be more thrilled! With the the start of this year came inspiration for new goals to conquer. It gave a sense of new found confidence for wanting to make a change in lifestyle. Overall, the first week of the year is meant to make you feel like you’re […]
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Post-Christmas Epiphany: Putting wonderland back in winter
The festive week which ties Christmas to New Year’s Day is behind us, and with it the blended days bound together by confusion, too little regard for schedules and too much regard for cookies and other baked Noel goodies that tied us over just in time for us to resolve to call overindulgence quits. It’s […]
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Biddeford to induct 8 into Hall of Honor
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Athletics Hall of Honor will add eight new members to its prestigious club next week during the fifth annual induction ceremony. The ceremony will be held on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Biddeford High School Tiger Gym before a girls varsity basketball game against Westbrook. Jessica Gagne, who is a […]
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80 years of loving baseball
As my 80th birthday quickly approaches, I can’t help but reflect on the many ways in which the sport of baseball has made my life better. One of my earliest baseball memories was sitting in the Sea Village Restaurant on Hancock Street in my hometown of Stonington, Connecticut, and watching the Great Yankee Clipper, Joe […]
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Smart guarding against emotional drain on Georgia players
ATLANTA (AP) — It took two overtimes for Georgia to finally beat Oklahoma and claim its spot in the national championship game. Each extra second added more drama — and more reason for coach Kirby Smart to worry about the needle on his players’ collective emotional tank. Factor in the drain of the cross-country flight […]
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Search for missing clammer halts because of cold
ST. GEORGE (AP) — The search for a missing clammer who disappeared off the coast of Maine during this week’s blizzard has been suspended. The man was reported missing around 11 p.m. Thursday. The family of 35-year-old Paul Brenner says he departed from the Long Cove boat ramp to clam on Clark Island in St. […]
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Brunswick business park to be powered by solar energy
BRUNSWICK (AP) — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and Diversified Communications are ready to dedicate a project that’ll produce 1.5 megawatts of solar energy. Officials say the system is designed to provide 13.3 percent of the electricity at Brunswick Landing business park from on-site renewable energy, and eliminate more than 2 million pounds of carbon […]