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Border Patrol arrests at least 17 Maine farmworkers, according to immigrant rights groups
The agents reportedly raided a bus near housing for farmworkers early Tuesday morning.
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12mOne of Maine's best competitive eaters has no teeth
This weekend Alan Dill will defend his hot dog eating titles in back-to-back contests in Bangor and Dexter.
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2mDozens rally ahead of MaineHealth board vote on closure of Damariscotta birthing unit
The MaineHealth board will decide the birthing unit's fate Thursday.
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5mWashington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate
Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, burned about 12 square miles […]
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6mTrump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established in the 1960s to help fight poverty, has long been considered by experts […]
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5mMaine’s cobblestone beaches are magical places
"In Maine, we’re lucky to have quite a few cobblestone beaches. Worldwide, they’re considered somewhat rare," Aislinn Sarnacki writes.