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Today's photo of the day: A recent day in Harpswell by Rob Porter

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Cancer patients continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment

Seven years after a Maine Cancer Foundation study identified transportation as a major barrier to treatment for cancer patients in the state’s most rural areas, the same communities are still struggling with long travel times to treatments. 

Read this Maine Monitor story by Adrienne Washington.

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 | Associated Press

The headway Maine made with forever chemicals in 2024 | Bangor Daily News

Maine’s toxic firefighting foam shipped out of state to poor areas | Portland Press Herald

Lawmakers respond to Brunswick PFAS firefighting foam spill with new legislation | Spectrum News Maine

Cape Elizabeth renews efforts for school project after previous proposals rejected | WGME

Is Maine finally turning the tide on overdose deaths? Maybe. | Portland Press Herald

Coast Guard looking for info about flares released in South Portland | Bangor Daily News

Where to take your Christmas tree once the holidays are over | News Center Maine

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