Pinboard: bookmarks for sogrady tagged 'maine'

a bunch of folks sent this to me - thanks! - and no wonder, i'm a massive fan of the Downeaster specifically, and rail in general. i don't have train buddies like these folks, but i love the train nonetheless.

downeaster travel boston maine amtrak train rail
november 2008 by sogrady

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Massive waves a mystery at Maine harbor - The Boston Globe

this is one peninsula up from me. i could very much do without rogue waves, as could - presumably - our dock.

maine roguewaves tsunami weird weather boothbay
november 2008 by sogrady

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It all begins with a Cadillac sunrise - The Boston Globe

what to do when you visit Acadia. and you will visit Acadia, trust me.

acadia bostonglobe trip travel maine
september 2008 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Study: Downeaster an economic engine

it certainly is in my experience

downeaster rail trains portland maine boston
april 2008 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: I-295 closure proposal on the Web

"The Maine Department of Transportation has established a Web site dedicated to providing information on a proposal to shut down both southbound lanes of Interstate 295 between Gardiner and Topsham for reconstruction this summer." - noooooooooooooooooo

i-295 maine highway traffic summer construction
march 2008 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Spring salmon season approved

sweet. if i'm back, i may try to get up there.

salmon fishing maine may
march 2008 by sogrady

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Street & Company Restaurant, 33 Wharf Street, Portland, Maine

if you're looking for a place to eat in real Portland, try Street & Co. in my admittedly inexpert opinion, it's outstanding.

streetandcompany restaurant portland suggestions maine
december 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: The Times Record to be sold

would love to see the Times Record (the local Maine newspaper) learn from the experiences of Holovaty, Willis and co. even small town papers can benefit from programming as journalism

maine journalism timesrecord bath brunswick programmingasjournalism
december 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: It's time to pull out the shovels - again

"Then there'll be a lull before another snowstorm, a classic Nor'easter, sweeps through Maine Saturday night and Sunday with strong winds and heavy snow." - ah, wish i was there. love being curled up warm inside while the wind howls outside.

maine weather nor'easter
december 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Small earthquake felt near Brunswick

"The Brunswick area has been hit by a small earthquake for the second time in less than three months." - an earthquake? seriously? this is crazy, and pretty close to home.

earthquake maine brunswick
december 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Report: Maine's appeal is key to future

"As the rest of the country becomes more crowded and homogenous and polluted, what sets Maine apart — what makes Maine distinctive — our Quality of Place — becomes an ever more important economic asset" - while obvious, you have to start somewhere

maine economy tourism qualityoflife business differentiation state
december 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Portland could set snowfall record

ah, makes me wish i was back there

portland maine snow storm
december 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Heating oil prices up again

my heart goes out to all the Mainers that will be forced to make difficult choices with respect to heat this winter. if anyone knows of a charity that collects for the purpose, do let me know.

maine heatingoil poverty winter cold charity
november 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Cote endorsed by national veterans group

way to go Cote :)

humor cote maine
september 2007 by sogrady

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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Fishing Licenses

"Sturgeon: It is unlawful to take, catch, possess, or destroy any shortnose or Atlantic sturgeon from the coastal waters of Maine." - well, there goes that plan. it's unfortunate, because as near as i can tell, they're the only fish around

sturgeon fishing maine
august 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Liberty Ship to arrive at 1:30 today

my grandfather built Liberty ships during the war. down in MA, though, not here in Maine

tedhanabury libertyships portland maine
august 2007 by sogrady

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AT&T WiMax in Alaska - Juneau 1Mbps symmetrical service... - dslreports.com

"The subsidiary is using WiMax due to the obvious difficulties in getting DSL technology into some Alaskan areas (snow, bears, marauding Canadians)." - little help? can we get some WiMax over here?

maine rural broadband wimax
august 2007 by sogrady

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Deck Truss Bridge Inspections Begin Monday - News Story - WMTW Portland

they're going to replace the Back River bridge - interesting. wonder how folks will get back and forth in the meantime?

backriver bridge georgetown maine construction
august 2007 by sogrady

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MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2007: Top 100

