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Opal Lee celebrates her 100th birthday by kicking off construction of Juneteenth museum in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday by kicking off the start of construction of a museum in her Texas hometown dedicated to telling the history of Juneteenth,…
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3mNew Ellsworth nonprofit seeks to raise $1M to buy Hancock County newspapers
The acquisition would mark the latest effort to reorient local newspapers under nonprofit stewardship.
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4mJuniper Ridge’s contaminated wastewater to be treated in Brewer
The wastewater will be treated in Brewer while a proposed off-site PFAS treatment system is being built in Hampden.
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1mFall foliage is peaking in Bangor this week and headed for the coast
We’re into the part of Maine’s fall foliage show when there are no bad seats.
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5mTrump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions are left out. Critics say it's a political stunt
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the payments, which are expected to be sent […]
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2mFire leaves Aroostook home unlivable
Crews had to shuttle in water because the home was beyond the range of a fire hydrant.