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A New England guy. The Sea, Sox, and Justice. With Kindness, No Fear or Envy.
Fifty Shades of Black Bears in Maine. The documentary showcases decades of dedicated fieldwork by the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries.
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Fifty Seasons
YouTube video by mefishwildlife
https://youtu.be/zt_he4pRrag?si=GaDWIxvsZRaz-j5W
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Mournful and appreciative, Stephen King "stands by me," friends Rob and Michele Reiner
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Stephen King mourns death of ‘wonderful friend’ Rob Reiner
Both Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner worked with King on the 1990 thriller "Misery," based on the 1987 novel of the same name.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/15/state/state-culture/stephen-king-rob-reiner-death-mourning/
about 13 hours ago
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Lobster buoys helping us find the holiday cheer
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Colin Woodard
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The geographic roots of our immigration divide: rival regional cultures with different ideas about identity, belonging, and assimilation, each attracting or repelling immigrants throughout our history. My latest for
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The Geographic Roots of Our Immigration Divide
How ideas like “heritage Americans” and “nation of immigrants” wound up in conflict.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/13/woodard-immigration-00679254?_sp_pass_consent=true
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Faneuil Hall in Boston, once the "Cradle of Liberty was the place for immigrants taken away from their citizenship oath ceremony. The Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown has no boundaries.
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The shameful Faneuil Hall immigration crackdown - The Boston Globe
Plucking people out of the line for their citizenship oaths sends a message: The federal government can’t be trusted.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/opinion/fanueil-hall-immigration-trump-ice/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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Dulce de Leche Flan at Franciska Wine Bar in Portland, Maine, leads the list of best desserts
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The 14 Best Restaurant Desserts We Ate Across the U.S. in 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/dining/best-desserts-america.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7k8.c45J.djUqcfx7oqs4&smid=bs-share
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New England is among the fastest-warming regions in the entire world
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New England is one of the fastest warming regions in the world, new study finds - The Boston Globe
A new study finds that New England is among the fastest-warming places on the planet, and the pace of warming and snow loss is picking up.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/science/new-england-rapidly-warming-losing-snow-cover/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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An endangered North Atlantic right whale travels from Donegal to Boston. Adding to the waves of Irish immigration in shaping Boston as the destination
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Endangered whale makes ‘extraordinary’ 3,000-mile journey from the waters of Ireland to Boston - The Boston Globe
“Seeing a whale photographed in Ireland reappear off Boston is extraordinary,” said Daniel Palacios, director of the Right Whale Ecology Program at the Center for Coastal Studies.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/metro/boston-ireland-right-whale/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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Charles Shay, of Maine's Penobscot tribe, was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the shores of Normandy carrying wounded soldiers to safety. He also received the French Legion of Honor in 2007. Shay had been living in Normandy and died near the same shores of his heroism.
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D-Day veteran and Penobscot Nation member Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101
Decorated Native American veteran Charles Shay has died at age 101 in France.
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/d-day-veteran-charles-shay-who-saved-lives-on-omaha-beach-dies-at-101-in-france/616-d7640f4f-4284-41f7-8194-9054d6b59b99
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This is awful, awful news. My Newport Creamery in Cranston is closing.
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Newport Creamery’s Cranston, R.I., location to close next month, a year earlier than expected - The Boston Globe
The Garden City restaurant’s lease it not being renewed and it will close on Dec. 28.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/metro/ri-newport-creamery-closing-cranston/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
18 days ago
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On Thanksgiving, Thankful for those who dare to defend and protect others
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A Thanksgiving to celebrate the courage of others - The Boston Globe
Now if only it will become contagious.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/27/opinion/thanksgiving-and-courage/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
19 days ago
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Wishing everyone across Maine a happy Thanksgiving. As we take time to appreciate life’s blessings, I’m grateful for this beautiful state and the wonderful people who call it home.
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“There is a deep moral influence in these periodical seasons of rejoicing in which a whole community participates.” said Sarah Josepha Hale. Her purposes were also political: a national holiday, she argued, could help preserve the Union. She petitioned President Lincoln in 1863. By Bret Stephens
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Opinion | Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/opinion/thanksgiving-and-the-new-births-of-freedom.html?smid=url-share
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Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan, Maine, wins Super Gold medal for its plain whole milk ricotta at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards
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The best ricotta in the world? It’s made in Skowhegan, Maine.
