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Portland Psst!: How to sell a chair

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:05:00 -0500

Chef Rob Evans of Hugo's talked with Samatha Hoyt Lindgren from Rabelais about molecular gastronomy, a patron named Herman, and the future:
SHL: So the [Duck Fat]’s doing well?
RE: Yes, it’s doing well—that’s our nest egg, Duck Fat. We look at doing a few more of those and hopefully [...]

Westbrook Diarist: Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:00 -0500

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Westbrook Diarist: The Sportswriter: Seven Questions for Edward Rielly

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0500

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(Editor's Note: Edward Rielly, a St. Joseph's College professor of English and a Westbrook resident, recently authored the book Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Below are his answers to the seven questions I e-mailed to him.)

1. Besides this book, you've also written Baseball: An Encyclopedia' [...]

Westbrook Diarist: Storey's Garden Center Faces Make It or Break It Season

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:50:00 -0500

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Portland Daily Sun:
This month, Elliot Storey will know whether he can
keep his garden-center business afloat without access to a key Christmas tree
lot that his family has used for 20 years. For the first time in two decades,
Storey’s Garden Center is not selling Christmas trees at [...]

Collins Watch: Off The Beat

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:23:00 -0500

Hope to be back soon. Meanwhile, in case you missed it, there's this.

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Slublog: Blame the Holidays, and Twitter

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:26:05 -0500

How about a picture of the world's unhappiest squirrel?

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The Rumford Reporter: Think About "Maine Made" When Shopping This Year

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:46:00 -0500

Maine's expansive beauty is legendary. Vast forestlands, thousands of miles of beaches, and enough lakes and mountains to lose yourself in for life.

And yet, as anyone who has been here will tell you, Maine's truest character is revealed in the details. Sunlight shafting through a spruce grove. A [...]

Portland Psst!: Lobster eggs

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:07:00 -0500

Photo: Peter Dennen [...]

Pine Tree Politics: TABOR Going To Bat For Poliquin

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:43:39 -0500

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UPDATE: Since initially running this story, it has come to my attention that the email cited below has no official standing whatsoever, and is quite literally a TABOR supporter who sent out an email to his list, used the official logo, and used language intended to make the release sound [...]

The Rumford Reporter: Made in Maine: Maine Coon Cat-Nip

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:36:00 -0500

"The Way a Cat's Life Should Be"
Distributed by Kennebec River Company, Vassalboro, Maine

Maine Coon Cat History provided by the Kennebec River Company:

In 1985, the Maine Coon Cat became the official state Cat of Maine. Loved for their unique markings [...]

The Rumford Reporter: Christmas Trees for Sale on S Rumford Rd

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:32:00 -0500

This tree purchased for $25.00 at the Perry residence.
Located 4.4 miles down S Rumford Rd from In-town Rumford.
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