Disturbing the aerie is prohibited, leaving a long-planned highway project in Wiscasset up in the air.
Beth Quimby
Beth Quimby reports on Maine on the weekends, when most Mainers are off the job and anything can happen. She worked for newspapers since she was in high school when she started out on her father’s New Hampshire newspaper. She is a graduate of Colby College and a recipient of national, regional and state journalism awards. When she is not working, she tries hard to follow her bliss.
Eagle’s nest could mean end of Wiscasset Rt. 1 bypass
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service informed MDOT last month that the nest is protected and may not be moved.
‘There is food all over the place’
After last year’s washout, local growers welcome 2010’s remarkably bountiful harvest
Residents triumph over runoff: Highland Lake no longer ‘impaired’
The lake in Windham and Falmouth, once murky and fish-unfriendly, is clean but will require monitoring.
USM team holds DNA clues to spill’s impact on whales
They’ll begin checking for evidence of oil damage using samples gathered in the first of five voyages to the Gulf.
Maine forest harvest shrank last year
The total number of acres harvested fell from 463,200 acres in 2008 to 394,100 acres last year.
Westbrook strip club’s appeal resumes tonight
Owner Lawrence Ferrante wants an appeals board to overturn a decision revoking his occupancy permit.
Court approves Pike quarry agreement in Westbrook
The consent order will allow Pike Industries to mine its quarry in the Five Star Industrial Park.
Westbrook strip club goes before appeals board
The occupancy permit for Dreamers Cabaret was revoked on Sept. 21, the day after the business opened.
Quimby’s subdivision plans stun locals
Neighbors say they thought the Burt’s Bees founder had conserved her 142-acre parcel in Willimantic long ago.