Crooked Face Creamery this month took home the Super Gold medal at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards in Bern, Switzerland.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/25/central-maine/central-maine-business/worlds-best-ricotta-skowhegan-maine/
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Maine communities keeping streets safe for students near schools
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Maine Advocates Take a Step Toward Safer Streets Near a School | Strong Towns
Walking to school shouldn't be a death-defying stunt. That's why advocates in Maine are working with city leaders to make their streets safer.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-11-20-maine-advocates-succeed-in-yearlong-effort-to-slow-cars-near-a-school?apcid=0062545a95fca3dd4935ce00&utm_campaign=4-general-digest-25-11-21&utm_content=4-general-digest-25-11-21&utm_medium=email&utm_source=safestreets
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In Maine, Fisheries matter
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Fisheries 101
Fisheries are the backbone of our state's economy and cultural heritage, but these systems are complex, and managing them even more so. Read on for a fisheries breakdown.
https://www.gmri.org/stories/fisheries-101/?utm_source=GMRI+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=edaa581e90-Email_Fisheries_101_2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-bb838ab69b-158720441
22 days ago
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Noel Paul Stookey, last member of Peter, Paul and Mary, has lived in Blue Hill, Maine for years finding, “There is Love.” By Elizabeth Walztoni
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Last member of Peter, Paul and Mary pens book on spiritual journey to Maine
Noel Paul Stookey's book goes beyond the political messages of Peter, Paul and Mary, into the spiritual experiences that formed his life.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/23/hancock/hancock-culture/peter-paul-mary-stookey-memoir-joam40zk0w/
23 days ago
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David Gruber is a Marine Biologist who talks to Whales. Finding that whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own
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Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opinion/whale-language-ai.html?smid=bs-share
23 days ago
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Tatiana Scholssberg, writer, environmental journalist, mom, JFK granddaughter, is dying of cancer. While chronicling her diagnosis and grueling treatment process, she says the health-care system on which I relied felt strained with her cousin as Health Secretary. Katie Muchnick
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Tatiana Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy’s daughter, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis - The Boston Globe
Schlossberg, 35, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, with a rare mutation found in less than 2 percent of cases.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/metro/tatiana-schlossberg-caroline-kennedys-daughter-reveals-terminal-cancer-diagnosis/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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JFK Library Foundation
24 days ago
On November 22, 1963, President and Mrs. Kennedy traveled to Dallas. As they rode through the city, shots were fired, and the motorcade rushed to the nearest hospital. At 2:38 pm EST, CBS television news anchor Walter Cronkite reported the president’s death. Learn more:
jfklibrary.org/November22
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It’s a betrayal of all that my father worked for says Maxwell Taylor Kennedy. "My brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s secretary of health and human services, knows my father’s legacy as well as anyone."
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My brother RFK Jr. is betraying our father’s legacy - The Boston Globe
Robert F. Kennedy would have turned 100 this week — and he would have been appalled at the Trump administration’s cruelty.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/opinion/rfk-legacy-birthday-betrayal-hunger/
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Maine's Job Corps Centers can now enroll students after federal freeze on Maine only. Congressional Delegation fights back.
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'We're back in action': Maine Job Corps Centers reopening for enrollment
After a months-long enrollment freeze, Penobscot and Loring Job Corps Centers are once again accepting students searching for career training and support.
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/education/maine-job-corps-centers-reopening-enrollment-penobscot-loring/97-d71a1742-a8e6-45f3-8afd-42e8e21d40af
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Globe Rhode Island
26 days ago
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On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book on Rhode Island founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit highlighting the life of his wife, Mary Williams.
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A more complex picture of Rhode Island’s first couple, Roger and Mary Williams - The Boston Globe
Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book about Roger Williams and a new exhibit about his wife, Mary Williams.
https://trib.al/KoP2JWl
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, penguins, live long and prosper by Stan Grossfeld
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Meet the elderly penguins of the New England Aquarium - The Boston Globe
In a section of the New England Aquarium reserved for geriatric penguins, life is easier.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/multimedia/african-penguins-new-england-aquarium/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
29 days ago
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Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain? Speculation on Facebook Zuckerman: "We’d like to deter anyone from hiking on the mountain!”
