Hotels and home-sharing blur as Marriott pushes into rental homes and Airbnb builds a hotel.
Carol Semple
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Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges defeat in Syria but says the group will continue is ‘long battle.’
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Motorist killed in crash on Route 1A in Aroostook County
Two other people are seriously injured in the head-on crash.
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Federal team recommends reducing lobstering gear to save whales
The recommendations aimed at protecting right whales must now go through an approval process that could be contentious.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine could tweak laws describing governor, justices as ‘he’
Maine’s first female governor is backing an effort to revise state laws that refer to the governor and state justices as “he,” “him,” or “his.”
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills plans to restore ‘neglected’ tribal-state commission
Maine’s governor plans to nominate new members to a commission that saw seats go unfilled during the LePage administration.
Posted inFood & Dining, Health, Nation & World
Food poisoning, particularly from 2 bacteria, persists, report finds
The two most common sources of infection have been longtime problems.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine man’s wallet is returned 4 months after he lost it
It shows up in the mail, its contents largely intact, with a note signed with only a first name, News Center Maine reports.
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Caribou had snow on the ground for 163 consecutive days
A long, hard winter: Caribou, Maine, sets record for having at least an inch of snow on the ground for 163 consecutive days
Posted inLifestyle, Nation & World
Swole makes the cut among buzzy new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
The dictionary has added hundreds of new words and new meanings for old words such as ‘unplug’ and ‘snowflake.’