Fall/Winter 2016

Secret Sister Gift Exchange has been gracing my Facebook newsfeed for the last week or two.  Seems like a genuinely sweet and enchanting idea.  The concept is to receive 36 gifts from 'Secret Sisters' in exchange for 1 gift with a $10 value.  Who doesn't like a little surprise to put them in the Holiday spirit?

As a kid I always wanted to be a meteorologist, so naturally given today's deteriorating conditions I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to try out my 'skills'.

Are you looking for some awesome deals this Holiday season?  Perhaps for a Yankee Swap or Secret Santa?  We have some great deals on our website up to 50% off retail value.  Here are some delightful deals under $25.  Click here to see more.

Earlier this year, the Good Shepherd Food Bank was given a grant of $3 million to pay for produce and seafood from Maine providers to help with local food programs.  But, this grant created another need...

A Thanksgiving dinner will be available this Thursday (Nov. 24) at St. Francis Xavier Church, Route 133, Winthrop, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.

We all have favorite Christmas songs, but how about for 'Turkey Day?' I thought I would try and come up with my 5 favorite Thanksgiving songs. It was slim pickings, just like our turkey after Thanksgiving, but here we go...

The romantic in me just got the better of me.  Here you go, seven songs to make you feel all warm and fuzzy and romantic inside this holiday season.

Mark your calendar for the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26, for the annual Augusta Holiday Tree Lighting Festival complete with a scavenger hunt, fireworks, and a variety of fun family activities to rev up your Holiday spirit. This will take place in downtown Augusta...

USA Today has a readers poll series called 10BEST. Currently they have a category of Best Winter Wonderland and the 20 nominees include a town in Maine.

Even though it is a couple of hour's drive from central Maine, this story kinda' hits close to home for me, because it is in an area where I lived for over a decade.

I live in a 1950’s home in Augusta. Darn near new compared some of the old homes in the northeast.

Unfortunately, the Sukee Arena And Event Center in Winslow will not be opening this winter.

We're past Halloween, we're thinking about Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas shopping, and there are fewer and fewer leaves on the trees...  To quote a show that I really wanna' be watching (but have never had the chance to see), "WINTER IS COMING!"

Living in the Northeast, we often avoid many of the natural disasters that hit the Southern part of the country, but Maine has still had its share of disasters over the last few years.

What on earth could Pennywise be running for? President? Bangor City Council? Water District superintendent?

Get ready to walk for a cause this weekend! Sponsored by Free Me from Lung Cancer. $25 Registration. 5K timed run on the scenic Kennebec Rail Trail.