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Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/mystery-maine-burnt-jacket-mountain.html?smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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“The person-to-person relationships between Halifax and Boston — between eastern Canada and New England — go back hundreds of years through generations, and truly transcend any current political moment,” Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore. Boston Mayor Wu receives Christmas Tree. Elbows Up / Not 51
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Michelle Wu’s trip to Canada was inescapably political as she played diplomat in Nova Scotia - The Boston Globe
Michelle Wu's three-day swing to Nova Scotia raised her national and international profile at a time when her sharp rebukes to the Trump administration have already brought her a bright spotlight.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/15/metro/michelle-wu-nova-scotia-diplomacy/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 1 month ago
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It’s a tall task,
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putting the odds of success no higher than 50 percent. But he said that’s better than what he considered a zero percent chance before the deal because the Republicans were not budging. By Jim Puzzanghera
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The controversial Senate shutdown deal came with a New England flavor - The Boston Globe
The Senate was expected to give final approval to the bill Monday night.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/nation/senate-shutdown-shaheen-king-hassan/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 1 month ago
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Remembering Lenny Wilkins, Providence Friars legend. Leading Providence to its first NIT appearance in 1959 and to the NIT finals in 1960.
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Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, the godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88 - The Boston Globe
The three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach was 88.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/sports/basketball-lenny-wilkens-dies/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 1 month ago
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“‘Halte-la, Halte-la’ Snowshoers are coming!” By Jonathan Gosnell
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Snowshoeing in New England found its footing in Maine | Opinion
One man's hobby in the 1920s wound up becoming a cultural movement.
https://www.pressherald.com/?p=7528631&uuid=b053303e-4550-4760-9abd-e4a30f952e2e&lid=189303
about 1 month ago
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Matt Dunlap
about 1 month ago
🚨 New video: DC powerbrokers think they can pick Maine’s next member of Congress. They can’t. Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about. Watch 👇
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Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, a West Point graduate, served in the 82nd Airborne Division, says, "President Trump is politicizing the military for his benefit. He is disrespecting our service members. And he is setting precedents that will haunt us for generations."
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Reed Warns Trump Is Politicizing the Military, Urges Congress to Take Action | U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island
REED: Mr. President, I rise today to discuss a matter that transcends party lines and goes to the very heart of what makes America's military the most...
https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/speeches/reed-warns-trump-is-politicizing-the-military-urges-congress-to-take-action
about 1 month ago
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Goodbye Farmers' Almanac. After 200-plus years, the Maine-based almanac is publishing its last edition, putting our best days behind us. By David Epstein
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A fabric of our American life, the Farmers’ Almanac was our trusted guide - The Boston Globe
After 208 years of providing everything from gardening tips to weather predictions to home-cleaning advice, the Maine-based almanac is publishing its final edition.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/08/metro/fabric-our-american-life-farmers-almanac-was-our-trusted-guide/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 1 month ago
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Maine Voters Approve ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous. By Jenna Russell
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Maine Voters Approve ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/maine-ballot-red-flag-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y08.iaM8.4S7bIcQkk_qM&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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How Bowdoin College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
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How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/zohran-mamdani-bowdoin-college-new-york-mayor-election.html?smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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Lobsters are moving north. Greg Mercer
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The lobsters are moving north - The Boston Globe
They can’t be farmed like oysters or salmon. And the future of these fickle crustaceans is looking uncertain.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/opinion/lobster-industry-maine-new-england/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 1 month ago
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The stories behind Maine’s coolest craft beer names | Leslie Bridges Column
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The stories behind Maine’s most famous and strangest craft beer names | Column
With 207 Beer Week underway, we asked breweries about the origins of Lunch, The Substance, Gigantic Dad Pants and more.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/11/03/the-stories-behind-maines-most-famous-and-strangest-craft-beer-names-column/
about 1 month ago
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Red Sox
about 1 month ago
Congratulations to Ceddanne Rafaela on his first career Gold Glove Award! Credits to: @RedSox
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Red Sox beat Dodgers in 2018 World Series. Blue Jays of the American League East ready to do same.
about 2 months ago
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Peter Abraham
about 2 months ago
On Baseball from Los Angeles: As Mookie Betts wins the Roberto Clemente Award while playing in the World Series, you again have to wonder what the Red Sox were thinking:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/s...
