Many in Prospect are bitterly opposed to a Virginia-based mining company’s plans to quarry granite on Heagan Mountain.
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Portland council to consider banning sales of flavored tobacco products
The city would join Bangor and more than 330 municipalities around the U.S. that have passed restrictions on flavored tobacco.
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U.S. plans $50 billion wildfire fight where trees meet towns
The Biden administration says it will more aggressively thin forests around ‘hot spots’ where nature and neighborhoods collide.
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Felony charges are first in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
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Chan, Zuckerberg fighting Native American vaccine hesitancy
Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers – people who have earned the community’s trust – in a two-phase public outreach effort by nonprofit organizations including IllumiNative and the Urban Indian Health Institute.
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China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
In his opening speech at the virtual Davos forum, President Xi Jinping says his country will send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries.
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Researchers zeroing in on COVID-related loss of smell and taste
A new study points to damaged cells in the part of the nose that traps odor molecules and submits a response to the brain.
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Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s believed to have come from outer space.
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What became of much-liked traffic light?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a question about the removal of the traffic light at the intersection of Park Avenue and Mount Auburn Avenue. The light eliminated some of the traffic problems at that location. One week it was there and now it is gone.—Nancy, Mechanic Falls ANSWER: This question was answered back in November, […]
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Grants to support free after school meals coming to Maine
A Maine group that works to combat child hunger says it is awarding more than $80,000 to school districts and nonprofit organizations.