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In this Oct. 12, 2009, file photo, a couple takes in the view from the ocean lookout ledges of Mount Megunticook at Camden Hills State Park in Camden, Maine.

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Hike, drive or ride to NE summits for foliage

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressOctober 2, 2018

Second-generation dairy farmer David Janssens walks through a pasture as his dairy cows graze at Nicomekl Farms, in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday Aug. 30, 2018. It started with President Donald Trump's attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security. There was that disastrous G-7 summit in Quebec. Now it's a new North American free trade agreement that excludes America's northern neighbor. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Northeast dairy farmers paid in class action lawsuit

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressSeptember 1, 2018

H. Brooke Paige stands in front of the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Montpelier, Vt. Paige has secured the Republican nomination for six offices in an effort to preserve at least five of the slots for GOP prospects. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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GOP candidate runs in multiple races to save spots

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressAugust 17, 2018

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard confer during the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Stowe, Vt. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Northeast governors, eastern Canada premiers meet in Vermont

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressAugust 14, 2018

In this June 12, 2018, photo, U.S. Forest Service scientist Paul Schaberg stands beside a healthy red spruce tree growing on Mount Mansfield in Stowe, Vt. Schaberg is co-author of a new study that found that the tree species, once heavily damaged by acid rain, is rebounding in five Northeast states due to stricter air pollution regulations and a changing climate. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJuly 13, 2018

In this March 29, 2016, file photo, an obelisk marks the birthplace of Mormonism founder Joseph Smith in Sharon, Vt. A Utah businessman is abandoning plans for a massive development in four rural Vermont towns based on the papers of Mormon founder Joseph Smith after fierce opposition to the project. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)

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Utah developer drops controversial Vermont plans

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 27, 2018

A bottle of maple syrup are displayed at the Merrifield Farm and Sugar Shack in Gorham, Maine, March 9, 2016.

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FDA backs off ‘added sugar’ label for maple syrup, honey

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 21, 2018

In this May 16, 2018, photo, a Harris's hawk spreads its wings while perched on the hand of falconer Jessica Snyder at New England Falconry in Woodstock, Vt. The center offers guests of the Woodstock Inn & Resort and members of the public falconry sessions, where participants can experience handling and flying a trained hawk. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Tourists can now experience falconry

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 11, 2018

Greenhouse manager Oscar Ruiz prunes organic tomato plants at Long Wind Farm in Thetford, Vt., April 2. Farm owner Dave Chapman is a leader of a farmer-driven effort to create an additional organic label that would exclude hydroponic farming and concentrated animal feeding operations.

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Rebel farmers create new food label

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressApril 10, 2018

Vermont Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts, center, discusses on Monday, in Randolph, Vt., the spread of the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest that kills ash trees, like the tree in the background.

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Ash tree-killing pest found in 3 more Vermont towns

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMarch 27, 2018