A sea change for seaweed
(By A.J. Higgins, Globe Correspondent , 8/13/2000)
ADDISON, Maine - Motoring out on the early morning tide, Ronnie Hinkle eases his 15-foot skiff close to the shoreline of Pleasant Bay and prepares to carve out a living from the floating beds of greenish-brown seaweed anchored to the rocks below.

PEAKS AND VALLEYS OF NEW ENGLAND
Hooray for Holywood
(By B.J. Roche, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
The New England Democratic delegation, including Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman and veep short-listers New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, will be heading west this week. But what's this? Republican Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci is also LA-bound, reportedly to ensure that Dub-ya's views are heard. (Oh yes, he will certainly make some converts out there.) In a strange plot twist, Cellucci is flying to Los Angeles as the Teamsters behind the state's film industry start to look like the real-life ''Sopranos.''

New England by the Numbers
(By Globe Staff, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
ART, AVIATORS, AND AMERICANA A Maine family sold its painting ''Pioneer of the Air'' recently for more than three times what art specialists expected. The painting had a lot going for it: It was painted by famed Americana artist Norman Rockwell, appeared originally on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, and featured heroic flyboy Charles Lindbergh.

Town uses housing rule to control school costs
More summer residents stay, crowding classes in Gilford, N.H.
(By Richard Higgins, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
GILFORD, N.H. - Each summer, Gilford's population of 6,000 surges to about 10,000 as vacationers flock to the motels, time-share units, cabins, and cottages that rim Lake Winnipesaukee.

Frog deaths in Maine causing concern
(By Associated Press, 8/13/2000)
BANGOR - Biologists are investigating a large number of bullfrog and tadpole deaths in Penobscot, Piscatiquis, and Washington counties.

Veggie heaven
Restaurants make it easy to go meatless
(By Mary Grauerholz, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
Vegetarians seem to be cropping up as freely as August wildflowers. And finding delicious vegetarian food on the Cape and Islands is a snap. More and more restaurants, from fine dining establishments to simple carryout places, are catering to people who don't eat meat. Choices like pasta and Chinese food are almost always available, and vegetable-and-grain ''garden burgers'' are appearing at fast-food outlets. But don't stop there. Ethnic establishments that value vegetarianism are commonplace, from sushi bars to Thai restaurants run by recent immigrants. Even meat eaters just seeking a little adventurous dining will love the range of options, maybe as much as the vegetarians.

Life-saving Service protected 'ocean graveyard'
Before the Coast Guard, surfmen patrolled Cape
(By North Cairn, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
PROVINCETOWN - The original lifesavers never had it this good: a cool, clear evening with light wind and almost no chance of casualties.

Calendar
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
For the benefit of readers of early editions, Aug. 12 listings are included.