Time Square and the ball drop have nothin’ on Eastport’s The Great Sardine & Maple Leaf Drop. Yes, it sound like just what it is, they drop a sardine and a maple leaf. Since Easport is on line between Maine and Canada they celebrate twice. At 11pm eastern (midnight Atlantic time) they drop a 4-foot red plywood maple leaf, then at midnight they drop the sardine.
The number of gonorrhea cases in Maine has more than quadrupled in the past four years. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says there were 441 reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease as of mid December, up from 98 reported cases in 2008. More than half of those cases are in people in their 20's.
I have a secret. I am a recovering ‘junk-a-holic.’ I have spent the first part of my adult life trying to organize and hold on to my stuff. I was like an organized hoarder. I had boxes and boxes of stuff. I call it stuff, because I could not tell you what was in those boxes. So every year, around Christmas and New Year I try to do a little de-cluttering.
This season's flu is worse than in past years, in part because we have not seen this flu strain in a while and we don't have immunity. Maine state health officials believe it could get worse before it gets better.
I am such a silly head some days, I opened these gloves on Christmas morning and I was SO confused. Why did I get gloves? I don't need gloves! THEY are for riding my scooter! They go very well with my pink flowered helmet. I can hardly wait for sp
As winter is officially here, an interactive, online calculator can help you get a feel for how much it will cost to keep warm and see how you might save money. The new calculator is available from Maine’s Energy Office.
If you are going to see older family or friends this holiday, it is a great time to make sure all is well. Of course you want to spend time and visits and that is perfect chance to do this. You just need to put on your thinking cap, take a look around and get chatty. You will learn a lot. AARP even has offers some advice.
After the recent mass shooting in Connecticut, there is now a way to destroy your guns if that is what you choose to do with them. I was reading in the KJ that Hammond Tractor in Fairfield has found a way to reduce the number of guns in the community. They will tear apart handguns,free of charge for anyone who wants their gun destroyed.
We all like to do good things. Sometimes it can be confusing. Maine consumer protection officials are warning of bogus charities reported to be springing up after Hurricane Sandy and the school shootings in Connecticut. But you can easily check them out.
