The forecaster: Art Lester is a veteran meteorologist. He talks about the increasing use of computer technology, which seems to have little effect on the accuracy of predictions.
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Snowmobilers: As land is subdivided and residents move into new homes, multi-use trails maintained by the Moonlite Sno-Skimmers are increasingly in jeopardy.
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Woodworkers: Following a fire that I covered, my editor told me to go out to Stone’s Cafe. This is how a spot news story turned into a feature about a weekly gathering of the woodworkers’ lunch bunch.
Late Friday morning, Dr. Fried drove to his South Portland office: Ruth Traynor’s house. She is dying and he was there to help.
William Hawkinson wants a noise ordinance to control his neighbor’s loud music. Adam Szafran, an Iraq veteran, wants to host loud parties at his house. The tale of two neighbors.
Tree-planting: A couple hundred Mormans and some trees. That’s the Youth Conservation Corps in action.