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August 2, 2013

Cary Memorial Library to host Summer Festival

WAYNE -- Cary Memorial Library will hold its fourth annual Summer Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the lawn of the library's Williams House property, Old Winthrop Road.
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August 2, 2013

Sustain Wayne to present fossil fuel talk

WAYNE -- Chloe Maxmin of Divest Harvard and Unity College President Stephen Mulkey will talk about the fossil fuel divestment effort at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Ladd Recreation Center, 26 Gott Road.
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August 2, 2013

Friendly competition reigns in war canoe race

SKOWHEGAN -- Professional canoeists mingled with amateurs at the 13th annual Sundowner race, where competitors for the first time traded in two-seat canoes for 12-seat war canoes.
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August 2, 2013

Packaged salads can carry contamination risk, food experts say

Mixing several batches of leaves can be a source of problems, although the industry has improved.
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August 2, 2013

TD BEACH TO BEACON: Samuelson in awe of runners

CAPE ELIZABETH -- Joan Benoit Samuelson returned Wednesday to the town where she grew up, amid preparations for the 16th running of her Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race.

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August 2, 2013

Appalachian Trail volunteers to share experiences

Maine Appalachian Trail Club volunteers Craig Dickstein, Ardie and Dave Hacker, Ed and Sherri Langlais, and Margaret Snell will share their experience as well as tool demonstrations in describing what it takes to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail in Maine year after year.
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August 2, 2013

Community forum on cellphone towers set

STARKS -- A public forum, "Public Exposure: DNA, Democracy and the Wireless Revolution," will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at United in Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 Locke Hill Road. A presentation by Dr. Dustn Sulak will follow. The program will conclude with a community discussion period.
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August 2, 2013

Postmaster general wants to deliver alcohol

Patrick Donahoe says shipping beer, wine and spirits has the potential to raise as much as $50 million a year.
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August 2, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Amicable split reasonable goal for Mideast

Perhaps the most promising thing that can be said about anticipated Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations is that we don't know much about them.
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August 2, 2013

MAINE COMPASS: Independent contractors get help in Maine, need help elsewhere

Independent contractors are the quiet engine of Maine's economy. We value the employment provided by large enterprises, but nearly all of the net growth in U.S. jobs during the last 30 years has been created by small startups, which include independent contractors such as plumbers, truck drivers and hairstylists.