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Scoundrels on the map
One of my favorite Simpsons episodes is one in which Lisa decides to research Springfield’s history, only to find that Jebediah Springfield, her hometown’s namesake, was a scoundrel. Only Lisa chokes in the end, in my opinion, concealing her discovery from her fellow townspeople on the theory that ignorance is, in fact, bliss. Lisa may
Parallel 44: When Maine ruled New England
Here’s one I remember growing up in western Maine. A local man wakes up with a jolt. His wife, seeing he is clearly shaken, asks him what’s wrong. “Had a terrible nightmare,” he explains. “My own car had Massachusetts plates on it.” Folks with out of state plates sometimes get a hard time when traveling
Parallel 44 Despite criticism, Gulf of Maine Aquarium takes big step forward
The 35-year old campaign to build a marine research center on the Portland waterfront took another major step forward last month, but not everyone here is happy about it. The Gulf of Maine Aquarium secured $2.8 million in federal funds March 10, which will be put towards building a $12 million, 58,000 square foot research
Parallel 44 Inefficiency: The lobster’s best friend
For years, marine scientists have been trying to unravel one of the greatest mysteries in American fisheries science: why, despite heavy fishing pressure, have our coast’s lobsters thrived while the stocks of so many other commercial species have collapsed? What has been missing from the federal lobster stock models that could have lead them for
Sprawl
If you’ve driven from Waldoboro to Thomaston on Route 1 in recent years, you may remember the signs as you passed through the pastoral landscape of southern Warren. There you found yourself on “old” Route 1, a quiet two-lane road meandering through woods and hayfields, a 1930s-era highway where lots of trees and many homes