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Increased harbor park use has Ellswroth considering a change in food options

By Bill Trotter on Jan 04, 2022 06:00 pm
Ellsworth's Harbor Park could have a different food vendor this summer as it seeks to free up more room for overflow parking.
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A Bangor man invented Argentina’s national liquor and founded its largest cookie company

By Emily Burnham on Jan 04, 2022 06:00 pm
The aperitif — the national liqueur of Argentina — was created in Buenos Aires more than 150 years ago by Melville Sewell Bagley, a Bangor native.
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Federal court revives Maine law mandating refunds for canceled cable service

By Michael Shepherd on Jan 04, 2022 06:00 pm
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston reversed a lower court’s ruling to that effect on Tuesday, finding that Maine’s law does not constitute unlawful state regulation of cable rates but is rather a permitted consumer protection measure governing a period of time after service.
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Portland leaves mask mandate enforcement mostly in the hands of businesses

By Lori Valigra on Jan 04, 2022 05:59 pm
Businesses in Maine’s largest city must post “masks required” signs by Jan. 10. But it is devoting few resources to enforcing the policy.
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Graffiti threat found at Bangor High School

By David Marino Jr. on Jan 04, 2022 04:43 pm
The school department still plans to hold classes as scheduled on Wednesday, though there may be an added police presence.
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What past diseases can tell us about how COVID-19 might end

By Tribune Content Agency on Jan 04, 2022 04:29 pm
Pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks have plagued us throughout history. Just in the past century, we've survived a few.
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Janet Mills backs Portland’s mask mandate with no plans for another statewide

By Caitlin Andrews on Jan 04, 2022 03:46 pm
The governor’s backing of local measures could provide some level of support for communities that are considering their own actions.
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US sets global daily record of over 1 million virus cases

By Tribune Content Agency on Jan 04, 2022 03:38 pm
he stratospheric numbers being posted in the U.S. come even as many Americans are relying on tests they take at home, with results that aren’t reported to official government authorities. That means the record is surely a significant under-estimate.
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Nominee to head new Maine broadband agency gets early nod from lawmakers

By Steve Mistler, Maine Public on Jan 04, 2022 03:27 pm
If confirmed by the Maine Senate, Andrew Butcher will lead an agency that could have at least $250 million to spend on expanding broadband to unserved and underserved areas of the state.
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Battle over CMP transmission corridor goes to state supreme court

By Fred Bever, Maine Public on Jan 04, 2022 03:25 pm
Business Court Judge Michael Duddy wrote that he still does not think the challenge by CMP's parent company, Avangrid Networks, has a substantial chance of prevailing.
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