Fire risks spiking throughout Maine

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Gap widens on already low year for international visits to Maine | Bangor Daily News

Fire risks spiking throughout Maine | News Center Maine

Postal Service rate increases could squeeze Maine businesses | Portland Press Herald

Property values are spiking in once-industrial towns on Maine’s coast | Bangor Daily News

Pharmaceutical company sues Maine over federal drug discount program | Portland Press Herald

South Berwick residents urged to conserve water as town faces shortage | WGME

As Trump ends DEI efforts, Maine conference helps businesses increase diversity hiring | Portland Press Herald

How Maine candidates can raise gobs of money before running for office | Bangor Daily News

Searsport and Stockton Springs voters reject 3rd school budget | Bangor Daily News

Jefferson rejects school budget that rose over special education costs | Bangor Daily News & The Maine Monitor

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August ‘radio hour’ digs into USDA housing loan program foreclosures: We spoke with Sawyer Loftus of the Bangor Daily News for the latest episode of "The Maine Monitor Radio Hour" on WERU about his investigation into foreclosures in Maine. Listen to the episode.

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