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Mookie Betts adding the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award is a reminder that he is a player without peer - The Boston Globe
The former Red Sox player was given MLB's top honor for his extraordinary character, community involvement, and positive contributions on and off the field on Monday.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/sports/mookie-betts-roberto-clemente-award/
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Birthplace for the American revolution. Boston knows the way
about 2 months ago
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Maine's Cooper Flagg ready on day one
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It’s NBA showtime for Cooper Flagg. Top pundits say he’s ready
Armed with a versatile game and surrounded by All-Stars and former champions, Flagg makes his debut on basketball's biggest stage.
https://www.pressherald.com/?p=7518194&uuid=f7a864ff-947f-4088-8374-329006807db3&lid=169275
about 2 months ago
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Ken Burns won't say if the American Revolution started in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, but highlights the key roles Rhode Islanders played in the fight for independence.
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Did the American Revolution start in Massachusetts or Rhode Island? Ken Burns tackles the tough question. - The Boston Globe
With the six-part, 12-hour documentary series set to premiere Nov. 16, Burns faced questions about whether the spark for the Revolution was set in Rhode Island or Massachusetts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/metro/filmmaker-ken-burns-ri-history-documentary/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 2 months ago
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Globe Rhode Island
about 2 months ago
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From ‘vampire’ graves and a UFO abduction to eerie ruins and cursed forests, these spots can make for a spooky fall adventure.
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You know Salem. But these off-the-beaten-path New England spots also offer spooky, scary, and weird. - The Boston Globe
From ‘vampire’ graves and a UFO abduction to eerie ruins and cursed forests, these spots can make for a spooky fall adventure.
https://trib.al/NkOsFMb
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La Nina's impact on New England
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The return of La Niña could mean more erratic winter weather for New England - The Boston Globe
What does this recurring climate pattern foretell about the frequency of storms and how much snow we could see?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/metro/la-nina-winter-new-england/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 2 months ago
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For thirty years, The Mitchell Institute has provided support and recognition to boost the potential of students from every community in Maine. Here's the founder, Senator Mitchell.
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Senator George J. Mitchell’s Remarks | 30th Anniversary Gala
YouTube video by Mitchell Institute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs98wgSWbJM
2 months ago
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"Indigenous Peoples Day is about so much more than the name. It is about living our truth together and being better for it." By Maulian Bryant, executive director of the Wabanaki Alliance and a citizen of the Penobscot Nation in Maine.
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Opinion: Indigenous Peoples Day is about honor, healing and survival
"By having a holiday named after Columbus we not only erase the truth of history we glorify these atrocities as things to be revered and celebrated."
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/13/opinion/opinion-contributor/indigenous-peoples-day-honor-healing-survival/
2 months ago
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Penobscot women, veteran and elder, Donna Loring reminds us they are the original story tellers of this land--and their stories are older, truer and still unfolding
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Opinion: Honoring Christopher Columbus reinforces myths of discovery and the erasure of truth
"When I hear these proclamations, I do not hear honor. I hear the echo of the same old myths that built this nation on our backs and graves."
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/11/opinion/opinion-contributor/honoring-christopher-columbus-reinforces-myths-of-discovery-and-the-erasure-of-truth-joam40zk0w/
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"It’s between an unpopular authoritarian project and a popular democratic one. The sooner everyone realizes this, the better the prospects that the American Experiment won’t perish from the earth".
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Opinion: America is sliding toward authoritarianism. That’s not popular.
Discover how regional cultures have shattered America and the rise of an authoritarian regime. Author Colin Woodard explores the clash of ideologies.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/03/opinion/opinion-contributor/colin-woodard-nations-apart-ethnonationalism-authoritarianism-trump/
2 months ago
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Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’
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Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’
Jeremy Frey, a Passamaquoddy artist, and Indigenous cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce both received the $800,000 award.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/08/two-mainers-awarded-prestigious-macarthur-genius-grants/
2 months ago
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Here’s what candidates for governor have to say about health care in Maine. I was the moderator and emphasized the urgency of protecting accessibility and affordability
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Here’s what candidates for governor have to say about health care in Maine
Ten of the 17 candidates registered with the state weighed in on their future plans, Trump administration cuts and investment priorities during a forum hosted by Health Care for Maine on Tuesday.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/07/heres-what-candidates-for-governor-have-to-say-about-health-care-in-maine/
2 months ago
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