LIFE ON THE PLAINS: Let’s take a stroll down Summer St.
by Roland D. Hallee – Well, we’ve been down the whole length of Water St. Now we’ll move a little to the west, and take a stroll down Summer St…
Entries by Roland D. Hallee
SCORES & OUTDOORS: “Tis the season for ‘giant mosquitoes’
by Roland D. Hallee Have you ever gone to bed on a warm summer night, and seen this thing flying around that resembles a large mosquito? It happens to me all the time at camp. Sitting up in bed, grabbing the book I’m reading, or possibly a magazine for some light and quick reading. And, […]
LIFE ON THE PLAINS: A tour of The Plains – part 2
by Roland D. Hallee – One of the first buildings you will come across on the east side of Water St. is the original home of Jean Baptiste Mathieu, presumably the first permanent FrenchCanadian settler in Waterville…
SCORES & OUTDOORS: The return of the red-bellied woodpecker
by Roland D. Hallee – The red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker…
LIFE ON THE PLAINS: A tour of ‘The Plains’ – Part 1
by Roland D. Hallee – If we start along the river, there is the massive complex of the Lockwood-Dutchess Textile Mill, commonly called the cotton mill…
LIFE ON THE PLAINS: An icon on lower Main Street
by Roland D. Hallee – Just north of The Plains, at the most southern end of Main St., stood an iconic landmark known, pretty much, nationwide – The Levine’s Store for Men and Boys…
SCORES & OUTDOORS: Things you see in the dark
by Roland D. Hallee Well, today we have an interesting question. A supporter sent an email to me stating they had seen a wolverine crossing the Bog Road, in Vassalboro, on their way home from the Vassalboro town meeting last Monday night. After looking online, this person is sure it was a wolverine. The wolverine […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS: Substantial moose mortality in northern Maine blamed on ticks
by Roland D. Hallee Recent news reports have indicated a high rate of deaths among young moose in northern Maine. Lee Kantar, the moose biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), said the winter ticks are to blame. The ticks, also called moose ticks, are a worsening problem in the areas […]
Fish kill on Webber Pond appears to be tied to parasite
by Roland D. Hallee VASSALBORO, ME — Over the past couple of weeks there has been a noticeable fish kill on Webber Pond, in Vassalboro. On the east shore of the cove, dozens of dead largemouth bass have been washing ashore. The question that has been asked is why only largemouth bass have been affected. […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS: Toxic worm has been sighted in Maine
by Roland D. Hallee A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Joro spider that is working its way up the east coast of the U.S., and could arrive in Maine within the next 10 years. Well, hang on to your hats, because here we go again with a native Asian invader to the […]