Brush fires popped up in a handful of towns around Maine Saturday as gusty winds helped create ripe conditions for the fires.
2013
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Bill Nemitz: No niceties – or facts – constrain Maine’s governor
Traditionally in Maine, governors past and present tend not to speak ill of one another. Pressed on how they feel about this or that chief executive, they dodge, they demur, they deflect — anything to avoid a nose-to-nose confrontation with a fellow member of the Blaine House Club. Until now. “I’d always thought that (when […]
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Farm nurtures all creatures in need — great and small
Don’t Forget Us Pet Us, a home for neglected animals, is run by two very giving Bay State women.
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How Connecticut lawmakers wrangled a bipartisan gun deal
A commitment to passing reforms gets legislators from both sides over many potential barriers.
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In Senate, gun laws will be ‘a challenge’
Their constituents keep Maine’s Sens. Collins and King in the middle on stronger controls, but they are seen as potential swing votes.
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Sandy Hook families bring emotion to lobbying
They intend to speak to every senator who has yet to express support for gun-control legislation.
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Mark Latti: Surf’s up for clams
Maine’s turbulent waters attract multitudes of clams — and clamdiggers.
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In Kingfield, you just might have a ghost of a chance
After all, the founder was a man of high spirits — figuratively and perhaps literally.
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Deirdre Fleming: Open-water fishing never needs to be closed for any season
The traditional start to open-water fishing season began Monday, but while the tradition to bust out the fly rod on April 1 was upheld by many, it’s also become more unnecessary. A new law two years ago opened many more stocked waters across much of the state to year-round fishing so, theoretically, anglers can wet […]
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North Cairn: Spring’s just waiting in the wings
The sound of returning birds has begun to thread through the woods and landscape, and I am watching for signs of nests. The only one I’m sure of is a bowl nest that has turned into a ladle-like structure in the supports near the shed roof. That dwelling was occupied when I moved into the […]