Sixteen years ago, Mori and Carl LeFevre built their house next to the railroad crossing at Muirfield Road on the Falmouth-Cumberland town line.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Hull Creek’reveals talentof Jim Nichols
HULL CREEK By Jim Nichols Down East Books, 2011 242 pages, $24.95 ISBN 978-0-89272-915-9 Writer Jim Nichols, of Warren, is an award-winning author of short stories, including the collection titled “Slow Monkeys.” This is his first novel, however — a tightly-wrapped, gritty story that reveals his exceptional talent as a writer. HULL CREEK is […]
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HARLAN: Woman gave you her number to call her, not to play games
I met a girl through some friends and we had a great conversation. She gave me her number. I want to call, but don’t know how long I should wait to call or text a girl after I get her number. I don’t want to get in touch too soon, but I don’t want to wait too long. What’s the right amount of time?
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‘DRAGONS,’ ‘STOLEN LIFE’ bolster publishing industry
Jaycee Lee Dugard’s memoir, “A Stolen Life,” has been zipping off bookstore shelves since its release in mid-July.
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‘Water is a plant’s Viagra,’ says enterprising pot professor
AUGUSTA — Marijuana is known for making some people feel good and making others angry, particularly when it comes to debates about whether or not to make the plant available to the ill and the injured.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Looking at Maine’s future
As the 2011 football season gets under way at the University of Maine this week, the back story will undoubtedly heat up about the program’s future.
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MIKE LOWE ON FOOTBALL: Training camp questions
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Chad Ochocinco thinks he’s in heaven.
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Canada’s money gets cold shoulder in Maine
When Jim Benoit of Halifax, Nova Scotia, visited central Maine with his family for his daughter’s softball tournaments in July, he was surprised to find his Canadian dollar not welcome everywhere.
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Skowhegan State Fair ready for 193rd year
The Ferris wheel is back. So is the beano tent.
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Fireworks law still hot topic
A new law legalizing the sale and use of many kinds of previously illegal fireworks has local officials buzzing about how — or whether — to regulate fireworks at the local level.