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![Jeffery Dean, 58, served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1979. During his service, he spent 4 months involved in the Enewetak Radiological Support Project in the South Pacific. The mission was to clean up the radiation debris from atomic bomb testing that took place there. Dean and many of the other men who served there are suffering from different cancers and other health conditions. Dean and several others are now fighting to be recognized and compensated for medical expenses due to ionized radiation exposure. "We didn't hesitate when they asked us to go out there," said Dean, "but now that we're all getting sick, they're [the V.A.] turning their back on us."](http://static.bangordailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ATOMIC-VETS-E-LCO-480x321.jpg?strip=all "Jeffery Dean, 58, served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1979. During his service, he spent 4 months involved in the Enewetak Radiological Support Project in the South Pacific. The mission was to clean up the radiation debris from atomic bomb testing that took place there. Dean and many of the other men who served there are suffering from different cancers and other health conditions. Dean and several others are now fighting to be recognized and compensated for medical expenses due to ionized radiation exposure. "We didn't hesitate when they asked us to go out there,\" said Dean, "but now that we're all getting sick, they're [the V.A.] turning their back on us.\"")
VIDEO
Bad weather causes huge Airbus to divert to Bangor airport
5 mins agoInclement weather in New York City prompted an Airbus A380 to touch down at Bangor International Airport on Sunday morning, Director Tony Caruso said.
Maine veterans facing cancer hoping that ‘atomic veteran’ bill becomes law
Paul Laird, a 59-year-old from Otisfield who served with the U.S. Army’s 84th Engineer Battalion on Enewetak Atoll and who is a three-time cancer survivor, said that the bill has only a slim chance of becoming law — and that is not acceptable to him.
‘Space archaeologist’ from Maine finds second possible Viking settlement in North America
“Either it’s an entirely new culture … or it’s the westernmost Norse site that’s ever been discovered.”
Brunswick mental health care provider abruptly closes Friday
3 hours agoMerrymeeting Behavioral Health Associates, which had initially notified town officials on March 28 that it would shutter its Pleasant Street facilities on April 22, has apparently closed its doors early.
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CONTRIBUTORS
My husband died after asbestos exposure. He would be outraged by this legislation
Maine legislators have an opportunity to help protect victims and their families whose lives have been upended by asbestos and vote against LD 1181. I hope they take that opportunity.
The Point
The Point
One site ranks Maine 4th best for women, but there’s more to the story
Where WalletHub identifies winner states for women, other organizations expose a bleaker reality.
Outdoors
Outdoors
How a blind moose helped this man become Maine Game Warden of the Year
If it hadn’t been for a blind moose, he might never have donned the green uniform of the state’s fish and wildlife law enforcement agency.
Homestead
VIDEO
What’s in your soil? Organic home gardening starts with good dirt
“A fundamental piece about farming or gardening is to know your soil,” Susan Erich, director of UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture, said. “If it’s wet or flooded it can’t change, but sand can be good for certain crops. There is a whole range of soils that can be cropped productively.”
Business
If chemistry can make better beer, Maine brewers are all in
Friday in Portland, brewers from around the region met at the first New England Craft Brew Summit, where national and state craft brewing industry groups preached that an assist from science will help sustain a more local art of brewing in the long-run.
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VIDEO
How to jumpstart the caregiving conversation in your family
It’s not easy caring for an aging parent in your home.
Food
URBAN EYE
Tiny house food truck makes Portland debut
Take the tiny house trend, add a food truck and get in line. The SaltBox Cafe is a commercial kitchen on wheels built as a …
Quizzes
QUIZ
Who said it, Bernie Sanders or a Portland politician?
There’s a lot of excitement around Bernie Sanders’ visit to Portland. Although the senator from Vermont is considered left-of-center in much of America, his message …
Events
WEST OF THE FIELDS
New music including Kiiara, The War On Drugs, Courtney Barnett and The National on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast
I debuted new tracks from Yeasayer, A. K. Paul, Empress Of, El Perro Del Mar and more on the show this week, while the retro alternative set focused on tracks that hit Billboard’s Modern Rock chart in the year 1992.
Crime & Courts
- Bad weather causes huge Airbus to divert to Bangor airport
- New Hampshire man charged after punching state trooper in the face
- Rescue crews save three from rising waters in Lisbon
- Amtrak engine derails near Philadelphia, 2 killed
- Brunswick mental health care provider abruptly closes Friday
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