FOOD & DRINK
Fetch ME a Home: Meet cats Owl and Haze
WESTBROOK, Maine — Owl and Haze are looking for a new home. Anne Beal from Meow Lounge in Westbrook introduced us. Owl (black and white) is an 11-year-old male who is bonded with Haze (gray), an 8-year-old female. Both come to Meow Lounge from the rescue group Downeast Feral...
Songwriter behind Marden's jingle passes away
PORTLAND (WGME) – The man behind a well-known Maine jingle has passed away. “I should have bought it when I saw it at Marden's!”. That jingle is the work of Ed Boucher, the local musician who wrote the Marden’s jingle and much more over the years. The songwriter...
Auburn celebrates its 2nd annual Lobster Festival
AUBURN (WGME) - When you think of Auburn, you may not think of lobster, but the town's recent tradition carried on this afternoon. The second annual Auburn Lobster Festival set up along Festival Plaza and the Androscoggin River. Several venders offered traditional lobster dinners and other local bites. Six local...
Wellness Walk inspires students at Raymond Elementary School
Outdoor experiences have been proven to help improve academic and physical performance for many students and that’s the concept behind RSU 14’s Wellness Program. To demonstrate the benefits of being outdoors, Raymond Elementary School hosted a special Wellness Walk and Nature Talk on Tuesday, May 7. Loon Echo...
New beer available at Mast Landing Brewing Company for ALS research
May is ALS Awareness Month, and a Maine brewery is hoping to make a difference. On Saturday, Mast Landing Brewing Company is offering a brand-new IPA on draft at its Freeport location. It's called "Song of the Swallow" and $1 from every pint sold of this Ales for ALS beer...
Mini horses making large impact at Riding To The Top
Riding to the Top, Windham’s local non-profit therapeutic horse riding center, has welcomed two new mini horses, AppleJax and Apollo, to their farm. Riding to the Top (RTT) has been serving the Windham community for 31 years and offers services such as therapeutic riding, therapeutic carriage driving, equine assisted learning, and hippotherapy for individuals ranging in age from 3 to 90-plus. They assist with a wide range of disabilities.
Opera In The Pines to Present THE CRUCIBLE by Robert Ward
Opera in the Pines will present the Maine premiere of Robert Ward's The Crucible in an immersive theater experience that summons the audience as the jury of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. When the women of Salem are accused of witchcraft, we witness the betrayal of an entire community; the ruthlessness of the prosecutors, the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor, and the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence. This haunting reminder of witch hunts throughout history, that still exist in the present day, forces us to confront the fundamentals of human nature and question the systems by which power is sustained, challenged and lost.
Real Estate: Prepping for the summer months
Summers are a great time to spruce up the look of your home and bring in some cool elements, to escape the scorching heat. The easiest way to keep a house cool is by using heavy curtains and shutting the windows and drawing the curtains at 11 a.m. sharp. One can go in for blinds and bamboo curtains, to keep the excess heat out and keep the space cool. One can keep small pots filled with water in the corners, to cool the space, especially in areas where there is breeze blowing in. Also, in the evening hours, ventilate the house by opening the windows and allowing some air in.
Windham Chamber Singers able to reschedule Lewiston performance
The April snowstorm caused many to lose power and caused the Windham Chamber Singers (WCS) to lose most of their entire spring tour. But Dr. Richard Nickerson, the conductor of the Chamber Singers since 1988, said that the performance at the Franco Center in Lewiston was the only concert that was able to be rescheduled.
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