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Bigelow Laboratory is breaking ground for its permanent home in East Boothbay along the Maine coast. Maine - United States - Boothbay Maine - Arts & Entertainment - Recreation and Sports

The lab's research ranges from microbial to large-scale ocean ecosystems.

BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) -- Bigelow Laboratory is breaking ground for its permanent home in East Boothbay along the Maine coast.