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Chanint Hanjitsuwan and daughter Thanyalak Rojpanichkul pose for a photo at Best Thai in Damariscotta on Thursday, Jan. 14. The restaurant will soon move to its new location next door after 10 years in its current space. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
“I give Thai food five stars out of five.” So ends a child’s handwritten review on the bulletin board inside the Damariscotta restaurant Best Thai.
Thanyalak Rojpanichkul, manager and daughter of owner Chanint Hanjitsuwan, has a theory about the popularity of her native cuisine. She believes the way the four key flavors salty, sweet, sour, and savory mix in the dishes and hit the taste receptors on the tongue in unison may explain the popularity of Thai food. Bestselling dishes like pad thai, drunken noodles, and pad see you bear this out with their spicy and herbaceous notes and the hint of sweetness in their finish.
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Solar panels work with the topography of the site at the SunRaise solar garden in Waldoboro on Dec. 22. Metal rods tipped with screws are driven 4 feet into the granite ledge to stabilize the large panels. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Construction on the SunRaise solar garden on North Nobleboro Road in Waldoboro is complete, with plans for the installation to come online around March or April.
The 10-acre field has 200 solar panels covering 8 acres of the property. According to SunRaise, the panels are capable of generating 3 megawatts of power, enough to furnish electricity for 600 homes over the course of a year.
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Hayden Libby poses for a photo at his home in Waldoboro on Saturday, Dec. 19. Libby was born with hemifacial microsomia, a genetic defect that caused the left side of his face to be less developed than the right. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Sheila Libby remembers listening to the beeps. Those sounds in the hospital after the birth of her son Hayden were audible symbols of his condition.
Hayden Libby was born only 28 weeks into his mother’s pregnancy. He would spend the first 6 1/2 months of his life in the hospital. Much of that time was spent addressing the host of problems resulting from his premature birth. But those weren’t the only challenges he faced.