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Michael Herman Michaud is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor, Ellsworth, and Presque Isle. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River.
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State Route 157 (SR 157) is a 22-mile-long (35 km) state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maine. It travels between the towns of Millinocket and Mattawamkeag generally following the northern banks of the West Branch Penobscot River and the Penobscot River. For just under a half of its length, it is concurrent with SR 11 from Millinocket to Medway. This portion is also concurrent with the Katahdin Woods & Waters Maine Scenic Byway.
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- ↑ Lagasse, Mary Anne. "School Union 113 superintendent resigns." Bangor Daily News . March 5, 2003. Retrieved on December 17, 2014.
