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Take This Job & Love It: Hutchings Greenhouse

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:46:32 -0400

April showers bring May flowers, and that made Chelsey Anderson very busy in this Take This Job & Love It.

Beth Hutchings, Owner, Hutchings Greenhouse, Eddington: "Welcome to Hutchings Greenhouse. Are you ready to go to work?" Chelsey: "I am." Beth: "Let's go."

Beth: "This is greenhouse 2 and . . .

Take This Job & Love It: New England Denture Center

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:54:31 -0400

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It, Chelsey Anderson is hoping to bring a smile to your face. She visited the New England Denture Center in Bangor.

Chelsey- "That's right, and this family owned business does what they can to make you comfortable and send you home happy. I stepped in on . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Ice Bar & Lounge

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:27:51 -0400

In this "Take This Job & Love It" Chelsey Anderson helped carve an ice bar at the Samoset in Rockport.

During the January thaw she worked with a 20 year veteran on 43-hundred pounds of ice.

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Tim Pierce, Exec Chef & Head Ice Carver, Samoset- "This is a little drawing of our pa . . .

Take This Job & Love It: U.S. Coast Guard, Part 2

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:50:16 -0500

In part one Chelsey Anderson joined the U.S. Coast Guard in Jonesport for a training mission.

In part two Chelsey trains on one of Jonesport's most common calls, and we find out if she's hired in this special edition of Take This Job & Love It.

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Petty Officer Derrick Borel, U.S. . . .

Take This Job & Love It: U.S. Coast Guard, Part 1

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:15:09 -0500

In this special addition of Take This Job & Love It Chelsey Anderson went to Jonesport. There she teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard. Well, not officially. Chelsey joined them for their daily training mission to see if she had a future answering the call.

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Petty Officer Derrick . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Home Heating Fuel Delivery

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:17:52 -0500

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In this Take This Job & Love It our adventurous reporter warmly embraces home heating oil.

Chelsey Anderson rode along the delivery route of the company C.H.E.A.P. Oil in the Carmel-Etna area.

Ch . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Balsam Fir Tipping

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:13:36 -0500

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Tree tipping is Chelsey Anderson's occupation of choice in this "Take This Job & Love It." She was shown the ropes by long-time tipper Tom Sprague of East Machias. He's been tipping for more than . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Sugar Hill Cranberry Co.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:45:52 -0500

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Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away.

In this "Take This Job and Love It" Chelsey Anderson worked to bring you one of the most popular side dishes. An estimated 21-millio . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Blacksmith

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:50:31 -0400

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In this "Take This Job & Love It" report Chelsey Anderson forges ahead.
John Calderwood has been forging metal for almost 40 years now. He runs his own shop, JC Forge in Etna, and teaches classes too.

Che . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Blueberry Harvesting

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:34:43 -0400

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In this edition of "Take This Job & Love It," Chelsey Anderson heads back to her childhood roots. She went to Downeast Maine to help harvest blueberries.

Chelsey: "That's right, I'm no rookie to bl . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Air Brushing

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:32:29 -0400

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In May we introduced you to Brad Gillis, the Air Dragon from Levant.

He's been air brushing for over 15 years, and insisted to Joy Hollowell that he can teach anyone to do it.

So . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Margaret Todd

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:17:24 -0400

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Carolyn: Chelsey Anderson was Bar Harbor bound for tonight's "Take This Job and Love It."

Jim: She hopped aboard a schooner, the Margaret Todd, not as a customer but as a crew member.

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Take This Job & Love It: Unity Pond Pottery

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:06:06 -0400

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In this "Take This Job and Love It" Chelsey Anderson headed to Unity in search of a new job.

She spent the day at Unity Pond Pottery, but did she get the job?

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Robe . . .

Take This Cake

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:42:36 -0400

In this Take This Job and Love It, wedding season is here.

Chelsey Anderson headed to a licensed home kitchen in Orland to try her hand at cakes.

Tiffany Gaspar opened Patty Cake Designs over a year ago. In a poor economy her business is booming. It's not unusual for her to have 4 cake orders . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Raye's Mustard

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:19:14 -0400

Baseball season is here, and that brings hotdogs loaded with all the fixings.

So Chelsey Anderson headed to the only stone ground mustard company left in the United States for this Take This Job and Love It.

Raye's Mustard in Eastport. Chelsey started out working with Jerald; crushing the must . . .

Take This Job and Love It

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:59:12 -0400

Dr. Jennifer Robichaud, "So, you're going to take the little paddle and cover your left eye. And what's the lowest line you can read out there?" Stephanie, Patient: "T, Z, V, E, C, L." Dr. Robichaud: "Good. So that line that she read is actually the 20/20 line. So she can see really well with her gl . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Dandy Diaper Service

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:09:40 -0500

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In this month's "Take This Job & Love It" Chelsey Anderson tried her hand at baby diapering, and it's something she's going to want to get used to. Love it or not.

