Haitian Bridge Alliance has been contacting immigrants in the United States and Canada and finding many have family trapped in gang warfare, said Guerline Jozef, the advocacy group’s executive director.
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Maine Maple Sunday Weekend at Chase Farm in Whitefield is another way for farm to get by
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend features numerous Maine farms open to the public for demonstrations and tastings of maple treats.
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Canaan voters approve $1.8 million in spending, new property maintenance ordinance
The new ordinance, which was spurred by complaints about properties in town, sets standards for properties that will help maintain public health, public safety and property values.
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage
It took lawmakers six months into the current budget year to get near the finish line on government funding, the process slowed by conservatives who pushed for more policy mandates and steeper spending cuts.
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UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres repeatedly noted the difficulties of getting aid into Gaza, for which international aid agencies have largely blamed Israel.
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Canada holds a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers
Mulroney, who died Feb. 29 at age 84, was prime minister for nine years between 1984 and 1993 and led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
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85 years after racist mob drove Opal Lee’s family from their home, she’s getting a new one
The house is expected to be move-in ready by June 19, which is the 85th anniversary of the day a mob, angered that a Black family had moved in, began gathering outside the home her parents had just bought.
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‘Frozen in time’: Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened
The tragic landmark has loomed over the school’s 3,600 students from behind temporary fencing since the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting that left 14 students and three staff members dead and 17 wounded.
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Snow tracker: See how much snow fell in Maine on Saturday
Snow totals were updated Saturday at 3:45 p.m. Hover over marked locations to see totals. Source: National Weather Service
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Hight Ford wins 2023 Ford President’s Award as top dealer
SKOWHEGAN — Hight Ford has been recognized with the highest award given by Ford Motor Company for the fifth time in eight years. The dealership has received the Ford Motor Company President’s Award in 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and now for 2023. The President’s Award is one of Ford’s most prestigious awards, recognizing dealers who […]