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Good morning. Temperatures will be in the 30s with partly cloudy skies throughout the state. Here's what we're talking about in Maine today.

Bangor’s latest pedestrian death was the 4th since 2015

Ex-Mainer sues owners of 4 Portland-area motels alleging staff ignored signs of sex trafficking
  • The woman, identified by the initials R.T., is one of about 1,500 victims of sex trafficking, and the first in Maine, who are expected to join a national effort to force hotel and motel owners to compensate victims.
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As another bus hub is proposed, Bangor council seems likely to keep it in Pickering Square

These two retired policemen are leading Maine’s new school safety push
  • Maine’s education department is in the early stages of developing a clearinghouse for communities interested in enhancing the safety infrastructure and culture of their schools. We sat down with the retired policemen leading the effort to get a sense of what their work will entail.
How Chinese investors brought feng shui to Old Town

  • When Chinese investors touched down in Old Town more than a year ago, they stunned residents with not only the purchase of the shuttered mill, but also a unique grand-opening celebration — a feng shui cleansing.
  • “The Turning,” a new horror movie that’s a contemporary retelling of Henry James’ classic ghost story “The Turn of the Screw,” opens in theaters this weekend. While many probably won't realize it, the movie is actually set in Maine.

    That got us thinking: what other films and TV shows are set in Maine that we didn’t realize were actually set here? Here are nine.
  • "The views were spectacular on the mountain’s ridge, but what really blew me away was the ice, shaped like tear drops, dangling from the tips of tree branches," writes BDN Act Out Editor Aislinn Sarnacki. "The ice captured the sunlight, making the trees appear to glow. And when the wind blew, the ice tinkled like thousands of tiny bells."
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
How to find the right houseplants for your home — and not kill them
  • Flowerbeds and vegetable patches are buried in snow, but that’s not stopping plant enthusiasts. Many greenthumbs throughout the state have moved indoors to enjoy different types of gardens, those made of potted ferns and unruly vines, cacti and succulents.

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Chemo Pond 3 Rd., Lot 28, 7.4 acres; buildable land mins. to Bgr/Ells; snowmbl/atv trails; nearby water; $59,000; Kelley & Wally Fenlason, 207-949-7376. Realty of Maine.
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EAST MACHIAS MLS#1282261
Covenants protect investment. Rd front, rights to common lot. Near Gardner Lake. Great opp. Survey says 8.97ac. lot. $26,500 Sunrise Realty, Anita Johnson,
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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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