Chelsey: "That's right. In the . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Monica's Chocolates

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:02:37 -0500

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Chelsey Anderson is catering to her sweet tooth in this "Take This Job and Love It."

Monica's Chocolates in Lubec has been recognized by the President and First Lady, Senator Collins and in pri . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Colley Hill Soy Candles

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:25:47 -0500

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The holidays are here. Homes are filled with smells of fresh cookies, pies and balsam firs. In this "Take This Job and Love it" Chelsey Anderson headed to Colley Hill Soy Candle Company in Hallowe . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Trucking with Hartt Transportation

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:13:11 -0500

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Veterans Day is Friday. in honor of that, Chelsey Anderson took a temporary job with a local trucking company that has gone the extra mile for our troops. Chelsey...

Chelsey: "That's right, Hart . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:14:57 -0400

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In this Take This Job and Love It Chelsey Anderson heads to a sweet stop in Bar Harbor. Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium was happy to get the help. It all started with their famous ice cream.

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Take This Job & Love It: Alpaca Farm Herd Health Day

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:35:04 -0400

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In this "Take This Job and Love It" Chelsey Anderson headed to Unity. There she worked at Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm for a portion of herd health day.

Chelsey: "I started my day with somethin . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Worming

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:42 -0400

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"In this edition of Take This Job and Love It Chelsey Anderson got down and dirty worming in Down East Maine."

Chelsey- "That's right, and I'll tell you what, I've taken on a lot of difficu . . .

Take This Job and Love it: Strawberries

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:28:37 -0400

The fields are ripe for the picking at Tate's Strawberry Farm in Corinth.

There are five varieties of strawberries, and Chelsey Anderson helped plant some of those in the spring.

Chelsey- With all the rain we had this spring there wasn't a sunny day to waste in May, so owner, Albert Tate got m . . .

Take This Job & Love It: Housekeeping at The Harborside

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:23:23 -0400

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A little over a week ago tourism season kicked off in Maine with the arrival of Memorial Day. Hotels, motels and B&B's were busy throughout the state. Chelsey Anderson checked into . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Apollo Day Spa

Wed, 11 May 2011 11:05:30 -0400

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In many of our Take This Job and Love It segments, reporter Chelsey Anderson is grunting her way through heavy lifting. In this edition, Chelsey went to a more relaxing place. Apollo Day Spa in Watervi . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Central Maine Motors

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:33:26 -0400

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Spring is finally here, and for many warmer weather means spring cleaning and maintenance for their cars. Chelsey Anderson drove to Waterville for this month's Take This Job and Love It.
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Take This Job and Love It: Beer Brewer

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:17:03 -0500

On tap for this Take This Job and Love It: Chelsey Anderson is brewing
beer.

It was brewed locally, and just in time for St. Patty's Day.

In the last couple years The Sea Dog in Bangor has reopened its brewery. It's a busy job for Sea Dog's only brewer Brooks Mathews, so he kept Chelsey hopi . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Horse Shelter

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:08:51 -0500

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It, Chelsey Anderson traveled Downeast to help a nonprofit.

She visited the First Light Farm Equine Shelter in Perry.

Chelsey: "I rode a horse at a fair when I was child, but that's about the extent of my knowledge of horses. Thankfully, the ladies at . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Snow Making

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:32:52 -0500

Ski resorts may be taking a break today, but the ski resorts were busy making snow last month and prepping the grounds for the busy ski season ahead. Chelsey Anderson made her way to Saddleback Maine for this edition of Take This Job and Love It.

Chelsey: "The guys I worked with work 12 hour days . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Salmon

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:27:15 -0500

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It Chelsey Anderson went up the stream to Bingham.

She visited Cooke Aquaculture to help a natural occurrence in life progress a little faster.

Chelsey: "That's right. Around this time of year salmon everywhere are making the big trek to their salmon . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Bagel Central

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:12:45 -0500

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It Chelsey Anderson is rolling in the dough, and you might have her to thank for your morning bagel.

Chelsey- "Bakers Scott Babcock and Josh Ivey were already busy at work when I walked into the Bagel Central kitchen. I put on my apron and joined in."
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Take This Job and Love It: New Balance Shoe Factory

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:32:22 -0400

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It, Chelsey Anderson heads to Skowhegan. There Chelsey hoped to be a shoe in for her new job.

Chelsey- "The New Balance Shoe Factory focuses on safety, quality, efficiency and effectiveness. They have to, to put out as many as 42-hundred pairs of shoe a d . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Firefighter

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:33:46 -0400

Things are heating up this month on this edition of Take This Job and Love It.

Chelsey Anderson got to live out many little kid's dreams.

She had the opportunity to be firefighter-for-a-day at a car fire training in Hampden.

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Frank Hammond, Fire Instructor- "Welcome. You've h . . .

Take This Job and Love It: UFC

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:49:00 -0400

Ultimate Fighting Championship or U.F.C. has taken over the world of sports.

It's a raw competition of mixed martial arts.

