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Land Deal Protects Cranberry Marsh North in Biddeford

August 30, 2010 - BIDDEFORD -- A 170-acre parcel of land in eastern Biddeford is the latest piece of an ecologically important tract of 16,000 acres to be protected from development.

The parcel, known as the Cranberry Marsh North, is a...   more

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Regions: Sanford

Recycling Works in Sanford

August 30, 2010 - SANFORD -- Sanford is known for its summer collegiate baseball league team and its hundreds of square feet of available mill space.

But the town was never particularly distinguished when it came to recycling.

For y...   more

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Regions: Sanford

Rock Creates Hard Feelings on Howard Pond in Hanover

August 30, 2010 - HANOVER -- After a summer of debate over the future of a very large rock that sits next to the Howard Pond Road in Hanover, could the solution be to move it?

Louise Jonaitis, who represents one party in the controvers...   more

Lakes: Howard Pond
Regions: Rangeley

Farmer's Almanac Predicts "Kinder, Gentler" Winter

August 30, 2010 - LEWISTON -- Good news, winter haters: After record snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and unusually cold weather down South, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a "kinder and gentler" winter.

After eyeing the skies, tidal ac...   more

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Wooden Boats Repaired in Belgrade Lakes

August 30, 2010 - BELGRADE LAKES -- As Shawn Grant closed in on 50, he dreamed of starting a business restoring wooden boats.

All his life, he loved their vintage design, the low bellowing sound they make when piercing the water, and t...   more

Lakes: Long Pond
Regions: Belgrade

Maine Mini-quake Barely Noticed

August 29, 2010 - HOLLIS -- The U.S. Geological Service is reporting that a 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred around 5 a.m. today in Hollis, but it was news to many police agencies.


A dispatcher with the Sanford Regional Communicatio...   more

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Regions: Sebago

Finding the Quiet Delight of Maine at State Parks

August 29, 2010 - AUGUSTA -- When Scott Thompson, the Aroostook State Park manager, was invited to a trade show in Boston this spring, he didn't let an opportunity pass him by.

Thompson, the manager of Maine's northern-most state park,...   more

Lakes: Moosehead Lake
Regions: Moosehead

Rain Provides Better Fishing in Maine Lakes

August 29, 2010 - AUGUSTA -- The dog days of summer this year are marked by unusually low water levels in brooks and streams in most parts of Maine.

But biologists around the state seem to think that situation is one rainfall away from...   more

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Woman Crashes Car into Gate of Stephen King's Bangor Home

August 29, 2010 - BANGOR -- A car crashed into the entrance of the custom-made gate at the West Broadway home of Stephen and Tabitha King on Sunday morning, according to Bangor police.

Renee Harris, 25, of Alton, who was driving a 2011...   more

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Regions: Bangor

McDonald's in Bridgton?

August 26, 2010 - BRIDGTON - The space kitty-corner from Hannaford is an unobtrusive lot, not obviously different from the other wooded, undeveloped parcels that dot this stretch of Route 302.

But the Golden Arches may rise from this p...   more

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Regions: Sebago