They hope that hot water comes back to the surface fast enough to create cheap, clean electricity.
2012
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Federal reimbursement called ‘only fair’
Before Joseph “Rocky” Gravel of Winslow could build a free-standing garage next to the house where he has lived since 1991, he had to pay $2,000 for survey work to document that the property was not in a flood zone. When Gravel built his house, which sits 26 feet above a quiet brook that goes […]
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Big aquaculture operation under consideration in Augusta
Augusta may seem an unusual spot to start a tropical fish-breeding business, but a local businessman is planning to do just that.
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Currier breaks through with sixth-place finish in World Cup race
Russell Currier, a native of Stockholm, Maine, and a graduate of Caribou High School, enjoyed the best World Cup finish of his biathlon career Saturday in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. One of only two biathletes with a perfect 10-for-10 shooting performance in the 10-kilometer sprint competition, Currier placed sixth, only 23.2 seconds behind winner Emil […]
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TODAY Hike in the Park, 2 p.m. in Freeport Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park offers nature programs year-round every weekend. This week’s program focuses on the different ways that nature prepares for winter. Meet at the benches at the end of the second parking lot. No reservations needed. Free with park admission, which is $1 […]
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Monmouth plant will close down
About 20 people learn they will be out of work in the next two months.
Posted inNation & World
South Carolina earns reputation for dirty tricks
Ugly attacks go back to Strom Thurmond, but the late GOP operative Lee Atwater raised their profile.
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Paterno speaks out about Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno says he “didn’t know which way to go” after an assistant coach came to him in 2002 saying he had seen retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy. In his first public comments since being fired two months ago, Paterno told The Washington […]
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Bill Nemitz: Nearly a century later, a fond bond is still warm
She’s 94 years old, but she remembers her childhood on a farm in Waterboro as clearly as we might remember what we had for breakfast this morning.
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Obama: Internet piracy bill would stifle innovation
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration raised concerns Saturday about efforts in Congress that it said would undermine “the dynamic, innovative global Internet,” urging lawmakers to approve measures this year that balance the need to fight piracy and counterfeiting against an open Internet. White House officials said in a blog post on Saturday that the measure […]