Craft soda is making great inroads into the soft drink market nationwide and summer is a grand time to sample soft beverages made or founded in Maine. Soda – once widely referred to as “tonic” in Maine – comes in a large number of flavors and several brands are available. Craft soft drinks use natural […]
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Freeport area sees decrease in food pantry traffic, spike in summer student food program
Freeport Community Services and Regional School Unit 5 are working together to serve summer lunches, which have risen from about 60 a day last year to 450 this June.
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Bath elementary school teacher scores radio station’s ‘Golden Apple’ award
Nicole Levesque of Bristol, the June recipient of the 99.9 The Wolf award, was nominated by a Fisher-Mitchell school parent.
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Sande’s Picks: New Mexican food truck, restaurant coming to Brunswick
El Rodeo is coming in about three weeks to 238 Bath Road (in front of Lowe’s). It will be a full-service restaurant occupying the site of the former Pizza Hut. The menu will be similar to the one at the South Portland location on Western Avenue, including traditional Tex-Mex fare such as enchiladas, carne asada, […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Summer refreshments
I like to have a few quick and slick tricks in the kitchen, especially when it comes to summer snacking. During these fleeting warmer months, it’s typical for family members to drop in for a dip in the cove and a breezy deck visit. Naturally, I like to have ingredients on hand that can be […]
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Southern Midcoast residents to vote on school budgets, legislative primaries July 14
In all but one case, July 14 marks the only time residents get to vote on their fiscal year 2021 school budgets.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster
Yarmouth nursing home reunites families parted by pandemic
A June 25 parade allowed residents of Brentwood Center for Health & Rehabilitation to see their loved ones for the first time in person since March, when the cornavirus forced the facility to close its doors to visitors.
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Election 2020: State House District 49 primary draws 3 Brunswick Democrats
Kathy Wilson, Corey Perreault and Poppy Arford are running to fill the seat filled the past eight years by Mattie Daughtry, who is termed out.
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Maine Backyard Campout encourages safe outdoor fun amid pandemic
Nearly 30 communities have so far signed up for the July 10-11 weekend event.
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Sande’s Picks: Maine bicentennial cookbook now available
Last week I received my copy of the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook and I have read it all the way through – every story, every anecdote, every recipe – and loved it as I would a collection of comfortable and compelling short stories. My copy is now tabbed at some of the most interesting recipes. […]