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Valdine Atwood, 78, was recently honored for her many years of devotion to genealogy and historical research by the Maine Genealogy Society. "I love history,'' she said. Her Machias home is filled with hundreds of volumes of historical information, file folders listing names and backgrounds of Machias people and places, and 17 file drawers of documented genealogical studies. (Bangor Daily News/Sharon Kiley Mack)

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Bangor's Dana Libhart (left) and Brewer's Deaven Smith fight for control of the ball in the second half of Tuesday's game, Oct. 6, 2009 at Bangor. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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Baker Island is seen as the Cranberry Isles and Acadia loom in the background in an aerial photo taken Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Though not inhabited year-round, Baker Island is home to a lighthouse tower, two privately-owned seasonal cottages and the Gilley homestead which was established in the early 1800s. While Acadia National Park has owned land on the island since 1967, the Coast Guard owns and operates the automated, solar-powered light. They are in the process of finding a new owner for the lighthouse tower, which was built in 1855 and will most likely go to the park by the end of the year. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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Bangor's Ethan Vance (right) brings down Oxford Hills quarterback Matt Verrier during the second quarter o Friday's PTC Class A football game at Cameron Stadium. Bangor won 35-7. (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY GABOR DEBRE) CAPTION Bangor High School's Ethan Vance (right) tackles Oxford Hills High School's quarterback Matt Verrier as he was running with the ball on a keeper during the second quarter of the game in Bangor Frday evening. Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre)

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Sternmen Derek Lyons, left, and Daphne Savage, right, sort sea urchins on the back of "Endangered Species," an urchin dragger owned by Savage's husband John Wallace, on the opening day of sea urchin harvesting in Cobscook Bay near Lubec on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Sternman Daphne Savage sorts sea urchins on the back of her husband John Wallace's boat "Endangered Species," while working the waters of Cobscook Bay near Lubec on the first day urchin season, Monday, October 5, 2009. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Johnny O'Brien, 6, of Pittsfield, tries out an Adirondack chair that he begged his parents to buy him Friday night during a fund raiser to benefit the Pittsfield Community Theatre's renovation fund. This chair and 17 others were decorated by local artists and auctioned off to the highest bidders. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER COUSINS

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Maine Maritime Academy's Mike Riley (left) tackles Worcester's David Bugan during the third quarter of the game in Cactine Saturday afternoon. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre)

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Artist Rainy Brooks of Searsport paints one of the scarecrows on display Saturday at Fling Into Fall. "I think it's great," Brooks said of the seasonal festival. Her painting, along with the work of 24 other artists, was slated to be auctioned Saturday evening with at least half of the proceeds donated to the Penobscot Marine Museum. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY ABIGAIL CURTIS

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Celene Farris of Montville paints the First Congregational Church Saturday at Fling Into Fall. Her painting, along with the work of 24 other artists, was slated to be auctioned Saturday evening with at least half of the proceeds donated to the Penobscot Marine Museum. "I hope they raise a lot of money," Farris said. "It's a beautiful spot." BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY ABIGAIL CURTIS

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY GABOR DEGRE) CAPTION Artist Wayne Hall in his Bucksport studio. Hall makes functional and non-functional furniture using mostly sticks of wood left in their natural shape. He fits the sticks and branches into place so they serve as legs, supports or decorations. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre)

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Third grader Casey Lamson,8, has her hands full with her newfound pumpkin while on a field trip to Treworgy Orchards in Levant with her Jonesport Elementary School classmates Friday, October 9,2009. Near her are classmates Stephen Cirone, 8,Lexi Kelley (center),8, and Nicholas Libby,9. (background). (Bangor Daily News/John Clarke Russ)

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Tom Sawyer, a life-long resident of Bangor, an entreprener and former recipent of the U.S. Small Business Association's small business of the year award has announced he is running for Senate District 32, a seat he held from 2000-2004 which includes Bangor and Hermon. Photo was taken on Tuesday, Febuary 12, 2008 at the Bangor Daily News studio. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN BENNETT (WEB EDITION PHOTO)

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Bangor Fire Department's newly constructed Station 6 on Griffin Road held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, October 9, 2009.The formal opening also highlighted the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (L.E.E.D.) Award the site received. Station 6 is the first building built by the city to receive the Gold L.E.E.D. certification standard. (Bangor Daily News/John Clarke Russ)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN BENNETT) CAPTION Ron, left, and Elaine Cummings in their Brewer home on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Ron Cummings recently voiced his opinion in a letter to the editorial section of the Bangor Daily News and received an unsigned letter the next day from a man who claims he had a gay son who committed suicide. The Cummings are baffled as to the connection between Question 1 on November's ballot and the suicide of a gay man. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN BENNETT) CAPTION Ron Cummings, left, of Brewer makes an argument in opposition to gay marriage during an interview at the home he shares with his wife, Elaine, right, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Cummings recently voiced his opinion on gay marriage in a letter to the editorial section of the Bangor Daily News and received an unsigned letter the next day from a man who claims he had a gay son who committed suicide. The Cummings are baffled about the connection between Question 1 on November's ballot and the suicide of a gay man. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Two of the new beams rest on the abutment on the shore of the Orland River after they were set there on Friday. The beams will form the base of the concrete deck of the new bridge being constructed by crews from Lane Construction. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY RICH HEWITT

