2 days ago

Smells that herald spring

I have written before about how different odors and scents will trigger memories.

3 days ago

Support for cancer survivors and research can take many forms

Dale, my beloved husband, used to gently advise me that I wrote and spoke way too much about my experience with cancer.

1 week ago

Dig for ‘jewels’ in journals

Genealogical journals and newsletters can be extremely valuable and often contain information that can’t be found elsewhere.

1 week ago

Muggy or not? Look to the dew point

With summer in sight, I thought it would be a good idea to reintroduce the way that you can use the dew point as a comfort gauge.

1 week ago

Inspired by The Duke

You do not need to be a John Wayne fan to imagine this Western movie star throwing down a challenge with appropriate John Wayne swagger,

2 weeks ago

Remembering Mom

We all have mothers, whether they are still with us or gone to their reward.

2 weeks ago

Lynx gaining ground in Maine

Northern Maine’s resident wildcat, the Canadian Lynx, is doing quite well along the shores of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

3 weeks ago

Family ties

Olof Olsson Nylander was the youngest child born to Ola Larsson and Elisabeth Jonsdotter on June 14, 1864.

2 months ago

Refuge is a local gem

It is time to get to know us if you don’t already.

2 months ago

Of TVs and Chekhov

My new radio is fine, except for the sound, which is hollow, and not as good as my small transmitter with a separate little round AUVIO speaker attached.

2 months ago

Listen and learn from noted Maine genealogists

Roxanne Moore Saucier, who authored the genealogical column “Family Ties” in the Bangor Daily News for so many years, once famously referred to Joe Anderson as the “bee’s knees.”

2 months ago

Bad decision to fly in and out of Newark

During the 23 years I worked for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration

2 months ago

A diner’s cure for cabin fever

The snow keeps falling and the wind howls. It is typical March. Cabin fever cases are reaching abnormal highs with every inch of white powder.

2 months ago

Cartoon of the week (week of March 28, 2018)

By E.A. Williams

2 months ago

Making sure eligible Mainers can receive unemployment benefits

No one wants to be unemployed

2 months ago

A dream made of ice cream

Palmer’s ice cream and candy store on Market Square was good enough to be a dream, but it was very real.

2 months ago

Astonishing snow squalls

Eleven days ago, on the 10th of March, an incredibly intense snow squall band developed in northeast Aroostook County, and delivered snow squall totals the likes of which I have not seen in my 11-plus years in the County.

2 months ago

Paying it forward

Watching the snow fall this morning brought back memories as well as a recent happening to me.