Murray Carpenter

@Murray_journo

Author of Caffeinated; caffeinated journalist. Stories for NYT, WaPo, NPR. Next book: sodas & health for Grand Central. Tips: murraycarpenter at

Belfast, Maine
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    21 Jun 2020

    25 years ago, the Sebasticook was a pretty but unremarkable river in central Maine. Then two dams came down. Now it has the nation's largest run of alewives--5 million fish--and nearly 200 bald eagles. My story for :

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  2. Mar 5

    Friday morning on Penobscot Bay

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    Mar 4

    The largest tax-fraud case in U.S. history puts a spotlight on Robert Brockman, a secretive, sometimes penny-pinching billionaire. Read his rags-to-riches story. via

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    Mar 3

    Video of arrest of AP journalist Thein Zaw shows security forces putting him in chokehold as he was photographing them charge anti-coup protestors.

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  5. Mar 2

    Pretty rugged up on Mt. Washington today. Temps as low as -26 F, and wind gusts as high as 131 mph.

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    Mar 2

    Some of the coldest feeling air of the entire winter season. Winds gusting 35-45 mph. Some isolated 50 mph spots

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  7. Mar 1

    "With its relatively low THC content and speedy high, Hawes said, Novel’s drink is a good choice for people who may be curious about cannabis but don’t want to smoke anything or are wary of the powerful high a potent edible can induce."

    Cannabis version of Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead ale to launch in Maine
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  8. Mar 1

    It's still winter on the summit ridge above newly reopened Saddleback ski area in western Maine, where the Appalachian Trail passes.

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  9. Feb 26

    'It's seismic': A little-known media company has acquired Outside magazine. By for via

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    Feb 23

    Yaupon: The Rebirth of America’s Forgotten Tea. New story for ! Many thanks to

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  11. Feb 23

    I've been obsessively tracking Maine vaccination progress in this chart by :

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  12. Feb 19

    A few more images of Leigh Dorsey and Dameon Colbry in their Savo 650D. They once rowed the Maine coast, 260 miles in 10 days. The next year they completed the 750-mile . Here's their story for Small Boats Magazine:

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  13. Feb 18

    "In a newspaper career unlikely to be repeated nowadays, she had 34 years of experience as a reporter, columnist, and editor when the Globe hired her in 1976. Then she worked for another 39 years." Really good obit from

    “I haven’t missed a deadline in 66 years” — what an amazing (exhausting) career. Virginia Bohlin, a newspaperwoman for 73 years, dies at 101 - The Boston Globe
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    Feb 17

    Private Investment Firms To Buy Poland Spring As Part Of $4.3 Billion Deal

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  15. Feb 17

    Icy sunrise in midcoast Maine.

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  16. Feb 15

    Even in the dead of winter, hints of spring.

    Leaf-out and other springtime activity is arriving up to a week late in parts of North Carolina. KML/KMZ files of these maps - the Spring Indices - are available freely at
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  17. Feb 13

    It's sad to hear that George Smith is gone. I enjoyed discussing his passion for Maine's wildlands and wildlife for this 2019 profile. With fine photos by Tristan Spinski.

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  18. Feb 12

    Sharp-shinned hawk scanning for prey, and taking off...

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  19. Feb 11

    A few more images from Sunday's anti-mask protest in Belfast, Maine. Protesters claim there is no pandemic and yelled "Your masks are useless." Story here:

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    Feb 10

    Maine has detected its first case of the highly contagious U.K. coronavirus variant in a person from Franklin County who has recently traveled abroad.

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  21. Feb 9

    Anti-mask protests in Belfast raise questions of civility and public health, and create another hurdle for pandemic-stressed downtown businesses. My story for :

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