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A New England guy. The Sea, Sox, and Justice. With Kindness, No Fear or Envy.

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 13h
On Sept. 29, 1965, LBJ in a Rose Garden ceremony, signed first term Senator Pell's legislation creating the National Endowment of the Arts. That's Pell directly behind President Johnson.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 14h
Maine Congresswoman @pingree.house.gov introduces bill to protect federal monuments @wabi.tv
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Maine Congresswoman introduces bill to protect federal monuments
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has introduced a bill to protect official monuments from US Presidents.
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 29/09/2026
9/29 Mainer-slash-historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the best way Mainers can influence the Senate election, speaking at a campaign event for Troy Jackson at USM in Portland Monday evening #maine #MEpolitics
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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 29/09/2026
As heating oil prices hit record highs, Mainers are eyeing winter with growing trepidation www.mainepublic.org/business-and-ec…
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remnants of a coastal storm. First of many nor’easter this fall into winter
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When your rooster crows at the break a dawn / Look out your window and the Code Enforcement Officer will be gone. By Beth Teitell @bostonglobe.com
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‘Someone’s got to stand up.’ If you thought Ogunquit vs. Lawn Roosters was over, check out the latest fine. - The Boston Globe
A zoning fight has sparked accusations of municipal overreach — and inspired an army of lawn roosters in support of autism advocacy.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The reporter Gaya Gupta @us.theguardian.com spent several days statewide talking to regular working people affected by the canadian tariffs.
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‘It’s just getting worse’: anger in Maine over Trump’s trade war with close neighbor Canada
President’s tariffs have hurt fishers, loggers and others in a state with deep bonds to Canada – will Mainers show their displeasure in the midterms?
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This lovely animated map shows the lighthouses of New England. The dark theme instantly makes you feel how important the sight of a lighthouse would've been for mariners throughout history. Source: mapped.earth buff.ly/cfUevAQ HT @AaronJBecker
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rogues gallery for freedom of the press @danbydoodles.bsky.social @bangordailynews.bsky.social
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Press freedom
The President and his colleagues.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"It’s high time that our federal government returned to honoring the Constitution and the rule of law, which holds that no one is above the law and everyone is treated equally by the law." says Steven Rowe, a lawyer, former Maine attorney general, and U.S. Army veteran @bangordailynews.bsky.social
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Our constitutional system of government is at risk. This election can save it.
“The framers of the U.S. Constitution would be horrified by Trump’s abuse of power.”
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yankees-Red Sox ready to rumble as rivalry meets in the wild card @nytimes.com
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Yankees-Red Sox wild-card preview: This time will be different, in so many ways (Gift Article)
The Yankees and Red Sox enter next week's Wild Card Series rematch with key questions about their rosters and their pitching plans.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Maine is the nation's oldest state and is losing maternity wards quicker than most states. Mothers driving long distances to deliver children and receive care. By Joe Lawlor @pressherald.com
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Maine is losing maternity wards quicker than most states. Mothers face long drives for care.
A Damariscotta hospital will be the 12th in Maine to close its birthing center in roughly the last decade.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Austin Phillips is no dummie. Phillips, in his studio in Portland, Maine is the top professional maker of ventriloquist dummies in the US. By Ray Routhier @pressherald.com
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This Maine man is wicked smart about ventriloquist dummies
Austin Phillips is one of the last full-time makers of the figures in the country, and an expert on the nearly forgotten art.
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 26/09/2026
A powerful nor'easter will continue to bring significant coastal impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and New England through the weekend, including damaging coastal flooding, dangerous beach conditions, strong wind gusts, and heavy rainfall.
NOAA/NWS advisory titled "Key Messages for September Nor'easter" summarizing significant coastal impacts—damaging coastal flooding, dangerous beach conditions, powerful winds—and maps showing forecast coastal flood points and additional rainfall for the Mid‑Atlantic and New England valid through
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Congratulations to the nurses of Central Maine Medical Center, who voted overwhelmingly tonight to form a union — with 91% voting yes! CMMC nurses stood together, stood up to Prime Healthcare, and refused to back down from fighting for themselves and their patients.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Monster nor’easters are growing stronger thanks to climate change. Boston is ‘fundamentally’ unprotected @bostonglobe.com
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Monster nor’easters are growing stronger thanks to climate change. Boston is ‘fundamentally’ unprotected. - The Boston Globe
Boston has a $10 billion plan to combat coastal flooding, but in the meantime, some say the city is a sitting duck.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our friends in Canada deserves an apology when the tariffs are finally suspended and the saber-rattling ends. By Roger W. Bowen @pressherald.com
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Mr. Trump, tear down this (tariff) wall | Opinion
Our Canadian neighbors deserve an apology from America's leaders.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One in a million white lobster allows University of New England students to learn skills like DNA sequencing, which they can take with them throughout their careers. By Sydney Richelieu @pressherald.com
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How a 1-in-100-million lobster is helping UNE students study genes
Casper, a 'ghost' lobster, will be studied for personality traits and what makes him white. He joins a growing rainbow of rare lobsters being studied at the Biddeford university.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 24/09/2026
An ICE agent shot and killed her partner in Maine. Now, she wants justice.