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Crews from Lane construction guide an 88-foot, 80,000-pound beam into place over the Orland River Friday as part of the bridge replacement project in Orland. The process required the use of two cranes, one on each side of the river. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY RICH HEWITT

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Two large cranes hoist an 88-foot, 80,000-pound precast concrete beam into place over the Orland River on Friday. The beams will form the base for the concrete deck of the new bridge being constructed by crews from Lane Construction. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY RICH HEWITT

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Doug Kimmel, left, and Ron Schwizer with their dog Speedo at their Hancock home. Kimmel and Schwizer have been partners for over 40 years and open about their sexual orientation, both in Maine and their previous home in New York City. They had an unofficial marriage ceremony in Colorado in August, 1969 and have been wearing wedding rings since. In reality, after four decades of living together, the state regards them as business partners and having no more rights then if they were roommates. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) CAPTION A mostly Holstein herd moves towards the barn at Mark McKusick's Dexter farm for milking Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. MOO Milk, or Maine's Own Organic Milk, a newly formed company of organic producers, will come from farmers in Washington, Aroostook, Penobscot and Kennebec counties. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) CAPTION A cow stretches towads flying feed at Mark McKusick's dairy farm Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 in Dexter. "Everything that goes into their diet is organic," said McKusick who made the switch to organic in 2002. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) CAPTION Dexter dairy farmer Mark McKusick prepares for the afternoon milking of about 50 cows Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. McKusick and nine other dairy farmers have formed the state's first organic dairy company called MOO Milk, which stands for Maine's Own Organic Milk. "We'll strive for quality and taste," said McKusick who expects to have their milk on store shelves in about six weeks. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) CAPTION Jim Stoddard (center) and Todd Burrill milk cows Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 at Mark McKusick's farm in Dexter. The farm went organic in 2002. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) CAPTION Fourth generation dairy farmer Mark McKusick leads two stragglers of his mostly Holstein herd in for milking Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 in Dexter. McKusick and nine other dairy farmers have formed the state's first organic dairy company called MOO Milk, which stands for Maine's Own Organic Milk. "We'll strive for quality and taste," said McKusick who expects to have their milk on store shelves in about six weeks. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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John Bottero, an antiques appraiser from Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, discusses the history of an ornate saucer owned by Lois Woodcock of Ripley during a fund raiser in Pittsfield. The company brought its Mobile Appraisal Coach to Pittsfield Friday in support of a fund raiser to benefit the First Universalist Church. The saucer wasn't worth as much as the experience of having it appraised, said Woodcock. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER COUSINS

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Bill Eldridge, general manager of Moo Milk Company (Maine's Own Organic Milk Company), a company that will be collecting, processing and marketing fresh, organic Maine milk for 10 farmers in central, northern and eastern Maine. (Bangor Daily News/Sharon Kiley Mack)

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Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education officials discuss new round of marine training courses to be offered in Rockland this fall. From left are Hugh Curran, mariner course instructor, Lindsey Pinkham, lead instructor with Downeast Maritime, Marianne Doyle, Mid-Coast School adult education director, and Elizabeth Fisher, Mid-Coast School director. (Bangor Daily News photo by George Chappell)

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Nicklas Jones (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN BENNETT) CAPTION Nicklas Jones enters Caribou District Court on Thursday, may 14, 2009.

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Bangor Sympony Orchestra conductor canditate Lucas Richman, center, answers questions from BSO board members during a casual morning meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 in Bangor. Richman will conduct the BSO this Sunday for the kickoff of the symphony's 114th season. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Bangor Sympony Orchestra conductor candidate Lucas Richman, right, shows off an animated cartoon character named Picardy Penquin to BSO board members during a casual meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 in Bangor. Richman developed the Picardy Penquin as an educational tool to draw young children to classical music in Knoxville, Tenn. and other cities. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Canada geese fly across a rain-soaked field in Bangor on Wednesday, Oct., 2009. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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(BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY JOHN CLARKE RUSS) CAPTION Seated in her stroller and loaded down with a vanilla ice cream cone and stufffed prize toy lizard, three-year-old Sonya Viselli of Cooper, Maine beams at her father Lucas Viselli (not picured) during her first visit ever to Bangor State Fair Saturday night, August 8, 2009. Sunday, August 9 was the last day of the ten-day fair. (Bangor Daily News/John Clarke Russ)

