EAST ORLAND — For more than a decade, Peter Kenney of Bar Harbor has been trying to grow the sport of snowshoe racing in eastern Maine.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Cozy’ mystery has features that most of the others lack
If you think your water tastes funny now, just wait until you find a dead body in your well.
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FOOD: Stromboli: Part pizza, part calzone
A stromboli is kind of a cross between a pizza and a calzone. Bread dough is rolled out, filled with sliced meats, cheeses and vegetables, then rolled up into a tube and baked.
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FOOD: Crowd-friendly taco bar fit for Super Bowl
People love to indulge in fatty, crunchy, salty foods they can munch while milling about or standing and watching the game in suspense. And if you make a dish that combines everyone’s favorite football snacks, you’ve got a winning day regardless of who wins the game.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Treat your valentine to a day at the spa
Your valentine deserves pampering, and nothing defines the experience like a spa treatment. While Valentine’s Day occurs on a Tuesday this year, we recommend that you schedule a visit for your favorite person to a nearby spa the previous weekend. That will guarantee you a Terrific Tuesday on Feb. 14!
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WHAT’S UP IN FEBRUARY: February is the shortest month, but still so much to see
February used to be the last month of the year and the word is related to rites of purification, which are februa. We are in the middle of winter but it hasn’t been consistently winter-like yet.
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ON SKIING: Phones bring a whole new element to the slopes
Smartphone applications have made it easy to keep score in our lives, as if we’re inhabiting a massive video game. Foursquare gives points and badges for checking in to stores and restaurants. Using Nike+, runners can set running goals and track stats from past workouts. From Chore Wars (an app that rewards household tasks) to SuperBetter (a game that aids in recovery from illness), gamification is seeping into every corner of our lives.
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Waterville winter carnival canceled; other events go on
WATERVILLE — A winter carnival scheduled for Saturday at Quarry Road Recreation Area has been canceled due to an inadequate amount of snow, organizers said Wednesday.
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Waterville police log, Tuesday/Wednesday
Assault, threatening, criminal mischief