Correcting the record

A Page One story in Monday’s paper on the Paralympics World Championships in Fort Kent incorrectly identified the disease afflicting Brian McKeever. The condition is Stargardt’s disease, a form of juvenile macular degeneration.

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A story published Thursday in all editions about Jeanette Graves of Dedham should have read that her son Spc. Micah Haggerty-Graves was flying to a base at Fort Lewis, Wash.

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An article published Saturday about an energy-efficient snowmobile being tested at the University of Maine incorrectly attributed a quote in the last paragraph of the story to Kate Charles. The correct attribution is Steven Cook.

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MANILA, Philippines – In March 9-10 stories about a mass poisoning that killed 27 schoolchildren who had eaten a snack of cassava, The Associated Press erroneously reported the source of protein in the plant. Cassava leaves, not the roots, are rich in protein.