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Today's photo of the day: Fish River Falls by Patrick Walsh

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Farmington’s only homeless shelter closed in 2020. Efforts to open a new one have failed.

In western Maine, services are provided through a decentralized patchwork of nonprofits, school liaisons and other assistance programs.

Read this Maine Monitor story by Ben Hanstein.

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Trial over Maine’s indigent defense crisis set to begin in December | Portland Press Herald   (Maine Monitor context: Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy)

Maine researchers are tracking small animals for Powassan virus study | News 

Center Maine  

Mainers to decide on $65 million in bonds on Nov. 5 | Midcoast Villager

Central Maine riders, officials worry about transportation contract change | Morning Sentinel    (Maine Monitor context: Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to its agreement)

US News rankings of Maine's top colleges include a few ups and downs | MaineBiz

Beach to Beacon revokes winner's medal after positive doping test | Maine Public

Pine Tree Legal commits to serving rural communities with new program | News Center Maine   (Maine Monitor context: Public defender’s offices are opening across Maine. The next step: staffing them.)

Bangor Air National Guard base under consideration for new refueling tankers | Maine Public

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