Only a 40-mile gap separates the 4,600-mile North Country National Scenic Trail with the AT.
June 2012
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Man killed, border agent wounded in Maine shooting
A border patrol agent responding to a reported domestic dispute is recovering from a gunshot wound in a weekend shooting at a home in Jackman that left another man dead.
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Utah mom upset over judge’s hair-cut punishment
A Utah mother who agreed to cut off her daughter’s ponytail in juvenile court now says she felt intimidated by the judge.
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Donor to pay NH town’s expenses for Obama visit
A Durham official says an anonymous donor who lives in town has now offered to pay for public safety costs up to $20,000 for Obama’s scheduled visit today.
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Maine drug abuse task force meeting set
The Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force gathers as the number of pharmacy robberies so far this year is roughly the total for all of last year.
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Maine college president to climb 28 mountains
After finishing the peaks on the east side of Mount Desert Island, they’ll swim across Somes Sound fjord to tackle the mountains on the island’s west side.
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SNAPSHOT: Physics lesson
Wyatt White, left, 11, of China, and Ryan Violette, 10, of Action, observe a fire they started Sunday with magnifying glasses during a physics display at the annual 4-H Days at the Windsor Fairgrounds. Nearly 500 people attended the annual agricultural gathering held from Thursday until Sunday to exhibit animals, attend workshops and burn a […]
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In remote NH, fish fly before fly fishing
ABOVE LONESOME LAKE, N.H. — Some New Hampshire ponds and lakes are so remote, the only way anglers can get to them is by hiking for miles through the woods. But the fish? They arrive by helicopter.
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Small plane crash in water near Portland Head Light leaves one dead
CAPE ELIZABETH — A man was killed when his four-seat Stinson airplane crashed Sunday into the water off Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park here.