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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: New adventures on the Machias River, Part I — Airline Rapids to Little Falls
Forget the St. John, Allagash or St. Croix rivers. As far as I’m concerned, the Machias River is the best tripping river in Maine, maybe in all of the northeastern United States. A free-flowing river with a large watershed, it begins in the lakes region of northern Washington County. From Fifth Machias Lake, it meanders […]
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Book Notes: ‘Hotel Oscar Mike Echo’ tackles life’s difficulties at kids’ level while offering hope
Growing up, I struggled to read and did not have access to many books. Ironically, for a short time, my mom worked at a public library. When I was about 9, she brought me with her, and I signed up for the library’s reading program to win prizes by reading books. I chose a story […]
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UCC in Bath invites community to groundbreaking of native garden
After installing solar panel in 2021, The Neighborhood United Church of Christ in Bath is now turning its attention to what lies under its feet — the barren asphalt parking lot that surrounds the building. The asphalt will soon be removed, and a native landscape planted in its place. As the garden project gets underway, […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: How to find new and interesting content online
Interesting content. Useful, thought-provoking, provocative. THIS is what the internet can be. Not cat videos. Not the same old Facebook memes. Are you overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and find it difficult to find anything new online? A little perspective: In 1991, the first website was built. As of November 2022, there are […]
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Intertidal: Monitoring water quality an important part of coast’s health
Following on the heels of last week’s column about water quality in Casco Bay and the efforts that are being made both to measure it and to reduce the impacts of what we do on land upon the health of what is in the water, I wanted to follow up this week to give a […]
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The Recycle Bin: The ins and outs of electric-vehicle batteries
How are electric-vehicle batteries different from the lead-acid batteries vehicles use to start gasoline engines? How can I use my electric vehicle to extend its life and range? What are the environmental effects on ecology, wildlife and native peoples of mining or salt pond evaporating to produce lithium? Rechargeable lithium batteries have a positive terminal, […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Weaving the Webb River
Hidden away in the rural community of Carthage, except for locals, Webb River is relatively unknown. Whitewater boaters are an exception. Each spring, scores of enthusiastic paddlers converge on the Webb as soon as ice is out for some excellent Class II/III whitewater. A free-flowing river, it’s unique in that a comparatively large watershed keeps […]
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Bishop Deeley announces seven priest assignments, two retirements
The current parochial vicar of All Saints Parish in Brunswick, the Rev. Patrick Agbodi, has been reassigned as the administrator of Corpus Christi Parish.