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Falmouth Boots Two Turbines For Good

Matthew McDonald

Two formerly noisy but now-dormant town-owned wind turbines will never return to Falmouth, thanks to a vote of the Cape town's selectmen.

Getting rid of the pair is expected to cost the town between $8.1 and $9.6 million, according to the Cape Cod Times. The figures include remaining loan payments on installing them plus the cost of removing them.

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‘Mesmerizing Moon-Like’ Ice Disc Spinning Counterclockwise on River in Maine

Matthew McDonald

A giant ice disc on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine is drawing onlookers.

Observers estimate it's about 100 yards wide. Birds like it. One woman called it a "ducky carousel," according to the Bangor Daily News.

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