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An ICE agent shot and killed her partner in Maine. Now, she wants justice. - The Boston Globe
In her first sit-down interview with a newspaper, Martha Karolina Rojas Alvarez called for justice to be carried out for the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, her partner and father of their 3-year-old girl.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Maine Canned Fish is reviving the tradition of using Gulf of Maine caught fish, landed fresh, handled locally, and packed with care. By Charlotte DiAdamo @pressherald.com
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After 15 years, a once robust fish canning business returns to Maine
While seafood has remained a leading industry in Maine, canning has not.
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Senator Angus King @senangusking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. If the President is truly committed to protecting them, why has he fired so many government officials whose core mission is to keep our elections safe and secure? www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
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Angus King issues warning about Trump administration voter suppression efforts
King says the president continues to claim, without justification, that widespread fraud is taking place.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An early nor'easter coming to New England. Looking for shelter from the storm. By Ken Mahan @bostonglobe.com
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A September nor’easter? Seriously? Here’s what to expect later this week. - The Boston Globe
This storm is a lock to develop, but the weather models are divided on how this coastal system will track this far out.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Art is political in the most profound sense, not as a weapon in the struggle, but as an instrument of understanding of the futility of struggle between those who share man’s faith.” President John F Kennedy
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Kennedy family members slam closure of Kennedy Center, Trump’s threats to rip it down - The Boston Globe
Former US Representative Joseph Kennedy III on Thursday accused President Trump of appropriating the legacy of his late great uncle after Trump said the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ...
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s a good omen when the sunrise counters the skunk
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sonny Gray, star @redsox.com pitcher at 36 years old, in his 14th season having his best season with 17-4 record and 2.69 ERA so far. His passion for the craft of pitching and meticulous work between starts keeps him tops. Not named an All Star, heading to Cy Young award. @bostonglobe.com
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At 36 and in his 14th season, Sonny Gray is having one of the best years of his career. How is he doing it? - The Boston Globe
A meticulous practice routine as well as creativity and vision on the mound are among the factors that have led to success for the Red Sox righthander.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Under Commisioner Randy Liberty's leadership, Maine’s prison system has been reformed with promising results making a tangible difference in overall prison conditions. Pick up the book, Liberty's Prison by Randall Liberty to learn more. By Abdallah Fayyad @bostonglobe.com
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The American prison system is cruel. Maine is showing there is another way. - The Boston Globe
Treating incarcerated people with dignity works.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Without consultation with Congress, career staff who manage national parks, Trump continues dismantling the National Park Service. Last two years, the park service lost 25% of its permanent workforce. Acadia in Maine is weary. By Sabrina Martin @bangordailynews.bsky.social
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Acadia could see more changes under Trump plan to restructure National Park Service
Plans published Tuesday suggest a shift to a hub-and-spoke model that would give “hub” parks decision-making authority over “spoke” sites.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A message from Mr. Moon
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Moon Agreement
The Moon Agreement is a multilateral supplement to the Outer Space Treaty that confirms the de-militarization of the Moon and other celestial bodies.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Rhode Island's Resilient Rhody is an extraordinary effort to intertwine state resilience objectives with local community planning to match potential solutions with financing.
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Resilient Rhody | Climate Change
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Yet more government by whim | Sen. Angus King @pressherald.com
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Yet more government by whim | Sen. Angus King
Major decisions by presidential administrations usually involve meticulous fact-gathering. This White House doesn't work that way.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Laura Fortman, Maine Commisioner of Labor says every Mainer has the opportunity to learn, find a good job, advance and thrive, not just today, but throughout their working life. @pressherald.com
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Maine must keep connecting learning to good jobs | Opinion
People should not have to choose between college and a career, and Mainers should be able to respond to changing workforce needs.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Aroldis Chapman, @redsox.com closer, defected from Cuba in 2009 and today becomes ninth pitcher to notch 400 career saves. This is his best year ever, and like a premium cigar from home, he keeps getting better.
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Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox closer, becomes ninth pitcher to notch 400 career saves (Gift Article)
Earlier this season, the Boston closer became the career leader in strikeouts among relievers, surpassing Hoyt Wilhelm.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
So Long Joe Morgan, local guy, who worked the trenches, named interim manager to lead the Morgan Magic of '88 Sox instilling fun, hustle winning and shrugs. @bostonglobe.com
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Joe Morgan, from Walpole to the Red Sox dugout and back, was both one of us and one of one - The Boston Globe
There's a great symmetry in this wondrous 2026 Red Sox season, tying interim manager Chad Tracy to Morgan, the one-time interim who died Saturday night.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, an innocent man shot and killed in his car with his family by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is remembered by this memorial Mural in downtown Biddeford, Maine
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A salute to quality, consistentcy and loyalty. The best players at their position in major league baseball. By Bob Ryan @bostonglobe.com
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Selecting baseball’s all-time team of players who spent their entire career with one franchise - The Boston Globe
American team sport athletes claim it as a badge of honor to spend an entire career with one franchise.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hot hitting Mickey Gasper rewarded by @redsox.com by being sent to minors to make room for light hitting returning stars. In August, he had the 3rd highest OPS in a calendar month (Ted Williams, Barry Bonds) One day later, called back and keeps hustling and hitting. @sportsillustrated.bsky.social
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Mickey Gasper Just Made Red Sox, MLB History With Scorching August
Midway through August, Mickey Gasper's name was the farthest thing from Boston Red Sox fans' minds. My, how times can change quickly. Gasper was recalled from
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Maine stakeholders and healthcare advocates mobilize on behalf of everyday people facing rising healthcare costs and medicaid changes while honoring Governor @janetmillsforme.bsky.social as a health care hero after eight years promoting affordable, accesible healthcare @wabi.tv
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Ninth annual Health Care for Maine conference tackles rising medical debt, legislative future
Health Care for Maine’s 9th annual conference saw several health organizations gather to discuss the state of health care affordability in Maine, as well as the changes coming from federal legislation...
