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Click here for your guide to Fourth of July festivities.Economy forcing people to make the toughest cut: family pets
BANGOR, Maine - As household expenses - food, fuel, heating costs - rise at an unprecedented rate, more and more pet owners are finding themselves making the difficult choice to give up their pets. POLL: Would you give up your pet?
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Economy forcing people to make the toughest cut: family pets:
I understand times are tough on a lot... I can't imagine giving up my cats or dog. I just lost a cat a week and a half ago due to age. I guess my gri ...
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I understand times are tough on a lot... I can't imagine giving up my cats or dog. I just lost a cat a week and a half ago due to age. I guess my gri ...
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Wedding bells?
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Fourth fun!
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Calling all brides and grooms: Did you recently get engaged or married? Give us the dish on your nuptials.
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Fourth fun!
Do you have any unusual Fourth of July celebrations planned? Let us know!
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Aroostook County track athletes stand out
By Ryan McLaughlin, BDN | July 3, 2008BREWER, Maine - To say that the Hershey's Track and Field program is popular in Aroostook County is an understatement. Northern Maine was well-represented at Wednesday's state championship meet.

Kneisel Hall echoes with mystery, mastery of music
By Emily Burnham, BDN | July 3, 2008Kneisel Hall's cozy, tree-shaded Blue Hill campus seems quiet, when you walk among the low wooden buildings. A 20-something student might amble by, lugging a cello case, and the sound of a buzz saw might sometimes pierce the air, since the Faculty Hall is under renovation - but otherwise, it's deceptively still.
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