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Intertidal: Maine crab a versatile and plentiful food source
The recent shutdown of Alaska’s red king crab fishery got me thinking about how often overlooked Maine crab is. This weekend, I made a crab dip for friends using local Maine crab and was reminded of how versatile and delicious it is. I often get stuck on making crab cakes, but crab makes a great […]
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All Saints Parish hosts annual Christmas carol sing-along
For the 20th year, All Saints Parish will host a Christmas carol sing-along in front of the Brunswick town gazebo located in the park (between Maine Street and Park Row) at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 24. Those gathered will sing traditional Christmas carols for 15 minutes, and all are welcome to attend. This is a family-friendly […]
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Psalterium Institute hosts Christmas concerts in Brunswick and Lewiston
The Psalterium Institute present “Advent & Christmas: An Evening of Sacred Choral Music” in both Brunswick and Lewiston the weekend before Christmas. Admission to both concerts is free, but a freewill offering of $10 per attendee is appreciated. The performances are under the direction of Leon Griesbach and feature the Psalterium Institute Chamber Choir, Boy […]
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Bath United Methodist Church to celebrate Christmas Eve service Dec. 23
The church scheduled the Christmas Eve service to be a day early in hopes of accommodating Christmas weekend travel.
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The Recycle Bin: Reduce, reuse, then recycle
Having worked in solid waste in Phippsburg and being a part of the regional waste committee for Bath and Brunswick in the 1990s, I saw overflowing landfills and four operating regional waste incinerators. Let’s admit it. Even thrifty Mainers who are used to making do with what we can produce ourselves, borrowing from neighbors or […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Hiking Little Jackson and Tumbledown Mountains
A trek on Little Jackson and Tumbledown Mountains is the second-best mountain hike in Maine. How do I know its second best? I read it in my book, “Maine Al Fresco: The Fifty Finest Outdoor Adventures in Maine.” Seriously, with the exception of Mount Katahdin, I can’t think of any mountain hike in Maine that […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Health and wellness with your mobile digital assistant
There is a yearly holiday ritual that goes something like this: Beginning around the end of November, there are almost weekly holiday gatherings with multiple appetizers, main courses, side dishes, various desserts and sweet rich beverages, all culminating on New Year’s Eve. All this feasting is followed by short-lived resolutions to exercise, moderate our caloric […]
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Intertidal: Project aims to make ocean models useful to a variety of audiences
I have to admit that I’m a bit geeky when it comes to maps. There’s just something neat about seeing how things relate spatially and looking at information that is related to that space. The coast of Maine is particularly interesting. With its 3,500 miles of coastline, some of it sandy, some of it rocky, […]
