In Search of Maine's Mountain Lions

Students at Dexter Regional High School, led by teacher-adviser Regan McPhetres, will be investigating whether mountain lions exist in Maine.A hot line for sightings has been created at the school for the program. A survey will be mailed out to those who call. Based on the information provided, students will follow up with either a face-to-face interview or a telephone call, according to McPhetres.In addition, hard evidence will be collected from...

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State Seeks Declaration of Independence

Maine Assistant State Attorney General Thomas Knowlton and Deputy State Attorney General William Stokes are heading to Virginia next month to try to retrieve the copy of the Declaration of Independence sent in 1776 to Pownalborough (now Wiscasset). It's now in the hands of collector Richard L. Adams, Jr.Unbeknownst to Anna Plumstead, her attic in Wiscasset, Me., held a treasure: one of the earliest copies of the Declaration of Independence, delivered to her town in 1776 as part of a campaign to spread its message through the original 13 colonies.After...

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The Fairy Houses of Mackworth

Debra Spark's family takes a hike each year on Christmas Day. Last year they visited the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf on Mackworth Island, where children are encouraged to build homes for fairies.The first time I walked Mackworth, back when my son still needed to be carried part of the way, I saw tiny twig lean-tos, adorned with pebble paths and mussel-shell porches, and told my son, “We’re here!” But it turned out that I was only glimpsing...

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