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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Missing boaters from Maine were rescued off Virginia coast, Coast Guard says
The trio of boaters who disappeared off Mount Desert Island were picked up Nov. 19 by a cargo ship off Norfolk, Va., after their sailboat lost its mast.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
Details emerge about how Coast Guard tracked down sailboat from Maine
Coast Guard officials plan to interview the Dove's three crew members when the 40-foot yacht next makes port on its trip south.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Aerial search for missing sailboat from Maine turns up nothing new
The Coast Guard conducted a massive search along the New England coast on Sunday but says it couldn't find the three people aboard the 40-foot Dove, which put out a distress call early Saturday off Mount Desert Island.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Acadia National Park takes steps to add trails to national historic register
Only 5 trails on the entire East Coast have been given the federal designation to date.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2019
Some fume over mission of antique auto museum
A state lawsuit against the trust linked to the Mount Desert Island site finds a simmering feud over the founder's charitable legacy.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Maine high school jazz fest red hot and cool
Forty high schools from across the state compete at South Portland High School.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2019
Dreaming of a lobster license, but trapped on a waitlist
Strict entry rules mean some fishermen have been biding their time – in some cases for more than a decade. While legislators propose changes, lobstermen urge caution.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
State prepares to install string of high-speed chargers for electric vehicles
Seven stations scattered from Kennebunk to Jackman are expected to come online next year, giving vehicles a fast charge that will take them 240 miles.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2018
Kidney donated by Maine mother gives everyone involved a gift
Wendy Littlefield needed a way to honor the daughter she lost in 2010. Along came a 12-year-old girl from Auburn.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection
They mount plants the old way, glued to acid-free paper, and the new – inputting facts online, with 21st-century implications.