Officials said Monday the crowd was likely the biggest they had seen in the northern Maine town, which by midmorning was packed with visitors ahead of the afternoon eclipse.
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Video: Eclipse watchers settle into Rangeley to ‘witness celestial mechanics in motion’
There were many woos and aaaahhhhs as people took off special glasses that let them look at the sun and stared with naked eyes at the astonishing sight of the moon replacing the sun.
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Hooking a Maine fish is one thing, but is it safe to eat?
Maine has issued warnings not to eat fish in some waterways because of contamination from ‘forever chemicals,’ but most lakes, ponds and streams remain untested.
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View the list of Maine’s PFAS advisories for freshwater fish consumption
The state has tested 1,800 fish culled from 112 locations since it first began testing for perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances.
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Julia Gagnon brings ‘powerhouse vocals’ to first night of public voting on ‘American Idol’
Gagnon, a 21-year-old college student from Cumberland, took to the ‘Idol’ stage at Aulani Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii to perform Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New evaluation methods threaten organ donation in Maine and New England
The rules are intended to reform a system lawmakers and advocates say is plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
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Maine set to welcome the darkness of first total solar eclipse since 1963
About 20,000 people are expected in the Rangeley Lakes Region to experience the astronomical event.
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New bills give Maine towns and agencies more power to enforce environmental regulations
Officials say the legislation would allow them to halt noncompliant developers and limit damage to the state’s natural resources.
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Heavy traffic, congestion expected for total solar eclipse in central Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Rep. Laurel Libby says neo-Nazi comments taken out of context in debate over paramilitary training
Libby, of Auburn, was speaking in opposition to a proposal restricting paramilitary training, which she considers unconstitutional.