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Maine sees 3rd highest jump of ICE arrests. This unjust spike in arresting people without criminal records is causing fear and uncertainty. @mainepublic.org
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Maine sees 3rd-highest jump in nation in ICE arrests of people with no criminal records this year
An analysis of new federal data shows a surge in ICE arrests in the state has been driven by increased targeting of people with no criminal records.
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
N.C. Wyeth (US, 1882 - 1945) The Doryman (Evening) Port Clyde, Maine, 1933.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Maine Governor message to Canadians, "We share more than a border with Canada — we share an economy, a history, friendships and families, and a way of life." @janetmillsforme.bsky.social @thestar.com
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I’m the governor of Maine. This is what I want Canadians to know about Donald Trump’s trade war
President Donald Trump’s trade war is harming the economies of two countries which are united economically and culturally.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
E.B. White’s 98-year-old poem is now a children’s book, The Duck Cant Sleep. Illustrated by Maine artist Melissa Sweet. In the original poem, White seems worried about the duck and what was weighing so heavy on his mind, @pressherald.com
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E.B. White’s 98-year-old poem is now a children’s book
E.B. White's 'Natura in Urbe' is the basis of a new book called 'The Duck Can't Sleep,' with art by Maine illustrator Melissa Sweet and a foreword by White's granddaughter.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada retaliates to US tariffs by exercising measured, common sense by excluding Maine lobster in Canada tariffs saying, “to protect against broader economic harms,” we are removing seafood and fish products from the list of products to be taxed. By Ethan Horton @pressherald.com
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Maine lobster no longer included in Canada tariffs
The Maine Lobstermen's Association said Wednesday that 25% taxes on seafood would 'devastate' Maine's fall lobster fishing season.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Maine sues US health officials over threats to Title X funding for family planning. The 23 states said in the lawsuit that the new conditions were unlawful and contradict the “core statutory and regulatory requirements” of Title X, and states’ program rules. By Emily Allen @pressherald.com
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Maine sues U.S. health officials over threats to Title X funding for family planning
Nearly 2 dozen states, including Maine, allege the new conditions are 'unlawful several times over' and are asking a judge to block their enforcement.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Maine lawyer Ben Gideon, part of the legal team representing Durán Guerrero’s partner and young daughter, pushed back on VP Vance's incorrect assertions. By Camilo Fonseca @bostonglobe.com
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Attorney slams JD Vance’s comments on Maine ICE shooting victim: ‘Completely disingenuous and purposefully misleading’ - The Boston Globe
The vice president appeared to link the death of a Colombian immigrant in Biddeford to drug enforcement efforts, though immigration agencies have not suggested the victim was linked to drug traffickin...
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
US-Canada trade war hurting Maine businesses, workers and consumers. The folly of the trade war is hurting businesses, workers and families. @mainepublic.org
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US-Canada trade war hurting Maine businesses, workers and consumers
Collapsed trade talks between the U.S. and Canada have resulted in 50$ tariffs from the Trump Administration on $20 billion of Canadian imports. And now Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising matchin...
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Portland, supported by Maine grain scene, is New England's bread basket By Alexa Gagosz @bostonglobe.com
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How Portland, Maine, became New England’s bakery haven - The Boston Globe
The talent is top-notch and the scene is warm and neighborly. Here’s a look at some of the city’s most delectable offerings.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Canada, our neighbor and friend has been threatened now face huge tariffs. Economic distress expands beyond our borders.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Raffy Devers, former Red Sox star, and leader of the 2018 World Series Champs returns to Boston @bostonglobe.com
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Here’s what Rafael Devers had to say in his return to Fenway Park - The Boston Globe
“Very happy to be back,” Devers said via an interpreter. “I know the fans were very good to me."
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In Maine, there's an urgent need for relief from rising health care costs. Almost half of Mainers carry medical debt. By Ann Woloson, Executive Director of Consumers of Afforedable Healthcare.
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Opinion: Rising healthcare and insurance costs are unsustainable
“A survey of Maine voters released this spring revealed that more than four out of 10, almost half of Maine families, carry burdensome medical debt.”
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