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PublishedNovember 10, 2012
For same-sex couples, marriage is vindication
They have always seen their committed relationships as legitimate — now society has endorsed them as well.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2012
Climate change may boost state’s cranberry take
Maine’s cranberry harvest is up this year, and one Cooperative Extension specialist believes that warmer weather brought on by climate change might be one reason. Charlie Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the Cooperative Extension at the University of Maine in Orono, said the warming weather since the mid-19th century — an average 1.5 to 2 […]
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2012
Maine kills rest of pheasants from virus-infected flock
The owners of 30 pheasants that died of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) say another 75 birds have been put down.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2012
Biologists look skyward for clues to human health
Researchers based in Gorham are studying bald eagles, loons and other species for threats to people.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2012
Maine’s apple crop ready for picking
Local orchards are harvesting more fruit than their Midwestern counterparts, which were decimated by a warm winter, an early spring and an April freeze.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2012
West Nile virus found in Biddeford and Scarborough
The disease was found in mosquitoes. So far this summer, there have been no cases of the virus infecting humans in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2012
Maine seems to take threat of EEE in stride
Residents of Lebanon – where a second mosquito-borne illness is confirmed – are wary, but not worried.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2012
Mainers’ fear of West Nile, EEE takes off
The mosquito-borne illnesses are spreading steadily northward and seem to strike ‘out of the blue.’
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PublishedAugust 31, 2012
In Maine, prices at the pump met with an ‘ugh,’ sometimes a shrug
Whatever your reaction, the average retail price for gas is the highest Maine’s ever seen for Labor Day weekend.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2012
Celebrated in folklore and song, tonight’s blue moon won’t live up to hype
That’s because it’s not exactly rare, it’s really not blue, it’s just the second full moon this month.
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