Among other votes, the House passed a bill to extend through September 2019 the federal government’s block grants program to states for temporary assistance for needy families.
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A Wonderful Oceanfront Bay of Fundy Home With a Private Beach
In close proximity to Campobello Island, the property has excellent rental and bed-and-breakfast potential.
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Does your (once) favorite sandwich bore you? Try a banh mi. Everyone else is.
A few years ago, most Mainers had no idea what a banh mi was. Now an explosion of the Vietnamese sandwich in New England is blowing up lunch with compelling textures and robust flavors.
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Birding: If you’re a bird, it pays to be a good mimic
Northern mockingbirds and other skilled impersonators (er, imbirdators?) get the gals and the food.
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Maine Voices: Honor Maine heroes’ Civil War valor with a monument in Virginia
The experiences of a Patten soldier who came home with an empty sleeve are emblematic of the sacrifices made for the Union cause.
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It happened to Notre Dame in Paris. Could it happen to Lewiston’s iconic Basilica?
The Lewiston Fire Department toured the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on May 28 after a request to check for issues to see if a fire inside the building would have a similar outcome to the fire at Notre Dame. Lewiston’s fire chief is working with staff to prevent that.
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Plane pull raises $100,000 for Travis Mills Foundation
Teams of 25 people take turns trying to pull an 80-ton plane at the Portland International Jetport.
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Letter to the editor: Maine owed more for CMP power line project
Ideas include a tax on Massachusetts for each kilowatt-hour transmitted; an all-purpose trail, and/or support towers capable of bearing multiple cables.
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Another View: Detestable ex-deputy’s arrest over Parkland inaction looks political, problematic
It’s a dangerous legal stretch to suggest that Scot Peterson was criminally negligent at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
