Jane Johnson's Recipe for Maple Walnut Rhubarb Crisp

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, July 14th, 2014, 4:07pm

Jane Johnson's Recipe for Maple Walnut Rhubarb Crisp

The other day I posted a recipe for strawberry rhubarb pie that called for honey in place of sugar. I got an email from Jane Johnson, who lives in Forest City Township on the shores of East Grand Lake and the headwaters of the St. Croix River — "remote by choice," she told me. I happened to mention in the recipe that honey wasn't vegan and Jane suggested substituting maple syrup. Read more ...

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, July 14th, 2014, 4:03pm

Tri for a Cure: The Two Sisters at the Water Station

What are the odds that two sisters would both have with the same type of lung cancer? Slim. Even if they are identical twins or identical mirror twins like Leni Grant and Lita Brown, from Gray. Read more ...

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, July 14th, 2014, 3:58pm

Don't Miss This: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie and Nona Mac's Southern Pastry, Vegan Style

My plan was to write about rhubarb and share a healthy rhubarb pie recipe. That's because rhubarb is low in calories and has an assortment of vitamins and minerals that are good for us. And, it's in season.

Trouble is, most rhubarb recipes are loaded with sugar to cut its strong tart flavor. I asked several friends if they had a rhubarb pie recipe I could use and they all told me they don't eat rhubarb anymore because they're trying to avoid sugar. Read more ...

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, July 14th, 2014, 3:53pm

What's in a name? Quite a bit believes the Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders in Scarborough. The practice was founded in 1978 by Dr. Ronald Carroll, Maine's first medical oncologist. Today the private group practice has 13 cancer specialists on its staff. On any given day they will see from 150 to 175 patients. They also consult on cases across the country. Read more ...

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Crews break gas main in South Portland

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, July 11th, 10:06 am

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Construction crews broke a four inch gas line in South Portland Friday morning. Main Street is closed from Cash Corner to the Turnpike Spur.

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Police looking for car involved in attempted burglary

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Thursday, July 10th, 9:45 pm

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A vehicle struck a business at 91 County Road in Scarborough late Wednesday.

Police viewed surveillance video and found it was actually an attempted burglary. Around 11:30 p.m. a tan Toyota Camry with a black bumper, a dance sticker on the left side of the rear window and Maine license plate 7491JI. The video shows the vehicle illuminating the rear entry door then accelerating backward at a high rate of speed, striking the building just to the side of the door. The vehicle did not break through the building and was seen fleeing the lot.

If you witnessed this vehicle in the area, or have any information please call Scarborough PD at 207-883-6361.

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"World's Largest Touring Grill" cooking to benefit Old Orchard Beach fire department

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Thursday, July 10th, 5:31 pm

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- "The World's Largest Touring Grill"-- the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill is cooking for guests of the resort damaged by a freight train fire back in May.

"We will be donating a percentage of the proceeds to the local Old Orchard Beach Fire Department who will be in attendance as well," said Brian Kuchenbecker with the Wagon Wheel RV Resort and Campground.

Johnsonville Big Taste Grill is a semi-truck sized grill weighing 53,000 lbs. and measuring 65 ft. long.

When the entire grill is fired up, it prepares 750 brats -- or around 2,500 brats an hour.

Wednesday, grill masters are cooking for the brat eating contest happening around 5:30 at the Wagon Wheel Resort in OOB. The resort is open to the public, serving $1 brats, from 5 to 9 o'clock.

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