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  1. #FotoVorschlag - Schlösser und Burgen

    Photo theme - castles and palaces

    A good photo theme for medieval history fans to browse today.

    This is Arundel Castle, originally 12th century but restored and remodelled from the 18th century onwards too so it combines Norman architecture externally with some Victorian influences inside. A great visit just along the coast from us.

    #Photography #Arundel #ArundelCastle #WestSussex #Castle #Medieval #History

  2. #FotoVorschlag - Schlösser und Burgen

    Photo theme - castles and palaces

    A good photo theme for medieval history fans to browse today.

    This is Arundel Castle, originally 12th century but restored and remodelled from the 18th century onwards too so it combines Norman architecture externally with some Victorian influences inside. A great visit just along the coast from us.

    #Photography #Arundel #ArundelCastle #WestSussex #Castle #Medieval #History

  3. should never play for again. We should probably set up checkpoints around the town of too and very carefully check the bona fides of anyone trying to get out, just to be on the safe side.

  4. Hype for the Future 64L: More on York County, Maine

    Introduction Apart from the central and northern portions of York County, the community at the southern tip of the State of Maine is also important relative to the historical context of New Somersetshire as well as of historic Yorkshire County of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Today, however, the county hosts numerous historic sites as well as art galleries representative of the culture at the beginning of the modern Yankee settlement of the State of Maine. The Berwicks The communities of […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  5. Hype for the Future 64L: More on York County, Maine

    Introduction Apart from the central and northern portions of York County, the community at the southern tip of the State of Maine is also important relative to the historical context of New Somersetshire as well as of historic Yorkshire County of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Today, however, the county hosts numerous historic sites as well as art galleries representative of the culture at the beginning of the modern Yankee settlement of the State of Maine. The Berwicks The communities of […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  6. Most of #HollisME burned down as well!

    The Year a State Burned: #Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns

    It also destroyed half of Acadia National Park and many Bar Harbor mansions

    "An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in #Kennebunkport. In #NorthWaterboro, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping.

    "In #YorkCountyME, the fires destroyed most of the homes in #Shapleigh and #Waterboro. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of #Alfred, #Lyman, #Newfield, Kennebunk, #Kennebunkport, #Arundel, #Dayton, #Wells, #Biddeford and #Saco."

    Read more:
    newenglandhistoricalsociety.co

    #Drought #Wildfires #MaineHistory #FireDanger

  7. Most of #HollisME burned down as well!

    The Year a State Burned: #Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns

    It also destroyed half of Acadia National Park and many Bar Harbor mansions

    "An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in #Kennebunkport. In #NorthWaterboro, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping.

    "In #YorkCountyME, the fires destroyed most of the homes in #Shapleigh and #Waterboro. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of #Alfred, #Lyman, #Newfield, Kennebunk, #Kennebunkport, #Arundel, #Dayton, #Wells, #Biddeford and #Saco."

    Read more:
    newenglandhistoricalsociety.co

    #Drought #Wildfires #MaineHistory #FireDanger

  8. Kent v Sussex @ Arundel.

    I'm absorbing British culture. 😄

    It's quite challenging, given the speed these balls are thrown at, to catch the batter with the ball in the same frame!

    #Cricket #Sussex #Kent #Arundel #Photography #SportsPhotography #OMSystem #OM3

  9. Kent v Sussex @ Arundel.

    I'm absorbing British culture. 😄

    It's quite challenging, given the speed these balls are thrown at, to catch the batter with the ball in the same frame!

    #Cricket #Sussex #Kent #Arundel #Photography #SportsPhotography #OMSystem #OM3

  10. Anyone in #Arundel?
    Particularly yesterday afternoon.

  11. A visit to #Arundel in Sussex, with Norman castle, riverside bistro and yellow wheat field, it is uncannily like #Avignon, France

  12. Hyperlocal: Live in #Kennebunk, #Kennebunkport, or #Arundel #Maine and need to get rid of a Christmas tree? Save a trip to the recyling center and let Kennebunk Rotary and KHS volunteers pick it up and bring it in for you. Register at kennebunkrotary.com/events/chr

  13. Hyperlocal: Live in #Kennebunk, #Kennebunkport, or #Arundel #Maine and need to get rid of a Christmas tree? Save a trip to the recyling center and let Kennebunk Rotary and KHS volunteers pick it up and bring it in for you. Register at kennebunkrotary.com/events/chr

  14. #Wildfire in nearby #WaterboroMaine right now. Back in 1947, an unusually dry summer led to devastating fires, with nine towns wiped out!

    The Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns

    Warning signs of the #Maine fires appeared as early as March. An abnormally warm spring caused snow to melt early in the woods. Mid-July to October were unusually #dry, with 108 consecutive days without rain.

    New England Historical Society, updated in 2024

    "An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in #Kennebunkport. In #NorthWaterboro, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping.

    "In York County, the fires destroyed most of the homes in #Shapleigh and #Waterboro. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of #Alfred, #Lyman, #Newfield, #Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, #Arundel, #Dayton, #Wells, #Biddeford and #Saco [and #Hollis]."

    Read more:
    newenglandhistoricalsociety.co

    #Wildfires #Drought #Drought2024 #Drought1947

  15. #Wildfire in nearby #WaterboroMaine right now. Back in 1947, an unusually dry summer led to devastating fires, with nine towns wiped out!

    The Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns

    Warning signs of the #Maine fires appeared as early as March. An abnormally warm spring caused snow to melt early in the woods. Mid-July to October were unusually #dry, with 108 consecutive days without rain.

