The sun-drenched Florida Keys, with its cobalt skies, swaying palm fronds and gliding pelicans got under my skin more than 40 years ago. As a Maine Naval Reservist, official orders sent me down there more than once for a two-week training tour at the Key West Naval Air Station. Later on my daughter married a […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Lefty's legacy lives on
What is it about a well cast fly line that furls out gently across a quiet trout pond or a roiling river? Done properly it is a graceful ballet. There is a rhythm that can mesmerize, not only the angler, but the onlooker as well. And when the softly whispering line finishes its furling roll, […]
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Jay-Niles Memorial Library Community Read to focus on 'Maine and the Outdoors'
JAY — The Jay-Niles Memorial Library will hold a Community Read Program during May. The theme will be “Maine and the Outdoors,” with a special focus on Maine Game Wardens. The objective of a Community Read program is to get as many people in the community as possible to read a book (or books) on […]
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Maine's annual moose lottery is now open
The 2018 Maine Moose Lottery application process is officially open to Maine residents and non-residents alike. No longer are mailed applications acceptable. Applications must be filed online. The deadline for submitting applications for the moose lottery is May 15, and must be posted no later than midnight on that date. In 2016, 54,893 hunters applied […]
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Bruce Fadden
BOSTON, Mass. — Bruce Fadden, 67, of Bridgton died at Boston’s Mass General Hospital on Saturday March 17, 2018 with family by his side. He was born in Farmington on September 9, 1950 the son of Edna (Stevens) Fadden and the late Reginald Fadden. Bruce was married 47 years to his devoted wife, Bente and leaves […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Patrolling the 'Hump' for tuna
At the T-dock, where Diane and I winter over on a houseboat in the Florida Keys, the word was spreading fast. The black fin tuna were hitting well out on the “hump.” The “hump” is a stretch of water about 15 miles offshore from where we live in Islamorada. It is the edge of the […]
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Outdoors in Maine: "The River King" well worth the read
You should know at the outset that any new book that bills itself as a “fly-fishing novel” will get my attention. “The River King,” by Robert Romano Jr, is just such a book. Romano is an old hand at writing fiction with a Maine outdoor theme. Almost as prolific as Paul Doiron, who pens Maine […]
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Grass roots fish management not always the best route
Managing Maine’s incredible sport fishery — and its associated regulations — is complex and always subject to second guessing by arm-chair fisheries “biologists,” who may sincerely believe that they know how better to manage the fish in their favorite angling waters. Dennis Smith of Otter Creek is one of those impassioned anglers who never tires […]
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After blowback, Lewiston City Council confirms sidewalk plow purchase
LEWISTON — The city will spend roughly $160,000 for a new sidewalk plow, following public concern over unsafe sidewalks after the last major winter storm. Much of the emphasis was put on sidewalk maintenance, after Public Works Director Dave Jones said that his department only has three working sidewalk plows – two that are dependable. […]
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Richard V. Lapointe
LIVERMORE FALLS — Richard V. Lapointe, 21, of Livermore Falls, passed away, Friday, Feb. 2, in Livermore Falls. He was born Nov. 12, 1996, the son of Davis Clark and Tammie (Grant) Lapointe. Richard attended Livermore Falls High School and graduated from Fort Kent Community High School in 2015. He had worked for Pallet One, with […]