SANFORD – Sanford is known for its summer collegiate baseball league team and its hundreds of square feet of available mill space. But the town was never particularly distinguished when it came to recycling. For years, the recycling rate languished in the single digits with only about one-fifth of households bothering to separate their cans […]
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.
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Offering viewers a sneak peek of autumn
The dry summer gives some trees an early start on foliage season. But prime leaf-peeping lies ahead.
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Saved by the shell – calico lobster gets new lease on life
A rare calico lobster is on display at the Portland Lobster Co. on Commercial Street. The creature is sporting a mottled orange and black shell rather than the usual deep green and red. The lobster was caught by Larry and Crystal Dunne, who fish for lobster out of Portland. The Saco couple pulled it up […]
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For Scarborough teen,a dance of a lifetime
Arianna Lawson has been invited to study at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy, the feeder school for the Bolshoi Ballet.
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Land deal protects Cranberry Marsh North in Biddeford
The Saco Valley Land Trust buys a conservation easement on the 170-acre property.
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Recall may benefit small egg producers
The salmonella outbreak could push local buyers toward Maine’s farms
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Gift will help preserve hill, create trail
A local family’s $47,000 donation will support a land trust’s Pisgah Hill project in New Gloucester.
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Pike-Idexx deal faces opposition
The agreement between two businesses leaves some residents of Westbrook unhappy.
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Track puts money on Biddeford for racino
If city voters OK the plan, Scarborough Downs will need a change in state law to operate slot machines.
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Sinkhole repaired, all lanes of I-295 reopen
The road should be fine for the evening commute, but crews plan to return after 9 p.m. to do more repairs.