    New England Historical Society, updated in 2024

    "An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in #Kennebunkport. In #NorthWaterboro, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping.

    "In York County, the fires destroyed most of the homes in #Shapleigh and #Waterboro. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of #Alfred, #Lyman, #Newfield, #Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, #Arundel, #Dayton, #Wells, #Biddeford and #Saco [and #Hollis]."

    Read more:
    newenglandhistoricalsociety.co

    #Wildfires #Drought #Drought2024 #Drought1947

  16. 'This is our best option:' #Maine farmers turn to #SolarEnergy due to #contaminated fields

    Story by Brad Rogers
    7/25/2024

    ARUNDEL (WGME) – "#PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have been nothing short of disastrous for hundreds of #Mainefarmers.

    "It's ruined their land, made their cattle, milk and eggs unsafe to eat and left many farmers with serious health problems.

    "'This farm has been in our family since 1914,' #FredStone, whose #Arundel farm was contaminated with PFAS, said.

    "Stone was a third-generation dairy farmer in Arundel until forever chemicals were discovered in his fields, #WellWater, cows and milk.

    "The pollution came from spreading #wastewater #sludge on his farm after the state told him it was safe.

    "#MaineDEP has identified more than 500 sites where sludge was applied to farmland as #fertilizer.

    "In 2017, Stone was the first farmer in the state to have his dairy farm and his pasture shut down due to #PFAScontamination.

    "To make up for it, the state offered to buy his farm, but he refused to walk away.

    "'We’re not in the farm selling or land selling business,' Stone said. 'Given what options we had left, that brought us to the solar thing.'

    "He's been working with #WaldenRenewables to build a solar array on 100 acres of his contaminated farm.

    "'It's their best alternative, but for some of these landowners, it's hard to kind of accept the change that they're facing,' Dale Knapp of Walden Renewables said. 'This is an injection of revenue that they desperately need.'

    "This week, the Maine Public Utilities Commission [#MainePUC] approved new rules, paving the way for solar development on PFAS-polluted farms.

    "'The Act provides that the commission must give a primary preference to projects that are located on contaminated lands,' Carrie Gilbert of the Maine PUC Commission said.

    "'This is our best option,' Stone said. 'So reluctantly, very reluctantly I guess, that’s what we ended up having to do.'

    "Stone plans to sign a 30-year lease for the solar array.

    "After that, his farm may still be contaminated with forever chemicals, but 30 years is a long time for someone to come up with a solution.

    "'That might mean that generational farm just goes on pause,' Knapp said. 'And the next generation may have the opportunity to return it to being a family farm someday.'

    "'I’m very bitter,' Stone said. 'This is not the way we wanted to see this go. Yeah, I would love to see it continue on as a farm of some kind but damn the state of Maine for putting me in this position.'"

    wgme.com/news/local/this-is-ou

    #MaineFarms #SolarFarms #ContaminatedFarmland #Reuse #SolarFarm #RenewablesNow #RenewableEnergy #PFOA #WaterIsLife #PFOS #PFASContamination #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #GenXChemicals

  17. 'This is our best option:' #Maine farmers turn to #SolarEnergy due to #contaminated fields

    Story by Brad Rogers
    7/25/2024

    ARUNDEL (WGME) – "#PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have been nothing short of disastrous for hundreds of #Mainefarmers.

    "It's ruined their land, made their cattle, milk and eggs unsafe to eat and left many farmers with serious health problems.

    "'This farm has been in our family since 1914,' #FredStone, whose #Arundel farm was contaminated with PFAS, said.

    "Stone was a third-generation dairy farmer in Arundel until forever chemicals were discovered in his fields, #WellWater, cows and milk.

    "The pollution came from spreading #wastewater #sludge on his farm after the state told him it was safe.

    "#MaineDEP has identified more than 500 sites where sludge was applied to farmland as #fertilizer.

    "In 2017, Stone was the first farmer in the state to have his dairy farm and his pasture shut down due to #PFAScontamination.

    "To make up for it, the state offered to buy his farm, but he refused to walk away.

    "'We’re not in the farm selling or land selling business,' Stone said. 'Given what options we had left, that brought us to the solar thing.'

    "He's been working with #WaldenRenewables to build a solar array on 100 acres of his contaminated farm.

    "'It's their best alternative, but for some of these landowners, it's hard to kind of accept the change that they're facing,' Dale Knapp of Walden Renewables said. 'This is an injection of revenue that they desperately need.'

    "This week, the Maine Public Utilities Commission [#MainePUC] approved new rules, paving the way for solar development on PFAS-polluted farms.

    "'The Act provides that the commission must give a primary preference to projects that are located on contaminated lands,' Carrie Gilbert of the Maine PUC Commission said.

    "'This is our best option,' Stone said. 'So reluctantly, very reluctantly I guess, that’s what we ended up having to do.'

    "Stone plans to sign a 30-year lease for the solar array.

    "After that, his farm may still be contaminated with forever chemicals, but 30 years is a long time for someone to come up with a solution.

    "'That might mean that generational farm just goes on pause,' Knapp said. 'And the next generation may have the opportunity to return it to being a family farm someday.'

    "'I’m very bitter,' Stone said. 'This is not the way we wanted to see this go. Yeah, I would love to see it continue on as a farm of some kind but damn the state of Maine for putting me in this position.'"

    wgme.com/news/local/this-is-ou

    #MaineFarms #SolarFarms #ContaminatedFarmland #Reuse #SolarFarm #RenewablesNow #RenewableEnergy #PFOA #WaterIsLife #PFOS #PFASContamination #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #GenXChemicals