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Posted inBusiness, Maine
After post-pandemic boom, Maine’s tourism industry seeks path back to growth
A 9% drop in visitors this summer isn’t cause for too much concern among industry leaders, who say after-effects of the pandemic and economic challenges this year make it difficult to discern a trend.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Revered Lewiston jurist steps down from the bench
Long-serving Justice Robert Clifford is praised for his high standard of fairness and ethics.
Posted inMaine
Owners of Maine’s ‘last resort’ psychiatric hospital in South Carolina declare bankruptcy
Maine has signed another $1.4 million contract with Columbia Regional Care Center to reserve six beds. But the facility will soon be sold at auction after its parent company declared bankruptcy.
Posted inMaine, News
Are Maine Audubon’s turkeys the safest birds in the state this Thanksgiving?
The reestablished wild turkey population in Maine is now considered abundant and is spread across all 16 counties.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville struggles to balance downtown safety with help for homeless
Business owners say customers, tenants and employees have been frightened when coming to the area, and that the city needs to come together to solve the problem for everyone involved.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
In addition to being charged as criminals, Palestinians citizens of Israel – who make up around 20% of the country’s population – have lost jobs, been suspended from schools and faced police interrogations posting online or demonstrating, activists and rights watchdogs say.
Posted inNation & World
Trump taps Brooke Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Rollins, who graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural development, is a longtime Trump associate who served as his former domestic policy chief.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress, decry Republican attacks
Access to bathrooms has long been an issue for women at the Capitol, which originally operated on the presumption that legislators were men.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
No injuries reported in fire that ‘gutted’ Vassalboro garage
The fire led crews to close a stretch of Main Street for several hours Saturday.