Bangor Daily News
Blue Hill-area towns asked to reduce school choice to boost local academy numbers
George Steves Academy, which has lost more than a third of its enrollment, has gone through two rounds of layoffs to stabilize finances.
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7mNithya Raman to take charge in LA amid homeless crisis and political division
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3mBerkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of its own stock but its profits declined
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7mFrom high-flying AI stocks to tariff-hit alcohol companies, the midterms shook up Wall Street
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7mHouse Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war
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8mYoung voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether they'll stay
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