A new scorecard for waterbody health rates nearly 1,200 lakes and other waterbodies around the state. Officials hope residents will use it to guide action.
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Game warden trainees rescue family stranded on Moosehead Lake
Investigators from the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife said the situation on the storm-swept lake quickly went from bad to worse.
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New zoning plan aims to protect Moosehead Lake region from sprawl
Members of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission approved a plan that will create six development zones comprising a total of 1,036 acres, or 6.1% of the 16,910 acres originally designated for development by Plum Creek.
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Well-known Portland man drowns while fishing on East Outlet of Moosehead Lake
The body of Truc Huynh, 40, a Vietnamese immigrant, 2005 graduate of Bowdoin College and 2001 graduate of Portland High School, was recovered by Maine game wardens on Saturday afternoon.
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NH man dies when snowmobile breaks through ice on Moosehead Lake
Officials say a 56-year-old New Hampshire man died when his snowmobile broke through the ice on Maine’s Moosehead Lake
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Timber company dropping hotly contested Moosehead development plan
Weyerhaeuser wants to revert to more typical zoning for commercial forests because none of the housing and resort development approved in 2009 has happened.
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Richard A. Lemay
LEWISTON — Richard A. Lemay, 93, of Lewiston died Monday, May 28, at Marshwood Center. He was born in Auburn on Oct. 16, 1924, the son of Henri and Georgianna Pepin Lemay. Educated at local schools, he married the love of his life, Anne Marie Turcotte, on Sept. 7, 1954. He worked for Shaipro Brothers, General […]
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John V. Wiken III
RUMFORD — John V. Wiken III, 75, of Peru passed away suddenly Feb. 22, 2018. He was born in Dixfield, Maine, with his twin sister, Jeanne, to John V. Wiken Jr. and Nellie Tutlis Wiken. He graduated from Stephens High School and attended Wentworth Institute. John worked as a bridge inspector for the state of Maine. […]
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Cecile B. Morin Brown
BANGOR — Cecile Morin Brown passed away quietly on July 14. Cecile was born Oct. 9, 1924, in Lewiston, to Alphonse and Camille Morin. She was one of 16 children. Cecile married Howard Brown in December 1942. She was a homemaker most of her life but worked a short time for the University of Maine. […]
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Alfred ‘Cy’ Sanborn
1921 – 2015 WINTHROP — Alfred “Cy” Sanborn, 94, born April 22, 1921, passed away on Monday, Aug. 24. Alfred was predeceased by his wife, Inez Sanborn; sister, Veda Furbush; son, Ronald Sanborn; daughter-in-law, Linda Sanborn; and infant grandson, Lawrence Sanborn. Alfred is survived by son, Dennis Sanborn and his wife, Marsha; grandchildren, Kari Sanborn […]