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Ari Snider
Report for America ReporterAri Snider reports on refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking communities in Maine. He is a Report for America corps member. He grew up in Midcoast Maine and has reported for public radio stations in Southeast Alaska and Far West Texas, covering everything from salmon fishing to the restoration of a historic adobe church on the US-Mexico border. He got his start in audio storytelling as an undergrad at Brown University and through internships at radio stations in Vermont and Rhode Island. His work has won three Alaska Press Club awards and one Regional Murrow Award, and has aired on radio stations throughout Alaska, Texas, and New England. When looking to get out of town for a weekend, Ari has a special fondness for the islands of Penobscot Bay and the lakes and mountains of the North Woods.
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While the term is broad and still being defined, in other states it can refer to businesses that offer the sale and onsite consumption of recreational marijuana.
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Residents said they're concerned about the proliferation of guns in the community, and would like to bolster support services for youth and families.
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The changes are temporary and fairly technical, and the commission's executive director emphasized that all attorneys taking court-appointed work will still be thoroughly vetted.
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As Maine's indigent representation system struggles, defense attorneys say part of the problem is an overburdened, backlogged court system.
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The center will house research and workforce training programs.
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The civil rights complaint alleges Andrew and Ranada Pinkham "relentlessly targeted" a Congolese family that moved in next door in April.
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The two-year pilot project will gauge demand for transit between Maine's two largest cities.
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Last weekend, a Somali-American teenager was found dead after police responded to a 911 call of shots fired, part of a broader trend of increased gun violence in the area.
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New Census data released last month showed more than 14,000 business applications were filed statewide in 2023.
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Farooq Safi is among hundreds of pilots and other aviation professionals who've resettled in the U.S. after the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021.