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Today is Tuesday. Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with sunny skies throughout the state. Here's what we're talking about in Maine today.
How Susan Collins rallied the GOP base as she needs them more than ever
  • Just over three years ago, then-Gov. Paul LePage was publicly warding off U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from running to succeed him. Now in the re-election fight of her life, she needs conservatives more than ever with LePage and others on the bandwagon.
  • Athletic training staffs around the state have been preparing to do their work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond taping ankles and attending to physical injuries, their job description will add a significant twist if indeed fall sports are contested — monitoring coronavirus-related safety guidelines now being established in an effort to safely play the games.
Matching last year’s sales is a pandemic ‘accomplishment’ for this Maine brewery
  • Baxter Brewing Co. is one of the more fortunate Maine craft brewers in an industry that has been hamstrung by pandemic-related restrictions. 
As flu season nears, experts recommend getting a flu shot sooner than later
  • Flu season is just around the corner. With the coronavirus pandemic still present in our daily lives, it is perhaps more important than ever to get the flu shot, both for your own health and for the health of all Mainers.
Maine parents turn to homeschooling as COVID-19 upends school

  • The upending of school last March has led some Maine parents to rethink how they want their children to learn this fall, when schools are generally using a combination of in-person and remote learning. Some parents don’t want their children to spend so much time learning on a computer, while others simply found that their children learned better in a different arrangement.
Bangor pride pushes longtime athletic director to work toward facility upgrades

  • Steve Vanidestine cares deeply about the school and the community and is deeply invested in what he calls his city pride. That is why he has been a catalyst behind the push to upgrade the Cameron Stadium complex located behind William S. Cohen Middle School on Garland Street.
9 Maine hikes with amazing fall foliage views

  • The cool days of fall are fast approaching -- and that means the time to leaf peep is right around the corner. These hikes from the western mountains to Down East Maine offer amazing strolls through magnificent hues of red, orange, yellow and gold.

In other Maine news...

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EAST MACHIAS MLS#1282261
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HAMPDEN MLS#1413707
4 BR/2 BA 1918 farmhouse on 1.2 acs. Spacious fam. rm., huge backyard, 2-car att. gar. & front porch. $169,000 Jean Jenkins, Vacationland Realty, VacationlandRealtyMaine.com
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3 BR/1.5 BA W/2-car attach gar Deck & nice yard. Big basement. 1-car detach gar & shed w/gen. Near Schoodic & Ebeemee Lakes & KI. Trails nearby. Anne Bailey, DeWitt-Jones Realty, 207-943-3163
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