We have several U.F.C. fighters from our state. Marcus Davis actually owns a gym right in Brewer.

In this edition of Take This Job and Love it "The Irish Hand Grenade" . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Lumberjill

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:52:57 -0400

On "Take This Job and Love It" our reporters do everything they can not to get chopped, but in this edition Chelsey Anderson was trying to make a cut and more at the Maine Lumberjack Show in Trenton.

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Timber Tina: "It's kind of fun though!"

Chelsey: "I bet."

Timber Tina: . . .

Take this Job and Love It - Guidance Counseling

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:01:36 -0400

They are the school employees who fly under the radar. That's how one guidance counselor from Old Town High School describes his role.

But as Sharon Pelletier discovered in this Take this Job and Love it, they also have an impact on everyone at the school.

"What you can expect is that it's al . . .

Take this Job and Love It - Hydroseeding

Wed, 12 May 2010 17:43:50 -0400

Lawns are getting nice and green right now, but what happens if yours is just a pile of dirt.

That's when you might want to consider hydroseeding.

In this edition of Take this Job and Love It, Sharon Pelletier decided to see what it takes to get the grass to grow, by following the folks at Ada . . .

Take this Ice Cream and Make It

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:27:22 -0400

It's a successful family business that's been around for decades.

Gifford's serves up their famous ice cream in more than 60 different flavors.

All of it, about ten thousand gallons a day, gets produced at their plant in Skowhegan.

In this edition of Take this Job and Love It, Sharon Pellet . . .

Take this Job and Love It - Waitressing

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:02:49 -0500

The food is important but so is the service, and that comes down to people.

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It, Sharon Pelletier discovered being a good waitress takes skill and practice.

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Take this Job and Love It - Preschool

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:55:29 -0500

Parents know taking care of a toddler can be difficult.

What would you do if you had 20 of them to care for. That's what pre-school teachers do every day.

In this edition of Take this Job and Love it, Sharon Pelletier decided to try it out.

Being a teacher takes a lot of preparation, so I . . .

Take this Hot Dog and Make It

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:14:55 -0500

It's a business that's been around for 150 years. W.A. Bean in Bangor sells all kinds of meat products, from sausage to steak.

In this edition of Take This Job and Love It, Sharon Pelletier decided to try making one of their most famous, the red hot dog.

There used to be quite a few hot dog m . . .

Take This Wreath and Make It

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:30:01 -0500

This time of year, you'll see lots of Christmas decorations around, but it just doesn't seem to be complete without the wreath.

In this edition of Take this job and love it, Sharon Pelletier branched out went to find out exactly what it takes to make the evergreen decorations.

"Having done thi . . .

Driving a Zamboni

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:43 -0500

Thousands of people pack the Alfond Arena at the University of Maine to cheer on the Black Bears.

But those games wouldn't be possible without the folks who take care of the ice.

In this edition of Take this Job and Love It. Sharon Pelletier found out exactly what it takes to keep that surfac . . .

Take this Job and Love it!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:49:40 -0400

Reporter Adrienne Bennett was sporting an apron and cap as she tried out a new job for the day.

She goes to school to learn the intricacies of cafeteria work in tonight's "Take this Job and Love it!"

"Alright, perfect."

Donning an apron and hat, whaalaa, I'm ready to become a lunch lady." . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Gifford's Ice Cream

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:35:04 -0400

We've all wondered what it would be like to switch jobs and try something new.

Amy Erickson's been trying her hand at all sorts of professions.

This time, she's scooping Gifford's famous ice cream.

She has more in this "Take This Job and Love It."

Rhonda Charette's a scooping superstar.
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Take This Job and Love It: Dairy Farmer

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:13:05 -0400

Every now and then, we all wonder what it would be like to switch jobs and try something else.

Amy Erickson's been giving it a try lately.

This month, at the suggestion of viewers, she put on her boots and went down on the farm.

She has more in "Take This Job and Love It."

Justin Veazie . . .

Take This Job and Love It: Dog Groomer

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:45:06 -0400

Every now and then, we all wonder what it would be like to switch jobs and try something else for a day.

Our Amy Erickson's been giving it a try lately.

This month, she visited Carden Kennels in Bangor and spent the day as a dog groomer.

Tonight, we see how she did, in her "Take This Job an . . .

Amy at Frank's Bake Shop

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:41:47 -0400

Every now and then, we all wonder what it would be like to switch jobs and try something else for a day. Our Amy Erickson's been giving it a try lately. This month, she traded in her microphone for an apron at Frank's Bake Shop in Bangor:

Ok, I'll admit I went into this one pretty confident.

I . . .

April 2009: Amy Tries Her Hand at Floral Arranging

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:09:04 -0400

We all get bored with our jobs from time to time.

Many of us get the urge to switch careers...even if only for a day.

Our Amy Erickson has been trying her hand at different professions.

She's gutted deer in the woods with game wardens...even played barber with a straight razor.

In tonigh . . .