BY BRUCE DESILVA For The Associated Press DIE A STRANGER: AN ALEX MCKNIGHT NOVEL By Steve Hamilton Minotaur Books In the years since Vinnie Red Sky LeBlanc’s father killed three people in a drunken driving accident and got himself banned from the Bay Mills reservation, the young Ojibwa tribal member has never once picked up […]
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Maine Historical Society announces author series
The Maine Historical Society will host a Maine authors series to be held every Thursday this month at 5:30 in the Earl G. Shettleworth Jr. Lecture Hall, at 489 Congress St., in Portland:
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OUTDOORS: A few nice surprises on hike
The kids and I were planning a trip to visit friends north of Lewiston and wanted to find a hiking trail in that area. That’s how I ran across a listing for Androscoggin Riverlands State Park. It’s only been an official state park since 2009, but the kids and I wished we had found it sooner. Well-marked trails, beautiful river vistas and some nice picnic table amenities had us giving the park a thumbs-up.
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FOR THE BIRDS — HERB WILSON: Unusual colors make bird more memorable
We have been having an odd visitor at our feeder. It’s a male hairy woodpecker with a difference. Instead of black and white feathers and red on the nape, many of the typically white feathers are buff-colored.
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WORTH THE TRIP — JOHN CHRISTIE: Muscongus Sound is a paddler’s delight
If you’re looking for a coastal paddle that will combine just about everything you’d want out of a day on the water, put Muscongus Sound in the midcoast on your must-do list for this summer.
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Portland company lands $5 million in new funding
CashStar, which specializes in digital gift cards, plans to use the latest round of venture capital to expand internationally and add employees.
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Briefs
AUGUSTA — Dr. Jennifer Diehl, a primary-care physician, recently joined Augusta Family Medicine and is a member of MaineGeneral Medical Center’s active medical staff.
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Wedding of Barney Frank, partner resonates in Maine and beyond
Frank married his longtime partner on Saturday, securing a spot in history as the first sitting congressman to legally marry a same-sex partner.
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Deirdre Fleming: Camp making comeback
Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring” came out and sent a shock wave through the environmental world. This month the Friends of Hog Island will celebrate the awareness Carson brought to environmentalism with a play and panel discussion of environmental experts. In addition to having a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Preserve in Maine […]
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All’s well in Harpswell
A beautiful town on the Maine coast is showing off its attractions, from miles of water views, to its trails, restaurants, inns and stores.