Scientists say sediment taken from below Chimney Pond, and other Alpine lakes in the Northeast, will yield a fossil record of the plants – those that have died out and those that have survived – since the last ice age.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Three Maine companies hit with environmental penalties
Firms in Portland, Old Town and Milbridge agree to pay fines in cases centered around potentially damaging chemicals.
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Invasive freshwater zebra mussels creeping closer to Maine
State officials call attention to a new law that requires boaters to drain all water from their boats to prevent the tiny mollusks from spreading here.
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Maine AG obtains civil rights injunction against man convicted of threatening Black women
The action was levied against Alishah Sayed, 28, after he completed a sentence in the criminal case.
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Tractor-trailer driver in Skowhegan trapped temporarily in truck after utility pole falls onto cab
A 48-year-old Canaan man who was driving the tractor-trailer for New Balance was not injured when the pole fell onto the truck’s cab, pulling with it another pole that was damaged in a crash more than a week earlier, according to police.
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Lobsterman discovers body in ocean off Addison
A Jonesport lobsterman on Monday spotted the body about 7 miles from where Tylar Michaud, 18, disappeared last month.
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Waterville Planning Board to consider plans for self-storage units, solar farm
The board is expected to hear details of the projects when it convenes Tuesday evening.
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Farmingdale appliance store closing after nearly four decades
Owner David Sheperd said that the economy and high interest rates were the culprit, as customers scaled back their purchases of furniture and appliances from The Major’s Furniture & Appliance, which is expected to close next month after 37 years in business.
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Maine’s peach crop this year is a total loss
Frigid temperatures and high winds in February doomed the fruit, which grows on trees that are sensitive to the cold.
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Maine supporters of a right to a clean environment encouraged by Montana ruling
Efforts to add the Pine Tree Amendment to the Maine Constitution are now being led by youth groups.