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Today's photo of the day: At Acadia by Rose Lundy. 

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Public defender’s offices are opening across Maine. The next step: staffing them.

“It has been challenging. We have seen relatively little interest from the existing private bar. We have seen some interest from out of state, but there are some structural barriers to bringing in those people.”

Read this Maine Monitor story by Josh Keefe.

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Maine DEP eases air quality alert while trash fire continues to burn | Bangor Daily News

New state community affairs office in the works to help towns better plan for big challenges | Maine Public   (Maine Monitor context: ‘All emergencies are local until they’re not’: How one Maine town is prepping for its next disaster)

Golden, Theriault meet in first debate of 2nd Congressional District race | WGME

Maine delegation requests help for thousands who lost Medicare coverage at Northern Light | Bangor Daily News

Warnings issued along Portland's trail system due to needles, unsanitary conditions | WGME    (Maine Monitor context: As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer)

Maine DEP: Expansion of state's largest landfill can move forward | News Center Maine

Thanks for allowing me to provide you with a look at today's news. I'll be back with more tomorrow.

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