Elwood Snowman, of Winthrop, cleans the roof of a relative’s camper on Tuesday, in Pittston. “It’s great exercise,” Snowman said of his labors. “It least that’s what they tell me.”
2013
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SNAPSHOT: Peck and inspect
Dan Longfellow checks the cables of a skidder on Tuesday, as a flock of chickens peck at his family’s Farmingdale farm. Longfellow was preparing the rig to twitch logs from the family’s lot.
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SNAPSHOT: Bait bucket
Conrad Gardiner lugs a pair of traps and a bucket from a stream in Hallowell on Tuesday. Gardiner said he was switching the bait traps to another stream to catch shiners for ice fishing bait.
Posted inNews
Kenneth Cormier, founder of Funtown/Splashtown USA, dies at 80
Cormier, an Army veteran, first bought the plot of land on now-busy Route 1 in Saco more than 50 years ago.
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Sanford pharmacy robbery Maine’s first in 2013
Sanford police are investigating a pharmacy robbery at a Walgreens store on Main Street.
Posted inSports
Patriots expect tougher time stopping Foster
The Pats held Houston Texans running back to just 46 yards in the first meeting. But defensive tackle Vince Wilfork doesn’t expect to have it that easy on Sunday.
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Opponents challenge LePage on education funding
Rep. James Campbell, I-Newfield, says he has drafted a bill to use state revenue from the Oxford Casino to fully fund K-12 education.
Posted inNation & World, News
911 call played at hearing for Colo. massacre suspect
The call lasted 27 seconds and police say at least 30 shots could be heard.
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Former Maine prosecutor pleads not guilty to contempt
Authorities also said they will not prosecute James Cameron again on several child pornography charges for which the convictions were overturned on appeal.
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2012 hottest year on record in US, by far
The entire year was 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century.