The Maine landscape this fall has a little less sparkle, fewer brilliant reds, neon oranges and iridescent purples. Not only that, autumn’s usual display is late by at least a week.
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For Snowe, fundraising no contest thus far
WASHINGTON — Maine’s 2012 U.S. Senate race isn’t much of a fundraising contest so far. Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe had more than $3.2 million as of Sept. 30, according to the report that her campaign is filing with the Federal Election Commission.
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Workshop offers different look at obesity
Junk food and inactive lifestyles may not be the only reasons so many Americans are overweight. Some researchers now believe that chemicals in the environment may be reprogramming babies’ metabolisms. Chemical exposure, they say, may help explain the dramatic rise in obesity, even among young children.
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Winthrop library to get new roof
WINTHROP — C.M. Bailey Public Library, soon to be a century old, is slated for a new roof. A $74,282 grant from the Communities for Maine’s Future program, and a matching amount from the library’s board of trustees endowment fund, should be enough to pay for a new slate roof, said Richard Fortin, library director.
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Lawmakers confronting cold reality for pricey icebreakers
WASHINGTON — Climate change is melting parts of the ice-locked Northwest Passage. China is building its first modern icebreaker in hopes of staking claims to Arctic waters. Frigid polar regions are opening up to increased shipping traffic, scientific exploration and tourism.
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The Red Barn expands into Winslow
WINSLOW — A prominent commercial area along Bay Street has a new drive-through restaurant whose owners say they’ll be there for the long haul.
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New Gardiner cafe fits business plan
GARDINER — Amanda Vasvary knew exactly what she wanted when she walked into the new cafe at the intersection of Bridge and Water streets.
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Early morning fire quickly extinguished
AUGUSTA — Firefighters on Monday quickly extinguished an early morning fire at Gray Birch Apartments. The fire started in George and Shirley Derosier’s bathroom. They live on the first floor in apartment 107 at 12 Gray Birch Dr.
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Waldoboro mom the true star of Saturday Bash
UNION — A benefit concert called the Backwoods Bash is expected to draw a huge crowd Saturday with several bands and local celebrities.
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Hammonds making rounds in RSU 2
HALLOWELL — As the new superintendent of Regional School Unit 2 settles in, his tour of the district is taking him beyond classrooms, staff meetings and school events.