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Valerie Egar: Pumpkin Patch Short Cut

Inspired by a Bantu folktale A long time ago, before cars and school buses, country children walked over rolling hills and through woods to one-room schoolhouses. With a long walk, there was always something interesting to see. A girl might find a shiny stone and put it in her pocket. Walking past a cow pasture, […]

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SMHC offers free smoking cessation sessions

Smoking Cessation Sessions There’s never been a better time to quit. Southern Maine Health Care offers a smoking cessation program involving one-on-one sessions designed to offer the tobacco user all the information and tools required to become tobacco free.  The Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist will offer insights into smoking habits, stress and the relationship it […]

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Home Country: Using the ‘Amish method’

“Feel that crispness in the air this morning?” said Dud. “Just about time to go hunting, don’t you think?” “I’m always ready,” said Steve, smiling. “I’ll go right after fall branding this year. But I’m going to be hunting differently this year.” We all looked at Steve and waited. “Well,” he said, “you know how […]

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Cape Porpoise Harbor dredging begins in November

KENNEBUNKPORT — A $1.68 million contract has been awarded to a Connecticut company to perform dredging of portions of the Cape Porpoise Harbor in Kennebunkport. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Coastline Consulting and Development LLC of Branford, Connecticut will  use a mechanical dredge and scows to remove material from the Mean […]