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12:00 AM

Sex & the country Several photos included in this story

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — As the last families at the Carrabassett Inn & Grill finish their fried haddock and prime rib, two men in leather jackets haul away the empty tables.

They roll in portable platforms and install dancing poles, strobe lights and a disco ball. One of the men drapes black fabric over the windows.

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12:00 AM

UMaine forces decisive Game 3 Several photos included in this story

ORONO — One more game awaits.

It was the least the University of Maine men's hockey team could ask for -- and the most the Black Bears could play for.

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FOOD SAFETY
12:00 AM

Inspections quick to find bad meat, but not its source

CHICAGO – Dan Kotara's 35 years of grinding meat into hamburger ended last year after a single positive test for a potentially deadly strain of E. coli. Unable to market thousands of pounds of meat, he rented a trash bin and doused the meat in black ink to render it unusable.

His loss: an estimated $25,000.

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12:00 AM

Our View: Haiti relief ship left to drift by U.S. government

You might dismiss it – and some have – as a fool’s errand. You might praise it – and you should – as a noble and courageous mission of mercy.

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12:30 AM

Size matters Several photos included in this story

As a painter, David Campbell enjoys riding his bicycle along the roads near his home in Cape Elizabeth. He appreciates the open air, and tends to notice the details of the landscape when he has the ability to stop his bike, get off and walk around.

"It's an easy way to see things. I stop when I need to, and I've got space all around," he says.

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Maine Reports: Red tide may affect southern areas earlier 12:00 AM

ELLSWORTH — Scientists from the Gulf of Maine Toxicity project have issued a forecast for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that causes red tides.

Maine Event: Bath becomes blarney zone 1:45 AM

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REVELERS, RUNNERS and tuggers clad in green filled the streets of Bath for Blarney Days events on Saturday, including a St. Patrick's parade, Shamrock Sprint 5K race and tug of war competitions.

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Blue Star Mothers embrace new era of soldiers

The support group has experienced new vitality in the wake of 9/11.

Guardsmen sent off with hugs

Several photos included in this story Gov. John Baldacci, both of Maine's U.S. senators and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, joined the send-off Saturday for 175 Maine National Guard soldiers who ship out this weekend for deployment to Afghanistan.

Husson considers law school options

A ruling by Maine's high court will delay the opening of the school until 2011 at the earliest.

Trade exhibit for New England products holds its own

The event, which is not open to the public, features about 200 exhibitors hoping to attract buyers.

Life & Culture

 Size matters Several photos included in this story

An exhibit at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath puts the focus on the monsters of the main.

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 UMaine forces decisive Game 3 Several photos included in this story

The Black Bears beat UMass-Lowell 2-0 behind goalie Dave Wilson to tie their Hockey East quarterfinal series at 1-1.

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Called from the suburbs to a Haitian mountaintop

Odette. Benita. Valancia. Atanie. Each Sunday morning, members of White Stone Church spread photos of the girls' grinning, impish faces across a folding table in the lobby, then prayed for the day they might join them. When the churchgoers closed their eyes and bowed their heads, it no longer mattered that 1,400 miles separ ...

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After dinner, things change

CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- As the last families at the Carrabassett Inn & Grill finish their fried haddock and prime rib, two men in leather jackets haul away the empty tables.

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Some adding adult shows to boost their business

CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- As the last families at the Carrabassett Inn & Grill finish their fried haddock and prime rib, two men in leather jackets haul away the empty tables.

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