You gotta love L.L. Bean. This past Christmas afternoon, I visited the Freeport store to buy the finishing gifts for a late holiday celebration three days later and found many discounted items, including a collection of 40 Northeastern saltwater flies in an unbreakable fly box. This proved a perfect gift for my oldest daughter, Heather, […]
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Skiing in Maine: Foundation, town working to keep Snow Bowl a treat
For more than 70 years, the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area has been the home of the Camden Snow Bowl. As a recreation facility built by the work of the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, the Snow Bowl has been valuable for generations. It’s been a place for community networking, enrichment, and recreation, providing an environment for […]
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Mark Latti: Eyes in the sky seeing abundance of moose
Snow is in the air, and in parts of Maine, helicopters are as well. It begs the question as to whether change may soon be in the air, too. Maine Forest Service ranger pilots and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists are flying over specific areas of the state, counting the number of moose for the […]
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WEDNESDAY Explore India 6 p.m., Pinkham Notch, N.H. Join the Appalachian Mountain Club for an international program featuring cuisine from a featured nation. Heather and Lynne Zimmerman will share their pictures from across the Himalayas, stretching from Ladakh to Sikkim. They will show views of the highest peaks in the world and introduce you to […]
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Maine snowmobile safety advice is no snow job
Snowmobilers’ excitement over ample snow may be leading to unsafe choices, authorities say.
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Same-sex divorce raises new legal issues
Logistics, asset distribution and child custody could all be problems for gay pairs.
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Worth the wait…McAuley solves Deering, extends win streak to 34
PORTLAND—For 18 hours, McAuley junior Allie Clement and her teammates could do nothing but wait. After Friday night’s highly anticipated girls’ basketball Stevens Avenue showdown against rival Deering was suspended five minutes in due to condensation on the floor, the Lions faced a deficit, be it ever so modest (one point), but through a long […]
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Turns out there IS a doctor in the House
Well, three, actually, and another in the state Senate. Together with other medical professionals, they make up a powerful bloc as Maine confronts its health care future.
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Turns out there IS a doctor in the House
Well, three, actually, and another in the state Senate. Together with other medical professionals, they make up a powerful bloc as Maine confronts its health care future.
Posted inNews
89-year-old appreciates shelter, but longs for own home
Viola Silver, who turns 90 in May, spent two weeks in December at Maine Medical Center being treated for pneumonia and a lung infection. When the hospital discharged her, she says, it paid a cab to take her home – to the Oxford Street Shelter. “You have to thank God you have a place to live. […]