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An American red squirrel feeds Wednesday on an item foraged from the forest floor while in a sun spot at the Step Falls Preserve Mahoosuc Land Trust in Newry. The preserve is home to the Step Falls and a hiking trail just off of Route 26, about 15 minutes north of the Sunday River Resort. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)An American red squirrel feeds Wednesday on an item foraged from the forest floor while in a sun spot at the Step Falls Preserve Mahoosuc Land Trust in Newry. The preserve is home to the Step Falls and a hiking trail just off of Route 26, about 15 minutes north of the Sunday River Resort. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those...
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