A 9% drop in visitors this summer isn’t cause for too much concern among industry leaders, who say after-effects of the pandemic and economic challenges this year make it difficult to discern a trend.
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Owners of Maine’s ‘last resort’ psychiatric hospital in South Carolina declare bankruptcy
Maine has signed another $1.4 million contract with Columbia Regional Care Center to reserve six beds. But the facility will soon be sold at auction after its parent company declared bankruptcy.
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Are Maine Audubon’s turkeys the safest birds in the state this Thanksgiving?
The reestablished wild turkey population in Maine is now considered abundant and is spread across all 16 counties.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
In addition to being charged as criminals, Palestinians citizens of Israel – who make up around 20% of the country’s population – have lost jobs, been suspended from schools and faced police interrogations posting online or demonstrating, activists and rights watchdogs say.
Posted inNation & World
Trump taps Brooke Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Rollins, who graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural development, is a longtime Trump associate who served as his former domestic policy chief.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress, decry Republican attacks
Access to bathrooms has long been an issue for women at the Capitol, which originally operated on the presumption that legislators were men.
Posted inNation & World
UN talks in disarray as rough draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations
As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during overtime United Nations climate talks.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hannaford still mum on cyber ‘issue’ as weeks wear on
Even though an investigation is ongoing, Hannaford could tell customers and employees more about what’s being done to protect their personal information, experts say.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
The most fulfilling jobs in America may not be the ones you expect
As the luckiest Americans worry less about their basic needs, more of us are seeking jobs with a moral or social mission.
Posted inNation & World
For Trump inauguration, D.C. residents call for Airbnb blackout
One host reaches out to ask others: Consider taking your rentals off the market that weekend, or increase your prices and donate the profits to liberal causes.