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Sen. Susan Collins: Attack Invasive Lake Species Before They Attack Us

August 26, 2008 - Maine's lakes and ponds are under attack. Aquatic invasive species threaten our drinking water systems, recreation, wildlife habitat, lakefront real estate, and fisheries. Plants, such as Eurasian milfoil, are crowding o...   more

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Northeast, Maine Homes Sales Dismal

August 26, 2008 - In Maine, home sales in the state were down 17.2 percent in July compared to the same month a year earlier, and the median sales price fell 3.5 percent, according to the Maine Real Estate Information System Inc.

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Owners of Classic American Cars Meet, Eat at Fast Eddie's

August 26, 2008 - WINTHROP — Hybrids may represent the future of the auto industry, but the Toyota Prius parked at Fast Eddie's Drive-in restaurant last week was as out of place as a pair of tasseled shoes at a construction site.

At Fa...   more

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Regions: Belgrade

Boat-Crash Trial Likely to Stay Put

August 26, 2008 - PORTLAND -- When Peter DeTroy was defending a murder suspect in Rockland in the mid-1970s, he asked the judge to move the trial out of Knox County because of the wave of publicity surrounding the case.

Most of the fir...   more

Lakes: Long Lake
Regions: Sebago

Farmers' Almanac Predicts We're In For Another Cold Winter

August 26, 2008 - LEWISTON — People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the United States.

"Numb's the word,"...   more

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Project to Remove Two Dams Along the Penobscot

August 26, 2008 - OLD TOWN — Conservationists said Thursday that they are moving forward with plans to remove two dams and install a fishway at a third to reopen hundreds of miles of Maine river habitat to Atlantic salmon and other sea-ru...   more

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Regions: Bangor

Sunday River Becoming More of an Outdoor Smorgasbord

August 26, 2008 - NEWRY -- Eight months ago, the new owners of Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski resorts came to Maine to discuss their vision of how they would turn the two ski and golf resorts into so much more.

Local partnerships with ...   more

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Regions: Sebago, Rangeley

Rome Sees Wide Property Tax Disparity

August 26, 2008 - ROME -- Town treasurer Judy Buzzell knows of a lakeside property in town that sold for about $800,000.

Trouble is, the town assessment on the property wasn't quite $160,000.

And this is why, Buzzell said, the tow...   more

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Regions: Belgrade

Rough Weather Linked to Boating Death of Man Near Rangeley

August 26, 2008 - DAVIS TOWNSHIP -- High, gusty winds and rough water contributed to a boating accident that killed a Massachusetts man this week near the southern shore of Kennebago Lake north of Rangeley.

John Seiler, 81, of Wayland...   more

Lakes: Kennebago Lake
Regions: Rangeley

Picnic to Celebrate Messalonskee Lake

August 26, 2008 - OAKLAND -- Messalonskee Lake Association is turning its annual meeting into a picnic in the park.

The association has arranged for a soft-rock band and will be handing out free soft drinks and water. The event begins...   more

Lakes: Messalonskee Lake
Regions: Belgrade