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Aroostook County day care has lost 23 teachers since the start of the pandemic

By Alexander MacDougall on Aug 19, 2021 05:54 pm
Staff working fewer hours by their own choice, coupled with lack of public funding subsidy, is endangering the availability of child care in Aroostook and other counties.
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Maine high school sports tourneys won’t penalize teams that cancel games over COVID

By Ernie Clark on Aug 19, 2021 05:36 pm
The move is an effort to minimize the potential impact of teams having to cancel regular-season contests due to COVID-19 quarantines.
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Tech billionaire gives New Hampshire hermit $180,000

By The Associated Press on Aug 19, 2021 05:19 pm
There has been an outpouring of support for David Lidstone since he was jailed July 15 and accused of squatting for nearly 30 years on property owned by a Vermont man.
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Husson University president tests positive for COVID-19 on international cruise

By David Marino Jr. on Aug 19, 2021 04:54 pm
Robert Clark was fully vaccinated and had tested negative for COVID-19 in Bangor before departing for the trip last week, Husson spokesperson Eric Gordon said Thursday.
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Unruly airline passengers have been fined record-breaking $1 million throughout 2021

By The Associated Press on Aug 19, 2021 04:31 pm
Rowdy airline passengers have now racked up a record $1 million in potential fines this year, a toll of the tumult in the sky as travelers have returned after most were grounded by the pandemic in 2020.
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Calais boys basketball coach steps down after 5 years to focus on his family

By Ernie Clark on Aug 19, 2021 04:19 pm
“I couldn’t be 100 percent committed both ways and in my mind to coach basketball, especially in a place like Calais, you’ve got to be 150 percent committed and I just couldn’t be that right now,” he said.
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Government sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filing

By The Associated Press on Aug 19, 2021 03:58 pm
Federal regulators sharpened their antitrust attack against Facebook, alleging in a revised complaint Thursday that the social network giant pursued a laser-focused strategy to "buy or bury" rivals to suppress competition.
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Plane from Bangor makes emergency landing at Portland airport

By The Associated Press on Aug 19, 2021 03:37 pm
The plane had a "mechanical issue" and the pilot landed out of an abundance of caution, according to an American Airlines spokesperson.
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Presque Isle lawmaker leaves Maine’s 2nd District race to endorse Bruce Poliquin

By Caitlin Andrews on Aug 19, 2021 03:25 pm
Sen. Trey Stewart announced Thursday that he is dropping his bid to challenge U.S. Rep. Jared Golden for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District to endorse former Rep. Bruce Poliquin after both Republicans entered the race in recent weeks.
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Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol

By The Associated Press on Aug 19, 2021 03:16 pm
A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings and businesses in the area.
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