Maine doesn't have _one_ city amongst the Top 100 to live in this country? that's crap

maine geography ranking via:joe
july 2007 by sogrady

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Sure, the Bridge Is a Marvel, but How About the View? - New York Times

the Penobscot crossing bridge i shot during my trip to Acadia

penobscot engineering bridges bucksport maine
july 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Low-cost carriers in Portland, Manchester hurt Bangor's airport

the Bangor airport is an impediment to my willingness to any potential willingness to relocate to Mt Desert island. i can't go back to flying the old carriers - i just can't.

maine airports bangor portland jetblue southwest
july 2007 by sogrady

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Business in MaineToday.com | Maine Is First State in Nation to Pass Net Neutrality Resolve

"Maine Is First State in Nation to Pass Net Neutrality Resolve" - good on Maine for this

maine netneutrality legislation via:Brenda
june 2007 by sogrady

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Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing Sytem | Welcome

Maine buoy information

maine ocean buoys weather tides temperature
june 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: World War II era hangar burned at Air Station

wow, i missed this - right up the road

wwii maine brunswick nas fire
june 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Another attack on Wiscasset flock

Wiscasset is two towns up from me. good thing Az is an indoor cat.

wiscasset maine attack predators coyotes dogs
june 2007 by sogrady

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Selling mystique, a way of life

interesting business case: premium branding a commodity in search of better revenues, with better sustainability as a potential by-product. i'll pay extra for that.

premium branding commodity fish portclyde maine
may 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: State Police plan increased weekend enforcement

translation: we're going to be all over the place so that you can't go any faster than the brutal traffic allows you too, and so that we can make money off of you

memorialday maine traffic statepolice
may 2007 by sogrady

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GrandCentral Blog » Blog Archive » GrandCentral Expansion…EVERYWHERE

weird - why is Maine in with Alaska and Hawaii as states whose area codes aren't available? could it be because the entire state is still covered by a single area code (i defy you to find that somewhere else these days)

grandcentral voip areacodes maine
may 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Bush declares disaster in six Maine counties

how'd Sagadahoc get left off the list?

sagadahoc maine disaster nor'easter damage
april 2007 by sogrady

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Little League stadium in Maine will be a mini Fenway - Boston.com

"A Little League stadium in Maine will be a mini Fenway replete with a Green Monster when it opens by summer's end." - anyone know what the age limit is for little league? maybe they need a pitcher

littleleague redsox fenway greenmonster maine
april 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Governor declares emergency

apparently our power's out at home: could be interesting tomorrow when i get there

maine power storm snow
april 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Money for the rails

easy for me to say because i'm not a taxpayer anymore, but i'm fully in favor of this; be much easier to go out in Portland, to get down to Boston, etc

maine trains amtrak brunswick portland
march 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Residents to discuss growth strategies

if i was around, i'd be attending this; best bet, IMO, would be to encourage new industry (i.e. technology) to replace those in decline (forestry, shipbuilding, etc)

maine economy growth waterville conference
march 2007 by sogrady

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Maine Is at War Over Ice Fishing And the Fly Guys - WSJ.com

some of the comments here - specifically the Pebble beach one - are repulsive, but the fact is that non-native bait and overfishing are real problems for Maine waters

maine flyfishing icefishing non-native species class
march 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Oakland body update

this tragegy has shades of "The Colorado King" by Stephen King

stephenking coloradokid body maine
march 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Planning for a Pandemic

"About 100 people spent most of today indoors at the Augusta Civic Center crafting plans to respond to a flu pandemic in central Maine." - this is good news, because i'm fleeing to ME in the event of a pandemic

maine pandemic flu h5n1 plague
february 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: State of emergency declared for Maine

"The National Weather Service issued a rare blizzard warning and the governor declared a state of emergency as a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow" - sorry guys, my bad

maine blizzard weather
february 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Maine braces for Nor'easter

they must have heard i was coming

nor'easter maine weather snow winter
february 2007 by sogrady

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RedOrbit - Science - To Wild Brook Trout Devotees, Koi Seizure Was Act of Salvation

"Maine does have something worth protecting. Nowhere in the Northeast is the wild brook trout population as healthy as it is in Maine, and a multi-state Trout Unlimited study proved it." - interesting; i didn't know this

brooktrout fishing maine tu
february 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: BIW wins $257M contract

