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New Ellsworth nonprofit seeks to raise $1M to buy newspapers
The Acadia Newspaper Trust has launched a $1 million fundraising campaign to purchase three Hancock County newspapers, aiming to secure their future under a nonprofit model by 2027.
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2mUS government asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over Army's handling of Lewiston mass shooter
The U.S. attorney argued that the Army's decisions about Robert Card were judgment calls and therefore the federal government can't be held liable.
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5mIsaias is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it nears the US Gulf Coast
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) — Isaias was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall late Friday somewhere along the Alabama-Florida line and create dangerous […]
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3m$6.3M MDI estate tops list of most expensive Maine homes sold in September
Nearly every home on the list is based in coastal southern Maine, but there are a few outliers.
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6mWhy an Aroostook town’s mural represents more than art
The panels look like giant postage stamps, an idea inspired by a similar mural in North Carolina and by Maine artist Peter Walls, who has used shaped panels in his work.
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12mLongtime Acadia visitors vent about speed and disruptive impact of e-bikes in park
“What I see is people that aren’t experienced in operating a bicycle and all of a sudden they can go 20 miles per hour uphill.”