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On the eve of Maine’s bicentennial, Maine Public has teamed up with Down East magazine to share the life stories of centenarians — people who have…
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We’re often reminded to enjoy the small things in life: the beauty of our natural surroundings, the taste of good food or the company of those we love.…
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And now for a story about three Dots. Not an ellipsis or a new discovery in the solar system or a location on a map. No, this is a story about three women…
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Eva Deschaine had to grow up fast.From her black rocking chair inside a Fort Kent nursing home, she describes a childhood with far fewer amenities than…
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Two-hundred years ago tomorrow, a hurdle arose on Maine's path to statehood. It had a name: Alabama."Congress admitted the state of Alabama to…
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There were some key moments that led to Maine becoming a state nearly 200 years ago. It was on this date in 1819 that President Thomas Jefferson wrote a…
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Two hundred years ago today, Maine took an important step down the road to statehood. The 274 delegates who had gathered at the Constitutional Convention…
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International travel publication Lonely Planet has named Maine one of the world's top regions to travel to in 2020.Maine comes in at number four out of…
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Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap is debuting a series of 30-second recorded announcements, prepared by the Maine State Archives, retelling the story…
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Originally published 5:07 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2019.Two hundred years ago, delegates from 236 Maine cities and towns were in Portland, beginning to craft…