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Mountain Valley High School Students Build Working Solar Panels

March 08, 2010 - RUMFORD -- Cindy Paine's alternative education class was skeptical that a bunch of copper pipes, plywood and reflective material would really heat hot water.


But a test of the two solar panels the class finished bui...   more

Lakes: Webb
Regions: Belgrade

Maine Bill Would Ban Importation of Firewood

March 08, 2010 - AUGUSTA (AP) -- Campers headed to Maine from other states wouldn't be allowed to bring their own firewood under a proposed law headed toward passage in the state Legislature.


Lawmakers want to protect Maine from de...   more

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Chop and Drop River Project Land Dispute

March 08, 2010 - NEWRY -- A grant-funded “chop and drop” erosion control project in Newry a year ago dropped some trees on to the wrong property, setting off a dispute with a landowner.


Former selectman Steve Wight will now act as ...   more

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Regions: Sebago

Maine's Lack of Snow Has Hurt, But Several Races Still On

March 07, 2010 - AUGUSTA -- Many festivals and events were canceled this season due to a lack of snow – most notably Cain’s Quest, scheduled for the week of March 13 in Labrador City, Newfoundland, and now rescheduled for March 12, 2011....   more

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Seth Wescott Represents His Sport and State

March 07, 2010 - CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- The crowd is waiting.


It's a sunny, mild March, the kind of day when nobody minds standing around outside. Hundreds of people are waiting on the Beach, the brick patio of Sugarloaf's base lodg...   more

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Regions: Rangeley

'Angel' Helps Save Children After Car Plunges into Little Ossipee River

March 06, 2010 -

NORTH WATERBORO -- Charanay Pok was desperately trying to unbuckle her two screaming children from their seats as icy water filled her car when an "angel" appeared to help.


Moments earlier, Pok's 2009 Toyota Cam...   more

Lakes: Little Ossipee Lake
Regions: Sanford

Love It or Hate It, Maine Winter's Not Up to Snuff

March 06, 2010 - PORTLAND – Doug Roy would rather be ice skating on the pond at Deering Oaks, enjoying the last part of what he hoped would be a long, snowy winter.


Instead, he's shooting hoops on the park's basketball courts, dress...   more

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Regions: Sebago

Fire Chief and Snowmobiler Die in The Forks

March 06, 2010 - THE FORKS -- The Forks Fire Chief Brian Rowe died Friday night while on his way to a fatal snowmobile accident near Moxie Pond, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said in a release Saturday.

Rowe, 66, of ...   more

Lakes: Moxie Pond
Regions: Moosehead

Seth Wescott, Maine's Two Time Gold Medal Winner

March 04, 2010 - CARRABASSETT VALLEY — With a wide and peaceful smile, Seth Wescott electrified Mainers all over again Wednesday night.


Maine's two-time Olympic gold medalist in snowboardcross made his first public appearance since ...   more

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Regions: Rangeley

More Invasives than Leafy Plants in Maine Lakes

March 04, 2010 - LEWISTON -- Beating invasive milfoil in Maine lakes is proving to be difficult enough. The number of infected lakes continues to slowly rise. It isn’t just milfoil. Now the dreaded invasive plant, hydrilla, has shown up ...   more

Lakes: Thompson Lake
Regions: Sebago