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Only in PORTLAND, MAINE, where the local pond ducks have a better home than folks in the rest of the states...

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Portland's iconic duck house returns to Deering Oaks Park​

The miniature Victorian-style house in Deering Oaks Park was built in 1886, and its return to the park's pond each spring signals warmer weather ahead.

PORTLAND, Maine — Better late than never for an annual springtime tradition in Portland.
On Thursday, the city's duck house returned to the pond at Deering Oaks Park. It was supposed to go in last week but was postponed due to some technical difficulties.

The miniature Victorian house was built in 1886 for the city's centennial parade. A year later, it was installed at the park and has become a rite of passage for spring ever since.

There was a lot of work that had to be done to the house over the winter. When city workers took it out, it was in pretty rough shape. The city said it was in the shop for three months and is as good as new. The house usually gets fixed up every five years, but in this case the work had to be moved up.

It isn't the first time the house has made a comeback after some serious damage.

In 1987, it was in such bad shape that the city planned to build a new one. But Roger Knight of Smiling Hill Farm was able to restore it then.
 

Teen dies when car hits moose in Millinocket​

State police say Landon Gardner, 17, died Tuesday in a collision that sent his car off the road and into trees on Poplar Street in T3 Indian Purchase.

A Millinocket teen died early Tuesday when the car he was driving apparently hit and killed a moose in the area of 789 Poplar St. in T3 Indian Purchase, state police said.

Landon Gardner, 17, was discovered dead behind the wheel of the vehicle after having apparently hit the moose and gone off the road and into trees just after midnight Monday, Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in an emailed statement. The dead moose was in the middle of the road, Moss said.

The Bangor Regional Communications Center received an automatic crash notification at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday. The notification is a safety feature found in some modern vehicles that detects when there is a collision, Moss said. Some smartphones also can detect a crash, or what might be a crash, and automatically initiate an emergency call. The alerts typically include the phone’s or vehicle’s GPS location, she said.

There was one fatal moose crash in 2018, one in 2020 and one so far in 2024, according to the Bureau of Highway Safety statistics.

Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
 
Have a feeling this one may get epic. Will keep you updated if my feelings are correct...

Cushing man charged with abuse of a corpse as part of death investigation​

Maine State Police say a person was found dead Friday, but have not released any information about their identity or how they died.

A Cushing man is accused of abusing a corpse after police began a death investigation at a home on River Road on Friday.

Mark Gagne, 41, is facing charges of abuse of a corpse and hindering apprehension in connection with an investigation into a death at 834 River Road, according to Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss.

The person who died was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy will be done to determine the cause and manner of death and positively identify the victim, Moss said.

Police have not released any details about how or why they were called to the home, when the person is believed to have died, or who the person is, though Moss confirmed the victim was an adult.

Moss said detectives and evidence response technicians spent Friday and Saturday processing the scene and conducting interviews.

Gagne was arrested on Friday and taken to the Knox County Jail, Moss said. His first court appearance was scheduled for Monday.
 
I think others could learn from this when "Cityots" move into and start demanding changes to suit their lifestyle. It's kind of like idiots who move near an airport and complain about the noise. One must vet a prospective location at different times, tides and weather conditions and not expect the "neighbors" will comply to your wishes!!

@Old Mud told me of a similar situation in his river where a group begged and pleaded for a lobsterman to sell some land near his dock to them. Then they turned around and tried to restrict his operation!!

'Right-to-fish' policy passed in Harpswell amid complaints over smell, sound of waterfront​

HARPSWELL (WGME) - Harpswell town leaders unanimously passed a new "right-to-fish" policy, aimed at protecting the industry against complaints from residents who are new to town.

“Fishing can be kind of a dirty, smelly, loud business sometimes, but we all enjoy seafood and it’s got to be done," Harpswell Select Board Member Dave Chipman said. “'Gee, those lobster boats really have to start up at four o’clock in the morning? And boy the smell of the bait is a little overwhelming.'”

Town leaders say they are taking a more proactive approach to tell people thinking of moving to Harpswell, and those who already have, about the realities of living on a working waterfront.

“The way that we would like everyone to live here would be understanding and knowing what the fishing world is like, and to support it as best they can individually and as a community as a whole,” Harpswell Select Board Member Jane Covey said.

In the lobby of the Harpswell Town Office, the Maine Aquaculture Association has pamphlets that already offer some basic knowledge about fishing for residents, including: "Boat engines starting early in the morning,” and “Less pleasant smells like bait, decaying marine organisms on drying gear, diesel or gas exhaust.”

The town has also printed similar pamphlets, and the information is listed on their website.

Town leaders describe a gentrification happening in Harpswell.

“I think they’re worried about their expectations being violated. They thought they were coming to a quiet, coastal Maine, beautiful community," Covey said.

While town leaders agree on the principle of protecting this industry, some say this policy isn't enough.

“The trouble with the policy is it can be changed by the next board of selectmen, or it can be changed by this board of selectmen on a whim," Chipman said.

He is pushing for a town vote next year to make these protections permanent.

And advocates, like Jerry Leeman, CEO and founder of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association, hope other communities do the same.

“I hope it gets the conversation started," Leeman said. “It’s like a foundation, how you want to strengthen it, it’s up to you.”
 
Roccus7 said:
I think others could learn from this when "Cityots" move into and start demanding changes to suit their lifestyle. It's kind of like idiots who move near an airport and complain about the noise. One must vet a prospective location at different times, tides and weather conditions and not expect the "neighbors" will comply to your wishes!!

@Old Mud told me of a similar situation in his river where a group begged and pleaded for a lobsterman to sell some land near his dock to them. Then they turned around and tried to restrict his operation!!

'Right-to-fish' policy passed in Harpswell amid complaints over smell, sound of waterfront​

HARPSWELL (WGME) - Harpswell town leaders unanimously passed a new "right-to-fish" policy, aimed at protecting the industry against complaints from residents who are new to town.

“Fishing can be kind of a dirty, smelly, loud business sometimes, but we all enjoy seafood and it’s got to be done," Harpswell Select Board Member Dave Chipman said. “'Gee, those lobster boats really have to start up at four o’clock in the morning? And boy the smell of the bait is a little overwhelming.'”

Town leaders say they are taking a more proactive approach to tell people thinking of moving to Harpswell, and those who already have, about the realities of living on a working waterfront.

“The way that we would like everyone to live here would be understanding and knowing what the fishing world is like, and to support it as best they can individually and as a community as a whole,” Harpswell Select Board Member Jane Covey said.

In the lobby of the Harpswell Town Office, the Maine Aquaculture Association has pamphlets that already offer some basic knowledge about fishing for residents, including: "Boat engines starting early in the morning,” and “Less pleasant smells like bait, decaying marine organisms on drying gear, diesel or gas exhaust.”

The town has also printed similar pamphlets, and the information is listed on their website.

Town leaders describe a gentrification happening in Harpswell.

“I think they’re worried about their expectations being violated. They thought they were coming to a quiet, coastal Maine, beautiful community," Covey said.

While town leaders agree on the principle of protecting this industry, some say this policy isn't enough.

“The trouble with the policy is it can be changed by the next board of selectmen, or it can be changed by this board of selectmen on a whim," Chipman said.

He is pushing for a town vote next year to make these protections permanent.

And advocates, like Jerry Leeman, CEO and founder of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association, hope other communities do the same.

“I hope it gets the conversation started," Leeman said. “It’s like a foundation, how you want to strengthen it, it’s up to you.”
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I hope they do make it permanent. If the new city folk can’t change it, they can move to a different area.
 
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