December 13, 2012 How about you? Would you name you little princess ‘Yoga?’ Or your baby boy ‘Espn’? I like unique names. I think it makes one stand out and as an adult, I think that can be cool. As a kid, let’s just say a unique name can 'build character,,' hopefully in a good way. But the list of this years most original names has some interesting choices.
December 13, 2012 The commercials on Nickelodeon aren't going to help when the last Chuck E. Cheese in Maine closes its doors on Sunday.
Out of the blue to all of us, their only Maine location couldn't come to an agreement on lease terms. School children all over Maine are going to have to do without...or do they?
December 12, 2012 Milk consumption in the United States has been going down for several years, as far back as 1984 and it’s blamed on the popularity of bottled water. Milk as a beverage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 30 years. Whole milk sales in 2011 were less than half their level since the 1980s, and milk sales in general show half of American adults do not consume milk.
December 11, 2012 The Salvation Army of Waterville will be holding their 6th annual Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. It’ll be held at the Waterville Elks, 76 Industrial Street, from 11 to 2pm. This is a free dinner to anyone that wants to attend
December 10, 2012 Can beer really be good for a cold? Yes! According to a study by Sapporo University in Japan, a chemical compound found in beer hops can actually fight off the virus that causes pneumonia. The virus hits children, not yet of drinking age, the hardest, while adults experience less serious symptoms
December 10, 2012 Nothing like keeping the kids busy on a snow day, right? There are many things you could do but THIS is the most fun...and it's not as messy as you think!
December 6, 2012 When you get that phone call from the school nurse, your heart starts to race, doesn't it? I got that phone call Tuesday saying Anderson had a small rash on his forehead, probably from his hat. I knew that wasn't what that rash was from. He had had it before. Oh no.
December 6, 2012 It’s a good week for the more northern part of the Pine Tree State. Earlier this week Bangor was named one of the top ten best winter cities, now, 'Lonely Planet' named northern Maine as one of the top ten travel destinations in the country for 2012.
December 5, 2012 According to a new study in Australia, the first year of marriage is the most difficult for new couples to get through. The study by Deakin University’s 'Australian Centre on Quality of Life' measured the happiness of 2000 people and found couples in their first year of marriage rated it very low at 73%, while couples married for more than 40 years rated their happiness at almost 80%, the happiest of all married couples.
December 5, 2012 Augusta and Gardiner will each open for three hours to issue marriage licenses Saturday, December 29. They are not normally open on weekends, but this is a special case. December 29 is the first day same-sex couples in Maine can get married.
