NEW GLOUCESTER — A near-capacity crowd filled the New Gloucester Meetinghouse on Wednesday night for a more than two-hour meeting that yielded plenty of public comment, but no definitive answer from the Board of Appeals on a proposed youth substance abuse treatment facility. Non-profit organization Day One has proposed a 12-bed residential treatment facility for […]
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Sea mammal rescue group wants to call Harpswell home
HARPSWELL — On a sandy beach in Phippsburg last June, Lynda Doughty swaddled a week-old harbor seal pup in a pink towel and guided it into a dog crate. After checking for the tell-tale signs of abandonment — things like gum color, the presence of an umbilical cord and weight — Doughty had determined the […]
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Wilton CareerCenter lists February programs
WILTON — The Wilton CareerCenter will offer programs for job seekers in February. Gateway to Employment: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Feb. 4 and 18. Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. Registration is not required. Essentials of College Planning for Adults: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. To register, […]
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University of New England closes marine animal rehabilitation program
BIDDEFORD (AP) — The University of New England has closed a rehabilitation center for injured or stranded marine animals because seal colonies that were threatened have rebounded. The Marine Animal Rehabilitation and Conservation program has been running since 2001, rehabilitating more than 1,000 seals and releasing them back into the wild. Officials say the gray […]
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Rescuer says ‘solution is simple’ for preventing poisoned birds: Maine sportsmen can’t use lead bullets
FREEDOM — Diane Winn has three patients who are suffering from lead poisoning, and the prognosis for their survival is poor. The patients are a golden eagle, a bald eagle and a Canada goose that Winn is working hard to rehabilitate at the nonprofit Avian Haven in Freedom. Most of the problem with lead poisoning […]