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Jun 5, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

Shotgun greets Maine metal thieves

The owner of a machine shop where thieves stole $3,000 worth of scrap steel, iron and aluminum wasn't going to let it happen again.

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Related Topix: Kennebec County, ME

Wed May 28, 2008

MaineCoastNOW.com

Gardiner opens Farmers' Market on the Common

' The new Gardiner Farmers' Market on the Gardiner Common officially opened Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Gardiner, ME, Agriculture, Science, Alna, ME, Manchester, ME, Dresden, ME

Sat May 24, 2008

Organic Gardening

Tomato Growing Tips

Get your tomato plants off to a healthy start with these smart suggestions. Plant deep.

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Related Topix: Weather, Home Gardening, Home

Tue May 06, 2008

Down East

Maine's Secret Places

“Down East magazine has ruined my summer”

A few weeks ago George Smith, executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine and a columnist for the daily Kennebec Journal in Augusta, wrote a column bemoaning an article in Down East that focused on ... via Down East

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Related Topix: Augusta, ME, Phillips, ME, Rangeley, ME

Tue Mar 25, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Specificity helps when composing ancestral queries

By Roxanne Moore Saucier Monday, March 24, 2008 - Bangor Daily News It's wonderful to have a couple of queries this week. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Monson, ME, Norridgewock, ME, York, ME

Tue Mar 11, 2008

Sun-Journal

Winter a rough one for state's deer herd

“The deeper the snow the more it restricts mobility and taxes a deer's energy budget.”

This has been one tough winter, and not just for people. It's on track to be one of the most severe winters for deer in the past 57 years, said state biologist Lee Kantar. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Franklin County, ME

Fri Mar 07, 2008

Bangor Daily News

David Trahan: School funding gimmick courts disaster

By BDN Staff Friday, March 07, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Over the last four years, rural Maine's educational system has endured three dramatic and potentially damaging changes to the way our children learn. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Lewiston, ME, Auburn, ME, Presque Isle, ME

Wed Mar 05, 2008

The Portland Phoenix

State sued over inmate's death:

As severely mentally ill Maine State Prison inmate Ryan Rideout prepared to hang himself from a sprinkler in his cell on the night of October 5, 2006, other inmates frantically pressed panic buttons in their ... via The Portland Phoenix

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Related Topix: Bowdoinham, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Sat Feb 23, 2008

NC Mental Hope News

Human services cuts get lukewarm response - Portland (ME) Press Herald

“We need to look at this as a total package, not in three piecemeal packages.”

Human services cuts get lukewarm response - Portland Press Herald The commissioner proposes $34 million in new reductions in the agency's budget. via NC Mental Hope News

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Related Topix: Augusta, ME, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Feb 15, 2008

MaineCoastNOW.com

The Wicked Bean doing wicked good in Winthrop

“Then we realized it wasn't so much a personal problem but a business opportunity.”

' Relocating to Winthrop more than a year ago has been a wicked good move for The Wicked Bean coffee shack. via MaineCoastNOW.com

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Related Topix: Litchfield, ME, Monmouth, ME, Hallowell, ME, Readfield, ME, Augusta, ME

Wed Feb 13, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Route 1A accident shuts down road, sends man to hospital

“It doesn't appear that it's going to be life threatening”

A portion of Route 1A was closed for nearly six hours Tuesday following a two-car accident that sent one driver to the hospital with multiple injuries, according to Holden Police Chief Gene Worcester. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Holden, ME

Mon Feb 04, 2008

Sun-Journal

United Way sees donations over goal

“It's not always the dollar amount, but when everyone gives it makes it a lot easier.”

Contributions for the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area have exceeded the campaign's goal this year. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: North-Jay, ME, Farmington, ME

Sat Jan 05, 2008

MaineCoastNOW.com

Municipal managers list community goals for a 08

“We've done joint training sessions. It's trying to build on what our successes have been.”

' January is a time when municipal managers and councils routinely set goals and priorities that they want to accomplish in the new year. via MaineCoastNOW.com

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Related Topix: Augusta, ME, Winthrop, ME, Gardiner, ME, Hallowell, ME

Wed Dec 26, 2007

Village Soup

Includes Photographs

The more than typical amount of snow for the month coupled with frigid temperatures started the season off with a bang. via Village Soup

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Related Topix: Belfast, ME, Warren, ME, Thomaston, ME, Rockland, ME, Owls Head, ME

Mon Dec 24, 2007

MaineCoastNOW.com

Winthrop Area Chamber to discuss school consolidation at Jan. 3 breakfast

Have you been wondering about the regional school union consolidations and what impact the changes will have on your community as the number of school districts is reduced from 290 to 80? Then come to the next ... via MaineCoastNOW.com

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Related Topix: Winthrop, ME, Education Etc., Manchester, ME, Readfield, ME, Home Gardening, Home

Mon Dec 10, 2007

MaineCoastNOW.com

a a a a Victorian ChristmasA a a

“Mary Herman (Gov. Angus King's first lady) invited us to have pictures taken with her”

' Once again, the Kennebec Valley Garden Club has outdone itself in decorating the governor's mansion for Christmas. via MaineCoastNOW.com

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Related Topix: Belgrade, ME, Manchester, ME, Augusta, ME, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Winthrop, ME

Tue Nov 13, 2007

Sun-Journal

Vienna woman gets Spirit of America award

“She bakes the best brown bread you've ever had”

A new cookie recipe was baking in the oven Monday when Hazel Small stopped her conversation to hurry and get them before they burned. via Sun-Journal

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Mon Nov 05, 2007

Bangor Daily News

Organics reign for farmers at 3-day seminar

“If we don't tell our stories in many, many ways, we'll get left by the side of the road.”

If by Saturday's end Maine's organic farmers weren't convinced they were on the right track, Sunday's speakers at the 18th annual Farmer-to-Farmer Conference sealed the deal. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Vegetables, Organic Food

Tue Oct 09, 2007

Bangor Daily News

The Ancients' History, set in stone

“I'm not really spiritual, but I feel something for the guy who started this, and this connection with the past goes with me”

The old trapper propped a round, tan rock against his hide-covered knee and rapped it with a second stone, producing a cracking sound that brought a smile to his lined face. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Kennebec County, ME, Bremen, ME

Sun Sep 23, 2007

Village Soup

Preserving History and Biodiversity at Medomak Valley High School

WALDOBORO : Medomak Valley High School's Heirloom Seed Project, led by veteran teacher Neil Lash in Waldoboro, is well-known by gardeners around mid-coast Maine. via Village Soup

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Related Topix: Camden, ME, Washington, ME, Jefferson, ME

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