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  • Published
    June 3, 2010

    The smoke’s on us

    After days of a smoky smell and haze drifting down from Canadian wildfires, Maine’s air is about to clear.

  • Published
    June 2, 2010
    20100601_SnoweTour

    Snowe praises Coast Guard’s preparations for spill in Maine

    Response systems practiced in Portland in March are being used now in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Published
    June 1, 2010
    20100519_Infection

    OCD caused by strep? A mother’s book explores her son’s medical mystery

    KENNEBUNKPORT – One day, Beth Maloney was watching her son, Sammy, speaking to a crowd during the finals of a fifth-grade civics competition. Weeks later, she could not get him to use the front door, walk across a carpet or sleep in his bed. Eventually, he would stay in his room and barely eat or […]

  • Published
    May 29, 2010

    Frost takes toll on apples

    Cold nights in early May hit some Maine orchards hard, while others escaped serious damage and loss.

  • Published
    May 28, 2010

    Minority health fair in Portland Saturday

    The Multicultural Exercise for Health and Love includes multicultural food, dance and festivities, as well as diabetes and heart health screenings, risk assessments and counseling.

  • Published
    May 28, 2010

    Pesticide-spray alerts offered

    Under a new law, those who live near farms or orchards can sign up to be notified of applications.

  • Published
    May 27, 2010

    Maine oil booms on the way to help Gulf spill

    More than two miles of oil spill containment boom will be on its way from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico today, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The DEP had prepared 13,900 feet of boom at the request of officials who are directing the cleanup of the BP oil spill off Louisiana. […]

  • Published
    May 27, 2010

    Retirement tugs a salty captain away from boats

    A longtime ship docking pilot in Portland Harbor known for his hard-charging business style has retired, ending his last effort to regain control of the port’s lucrative ship-moving business. “I have decided to retire and hang up my portable radio,” Arthur J. Fournier wrote in a letter submitted to the Board of Harbor Commissioners on […]

  • Published
    May 26, 2010

    Maine oil cleanup material heading to Gulf

    The DEP prepared the 13,900 feet of containment boom at the request of officials directing the cleanup of the BP oil spill off Louisiana.

  • Published
    May 26, 2010

    Maine oil spill team, others wait in frustration

    The state has trained response personnel and gear on hand, but can’t help in the Gulf until asked.

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