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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 · 9h
Returning to Earth after eight months in space are four NASA astronauts including Commander Jessica Meir of Caribou Maine.
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Four return to Earth after eight months in space
SpaceX brought the U.S., French and Russian flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 13h
Roger can wear his Yankee hat
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 15h
Honored to have President Obama standing with us in this fight. This campaign is about working people taking their power back — and building a government that works for them. Now let’s finish the job. Get out and vote.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 13h
Boston Fed president Collins says solutions to healthcare, childcare, workforce issues start with local insight. “I think that by having the local leaders be in the driver's seat, that's one of the key ways to ensure that opportunities really do benefit the existing residents,” Collins said.
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Boston Fed president: Local leaders key to addressing rural New England’s challenges
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why the GOP’s Typical Attacks Aren’t Working on This Maine Candidate for Congress. Matt Dunlap is real and poised to win newrepublic.com/post/216280/... via @newrepublic.com
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Why the GOP’s Typical Attacks Aren’t Working on This Maine Candidate
Democrat Matt Dunlap, who’s running against former two-term Governor Paul LePage to represent Maine’s 2nd congressional district, is a progressive—but also an avid hunter. Nothing about him screams “r...
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Maine Cabin Masters are wicked cool, skilled and on TV, By Lauren Daley @bostonglobe.com
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This TV show has New Englanders transforming, facelifting, or downright saving historic cottages and cabins - The Boston Globe
If you love home renovation shows, chances are you’ve seen a troop of Grateful Dead-loving Mainers renovating cottages and cabins in their home state.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Debate in US Senate race in Maine reminds people about what's at stake. Three more debates in the coming weeks will solidify outcome. @nytimes.com
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Takeaways From the First Maine Senate Debate Between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson (Gift Article)
Senator Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, clashed with the Democratic challenger Troy Jackson over President Trump, ICE and more.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Longtime Senator Susan Collins faces Logger, Legislative Leader Troy Jackson. Both from The County, in a wicked close US Senate race. By Sam Brodey @bostonglobe.com
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This rural corner of Maine produced both Susan Collins and Troy Jackson — and set them on collision course in Senate battle - The Boston Globe
Both candidates in Maine's US Senate race are natives of Aroostook County, whose distinct identity shaped each of them.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maine will be the 1st eastern state and 6th in the nation to cover Indigenous healing methods through Medicaid. MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, will cover traditional Wabanaki healing practices. By Reuben M. Schafir @pressherald.com
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MaineCare will cover traditional Wabanaki healing practices
Maine will be the 1st eastern state and 6th in the nation to cover Indigenous healing methods through Medicaid.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Taste of Maine, making great chips from Maine Potatoes, is a big part of the revitalization of the Loring Commerce Centre in Aroostook County
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Summer retreats in Port Clyde, Maine for Chief Justice Roberts include protests about how the Court has reshaped American life . Neighbors, calling themselves “kayak-tivists,” form flotillas facing his island home, holding waterproof signs of disappointment and dismay. By Jodi Kantor @nytimes.com
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Two Maine Governor candidates believe energy affordability and climate action go hand in hand. Republican nominee differs. My choice Hannah Pingree led Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and served as co-chair of the Maine Climate Council. By Delger Erdenesanaa, Maine Monitor
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Maine’s next governor to balance energy affordability, climate action
All three candidates agree on the need for lower energy costs. Only two see a need to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here’s Matt Dunlap, candidate for congress in Maine’s second district. He promises to be accountable to constituents at home while holding the executive office accountable in Washington. Go Matt!
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you live in Washington County, you’re about 2.5 times more likely to be a victim of the Medicaid cuts than if you live in Sagadahoc County. #mepolitics
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A road trip to some of Maine’s historical opera houses. By Elisabeth VincentelliPhotographs by Ryan David Brown @nytimes.com
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Maine’s Opera Houses Are the Light on Main Street (Gift Article)
With a distinctly American vision of communal life and entertainment, these theaters have survived fires and floods because they were always about more than classical music.
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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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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