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Today is Tuesday. Temperatures will be in the low 60s with partly sunny skies throughout the state. Here's what we're talking about in Maine today.
Many of you are convinced you’ve seen mountain lions in Maine
  • Two Sanford schools are moving to remote learning after three people tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. This latest outbreak has pushed Sanford High School and the Sanford Regional Technical Center from a “yellow” designation on the state’s school safety assessment to “red,” Superintendent Matt Nelson wrote in a Sunday letter to the community.
Trump: Susan Collins will be ‘very badly’ hurt after breaking with GOP over Supreme Court

  • It is one of the first times that the moderate Republican senator has been directly criticized by the bombastic president as she draws support from a more conservative pool of voters than ever in a nationally targeted race for a fifth term with House Speaker Sara Gideon, D-Freeport.
Maine judge to rule next week in voting access case that could reshape Election Day
  • Superior Court Judge William Stokes said Monday he expects to rule next week on whether the state must make its relatively liberal voting system more flexible, a decision that could reshape how the election unfolds here with Election Day six weeks away.
These fall foliage hikes lead to some of the best displays of color Maine has to offer
  • Hiking is an excellent way to view Maine’s fall foliage in all its glory. But some trails are just a little more spectacular than others in terms of how well they show off the season.
Trump flags attached to Presque Isle welcome sign draw anger
  • Several residents complained that the display made it appear as if the city were endorsing Trump. The only issue: the city has no control over the sign.
Unable to play in NYC, a Maine musician organized a rare pandemic concert back home

  • Kallie Ciechomski’s life as a professional musician in New York City chamber orchestras has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. But Ciechomski is ready to play music again. She’s now back in Portland — where she grew up — and has put together a vision of classical music in the pandemic era.
Bangor scraps latest skate park plan, will look for a new location in Hayford Park

  • City officials will look for a new location for the new skate park to be built within Hayford Park, after several community members and city councilors expressed concerns about the current location choice for the new park.
Photo essay: A look back at Maine’s pandemic summer
  • With socially distanced beaches, extra outdoor dining, staycations and plenty of face coverings, the summer of 2020 looked different from years past. With the official start of fall, it’s time to look back at how Maine weathered its pandemic summer.

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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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