BIW wins $257M contract; v good news for our local economy back in Maine

biw maine economy
january 2007 by sogrady

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Maine rejects Real ID Act | CNET News.com

bless my pseudo-home state for standing up to this piece of security theater

maine security realid theater id identity via:Chris
january 2007 by sogrady

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Timing, market key to Maine's fund of funds - Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology:

"MESDA, Maine's software and information technology industry association, is putting the finishing touches on a bill that would create a $100 million "fund of funds" to provide venture capital to Maine's burgeoning tech economy." awesome

maine mesda vc funds technology
january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: All Maine Guard members eligible for deployment

"Maine's National Guard chief on Friday said he's received official word that all 24-month deployment limits to Iraq and Afghanistan have been rescinded." - terrible news for a lot of Maine families

maine nationalguard iraq
january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Fairpoint CEO promises broadband, good labor relations

"The CEO of the company taking over Verizon's local phone exchanges in northern New England vowed Thursday to invest $200 million...and to be much more aggressive deploying broadband Internet service to rural areas." - Georgetown first, please

maine broadband verizon fairpoint landlines
january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Caribou: 16 below

"Coldest weather so far this winter sent the mercury to 16 below in Caribou, created dangerous wind chills of 30 to 40 below in several communities and caused misery that included dead car batteries and a flood in a downtown Portland office building"

cold winter maine caribou portland
january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Maine fishing boats taking catches to Mass.

we need better synchronization between the Maine and Massachusetts lawmakers with regard to bycatch limits and so on

maine lobster fishing masschusetts conservation
january 2007 by sogrady

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RAY HARTL - PHOTOGRAPHY

some outstanding shots of Maine

maine photography landscapes hartl via:Bree
january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Bond package to aid riverfronts

"Supporters said revitalized riverfronts are attractive to business and can enhance regional tourism -- both of which boost local tax revenues." - depending on how this is done, i'm for this

maine tourism riverfront economic development water
january 2007 by sogrady

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MOLDY CHUM: Please Join Stripers Forever!

i've joined - have you?

stripersforever conservation fishing stripers maine
january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Double-digit drop recorded in Maine real estate sales

"Maine real estate sales tumbled into the double digit range last month as decreases in prices and sales followed a national track downward" - wow, this is not good

maine real estate
december 2006 by sogrady

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Stephen King's House on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

cool; King's supposed to be a pillar of the community

king maine bangor
december 2006 by sogrady

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Only in Maine on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

the highest of high comedy

humor maine
december 2006 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Downeaster celebrates 5th yeari

i LOVE the Downeaster; best way to travel to Boston, hands down - service to Brunswick would be absolutely outstanding. really tired of the "subsidy" tag, however - look into the highway system, guys

brunswick maine portland downeaster boston amtrak
december 2006 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Study analyzes motor vehicle-moose collisions in Maine

"Motor vehicle collisions with moose can be particularly dangerous because of the animals' size - they can be more than 7½ feet high at their shoulders and weigh 1,600 pounds." - would really rather not hit a moose

moose maine
november 2006 by sogrady

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MOLDY CHUM: New Hope on the Kennebec

as my home fishing grounds (for striper, anyway), this is excellent news

kennebec maine striper fishing
november 2006 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: New England economy to lag nation through end of decade

not good news for my peoples back in New England

newengland maine Massachusetts newhampshire economy jobs forecast
november 2006 by sogrady

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Bath voters OK waterfront condos

this is good news, in my view; as BIW continues to lay off workers, new blood is needed in the area - this will help. gentrification is always a risk, but Bath is on the decline

bath maine economy employment biw demographics condominiums gentrification
november 2006 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Strong winds topple crane

my best to the folks back in Maine - this wind storm looks brutal

wind storm maine
october 2006 by sogrady

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Office Space with the Best Views in Portland

just what RedMonk needs - sick office space in Portland (the *real* Portland, not that false Portland on the West Coast ;)

portland office space maine RedMonk
october 2006 by sogrady

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MOLDY CHUM: Good Chowdah Bobby!

an ode to striper fishing in my adopted home state