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Opinion Divided on Salmon Point Campground Sale

May 21, 2013 - Bridgton-Selectmen and the Community Development Committee appear to be on different sides in the June 11 referendum seeking permission to pursue a sale of the non-beach portion of the Salmon Point Campground.

The CDC...   more

Lakes: Long Lake
Regions: Sebago

Pipeline Reps: Anti-Tar Sands Resolution Inaccurate, Unfair

May 21, 2013 - Bridgton-Two Portland Pipe Line Corp. representatives came bearing a stack of thick folders for Bridgton Selectmen at their Tuesday meeting.

But, in their aim to convince the board not to allow a town-wide vote opposi...   more

Lakes: Long Lake
Regions: Sebago

Naples Causeway Project Delayed Due to Faulty Pavement

May 21, 2013 - Naples – Due to a mistake made during last year’s construction of the Naples Causeway, work crews were out again this week repaving about a half-mile stretch of Route 302 in downtown Naples.


According to Craig Hurd,...   more

Lakes: Brandy Pond
Regions: Sebago

Oil Industry Attendence Uncertain at Otisfield Tar Sands Forum

May 21, 2013 - Otisfield — The town's conservation committee is inviting the public to attend a forum on May 29 at 7 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall to discuss the potential that the aging Portland-Montreal oil pipeline may be us...   more

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Regions: Sebago

Pavilion in Harrison is 'A Dream Come True'

May 21, 2013 - Harrison— To have a pavilion at Crystal Lake Park, where the community can enjoy live music, is a dream Samuel Lee Pitts, Jr., who is battling cancer, has lived to see come true, said Pitts' daughter, Judy Pitts McIver....   more

Lakes: Crystal Lake
Regions: Sebago

Ready for Another Fight

May 21, 2013 - Augusta-The shadbush are in bloom, their small white flowers standing in stark contrast to the otherwise bland riverbanks this time of year.

New England lore claims that shadbush blooms annually when shad return from ...   more

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In Boothbay Harbor, Good Opera-House Keeping

May 21, 2013 - Boothbay Harbor — When Boothbay Harbor was named one of the top small art towns in America this spring, Cathy Sherrill felt a tinge of satisfaction.

She knew the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor played a big role in he...   more

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Regions: Mid Coast

Bird-Banding Science Takes Off

May 21, 2013 -
Augusta-The kindergartners and first-graders can't quite believe their eyes: Live little birds in small cotton bags that can fit in the palms of their hands. And then take flight.

On this sunny morning at the Audubo...   more

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Dive Team Recovers Bodies of Rangeley Snowmobilers

May 21, 2013 - Rangeley– Searchers recovered the bodies Wednesday of two snowmobilers who fell into open water on Rangeley Lake in December.

The dive team used side-scan sonar to find the bodies late in the morning in 60 feet of wat...   more

Lakes: Moosehead Lake
Regions: Moosehead

Benton Festival to be Held Saturday in Honor of Alewives

May 21, 2013 - Benton -- Alewives are on pace to set a record run in Benton.

Benton Selectman Antoine Morin, festival organizer, said this year's run is significant because most of the spawning fish hatched from eggs laid in 2009, w...   more

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Regions: Bangor