In a word: Oh bubba! Exploring American dialects

Many experts argue that what now passes for standard English is pretty much what we’d hear if we listen to the way that Northern or Midwestern newscasters talk.

‘No plans, no agendas’ — Maine and Mainers find van life a good fit

'Van life means you can go anywhere and still stay relatively safe and comfortable.'

Mystery Photo for Sept. 11, 2022

Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.

Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Spiders, ducks and Tommy Lee

Photo Album: Square dancing at Sherwood Heights Elementary School

In square dancing, partners change several times during the course of a single dance, eventually finding their way back to their main partners.

In a word: Terms that are befuddling many Americans

Push p whenever you can, and try not to get cheugy with it.

‘Get dirty going fast:’ Grown-up toys and the ‘kids’ who play with them

More adults have toys, or at least admit to it. One possible reason: With calamity seemingly just around the next corner, if we don't have something to occupy our minds now and then, why we might go collectively mad, and there's no fun in that at all. 

Face Time: Trish Hotham and Barb Arsenault — Lithuanian Club members honoring their heritage

The Lithuanian Heritage Club of Rumford will hold its annual Lithuanian picnic on Sept. 17 at Black Mountain of Maine after a two-year break due to the pandemic.

Mystery Photo for Sept. 4, 2022

Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.

Mark LaFlamme: Slow down, cowboy