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An Airbus A380, like the one pictured here, touched down at Bangor International Airport on Sunday morning due to inclement weather in New York City.
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Bad weather causes huge Airbus to divert to Bangor airport

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Inclement weather in New York City prompted an Airbus A380 to touch down at Bangor International Airport on Sunday morning, Director Tony Caruso said.
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. &quotWe didn't hesitate when they asked us to go out there," said Dean, &quotbut now that we're all getting sick, they're [the V.A.] turning their back on us."

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.

Brunswick mental health care provider abruptly closes Friday

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Merrymeeting 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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Dry soil sits in a container to be tested for carbon dioxide levels at the University of Maine's soil lab in Deering Hall in Orono. Assistant scientist Bruce Hoskins explained that testing for carbon dioxide levels allows farmers to see how many microorganisms are living in the soil. The high the carbon dioxide levels, the more microorganisms, which indicates a healthier soil.
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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

Ryan Michaud, a senior chemistry student and lab assistant at the University of Southern Maine, tests the color of a sample of beer using new equipment that will help craft brewers perform various quality checks. Michaud said the lab can test for unwanted bacteria, verify color, alcohol content and other aspects of a beer sample in about four hours.

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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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 …

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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.

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