Wildlife officials are boosting a program to vaccinate raccoons in an effort to prevent the spread of rabies in Maine and northward into Canada. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is distributing 350-thousand oral vaccination baits across northeastern Maine. Maine’s state veterinarian says the program’s expansion is meant to prevent the northern spread of raccoon-variant rabies. Doctor Michele Walsh says cases have been identified in parts of Canada, including New Brunswick, where rabies had largely been absent in recent decades.
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Jeopardy Wedding
The host of Jeopardy! says a New Brunswick teacher was a winner in love after she married a fellow game show contestant. Maryanne Lewell of Saint John met her husband-to-be on the quiz show four years ago. Their July wedding in St. Andrews By-The-Sea made headlines in the U-S.Jeopardy! host Alex Trebeck sent the couple his congratulations