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Bangor Christian's Nate Fowler (right) battles for the ball with Penquis High School's Colby Brown during the first half of the game in Bangor Thursday evening. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre)

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Bangor Christian's Brandon Wilcox (right) takes the ball past Penquis High School's goalie Richie Russell to score during the first half of the game in Bangor Thursday evening. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre)

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Urchin fisherman Joshua Lyons, center, watches as urchin buyers crack open samples to grade the roe as they swarm over his catch in the back of his pick-up truck on the pier at Lubec on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, during the first day of urchin season. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Urchin divers Sterling Waterman, left, of Hope, and Steve Look, right, of Windham, watch as an unidentified urchin buyer, center, from southern Maine inspects and grades their catch in Lubec on opening day Monday 5, 2009. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Urchin fisherman John Wallace, left, and his crew, Derek Lyons, center, and Daphne Savage, right, unload 23 crates of urchins on the dock in Lubec on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Wallace sold his catch to one of many buyers waiting on the pier with refrigerated trucks, ready to wisk them off to market. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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(L to R) Rep. Jim Martin, D-Bangor/Orono/Veazie, Sen. Carol Weston, R-Waldo County, Christopher "Kit" St. John, Executive Director, Maine Center for Economic Policy and Steve Bowen, Director of the Center for Education Excellence, Maine Heritage Policy Center make up a panel that examined the TABOR 2 tax issue that will appear on the November ballot during a luncheon for members of the Bangor Chamber of Commerce at Jeff's Catering in Brewer on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. (Bangor Daily News/Kevin Bennett)

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Rob McAleer, director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency, briefs federal, state, county and local emergency and law enforcement officials during Wednesday's portion of a two-day Maine State Homeland Security Strategy Working Group at Point Lookout in Northport. Participants were there to work on updating the state's strategic plan for homeland security. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY WALTER GRIFFIN.

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A raindrop falls from a flower outside the Bangor Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Despite Wednesday's unrelenting rain, the National Weather Service predicts clearing skies today and a high near 61. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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An aerial view of the the Surprenant family's property (bottom half of photo) in Chesuncook. According to a recent survey, the disputed road runs through the edge of the Surprenant property. (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY JOHN CLARKE RUSS)

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Paul and Dee House of Lee joke with Gov. John Baldacci at House in the Woods, Inc., A Military and Family Retreat. The Lee-based enterprise operated by the House family and their friends will help veterans and their families cope with their grief and readjustment to civilian life by guiding them through the Maine woods, which Baldacci came to Lee on Wednesday to support. (Bangor Daily News/Nick Sambides Jr.)

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Valdine Atwood, 78, was recently honored for her many years of devotion to genealogy and historical research by the Maine Genealogy Society. "I love history,'' she said. Her Machias home is filled with hundreds of volumes of historical information, file folders listing names and backgrounds of Machias people and places, and 17 file drawers of documented genealogical studies. (Bangor Daily News/Sharon Kiley Mack)

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University of Maine students including junior Josceline Dupuis (center) participate in the 25th annual Take Back the Night rally and vigil Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 in Orono to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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Construction is well under way for the Granville Rental and Granville Home & Hearth--both set to open this Fall on Route 1A in Holden. Photographed Monday, October 5, 2009. (Bangor Daily News/John Clarke Russ)

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Bangor's Emily Chick (6) closes in on Brewer goalie Angela Patterson as Nicole Hayes (10) defends in the second half of Tuesday's game, Oct. 6, 2009 at Bangor. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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Last month the Orono Red Riots girls soccer team began wearing a a memorial armband as a tribute to Collin Bates, Orono High School Class of 2008. Collin Bates died early last month. Holding up the armband is Collin Bates' sister, Alyssa Bates, a senior and a co-captain of the school's soccer team. Photographed with her teammates before their practice Tuesday afternoon, October 6, 2009. (Bangor Daily News/John Clarke Russ)

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A lighthouse tower and adjacent home on Baker Island is seen in an aerial photo taken Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. While Acadia National Park has owned land on the island since 1967, the Coast Guard owns and operates the automated, solar-powered light. They are in the process of finding a new owner for the lighthouse tower, which was built in 1855 and will most likely go to the park by the end of the year. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)

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Ashton Moores (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN) (accused of murder) CAPTION Ashton Moores, 59, (right), pleads not guilty to the murder of Christina Simonin at Penobscot County Superior Court in Bangor on Thursday beside his defense attorney Terence Harrigan (left).

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