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PublishedJuly 9, 2024
Teen hiker from Quebec released from hospital after collapse on Appalachian Trail near Caratunk
Elyssa Bernardin, 14, of Saint-Lambert. Quebec, fell unconscious from heat exhaustion while on the Appalachian Trail, according to a state official.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
A remote forest thrives, thanks to woodswomen
The team behind a 180-acre community woodland near Brownville in Piscataquis County brings a collaborative, relationship-based approach to how it manages the land. The female-centric collective may be entirely accidental, but its focus on empowerment may be crucial to adapting to climate change.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2023
Larger campfires now require burning permit
New open burning regulations went into effect Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2023
Wildfires in Maine
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
Dixfield teen breaks leg in 60-foot fall on Tumbledown Mountain
Kyle Lund, 15, of Dixfield was rescued by Maine Warden Service and other rescuers Sunday afternoon after falling 60 feet in an off-trail area on Tumbledown Mountain, officials said.
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PublishedApril 14, 2023
Controlled burn on Richmond Island leads to heavy smoke, ‘hundreds of calls’
The Maine Forest Service said a helicopter was called in to drop water and put out the fire after a wind shift blew a smoky haze across nearby towns, including South Portland, Scarborough and Westbrook.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2022
Presque Isle man arrested in Litchfield fires at gas station
Just before midnight on Thursday, investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal responded to two trash can fires at the gas pumps at Gowell’s Shop n’ Save on Richmond Road.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2022
Presque Isle man charged with arson in Litchfield gas station fires
Robert Bowring, 39, was charged for allegedly setting fires near gas pumps Thursday night, officials said.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Fire danger high across most of Maine
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Thursday, saying that extra caution should be taken.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2022
Norridgewock fire burns 7 acres, but firefighters prevent it from entering woods
Fire chief describes fire as illegal, saying the person who started it had apparently planned to burn hay that was not mowed last fall.
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