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🌱 Why Eastport’s historic cemetery tombs just landed on a danger list

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  • Why Eastport's historic cemetery tombs just landed on a danger list

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Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Friday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lack of Maine Preservation maintenance leads to historic site breakdown (foxbangor.com) — Historic tombs at Eastport's Hillside Cemetery have been named among Maine's most endangered sites, after years of deferred maintenance and harsh freeze-thaw damage. Preservation advocates warn that underground brick chambers and retaining walls are deteriorating, while also spotlighting another threatened landmark, the Wild Blueberry Land attraction in Columbia Falls.
   

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  • One Thing That Hasn't Changed In 250 Years: Americans' Willingness To Get Suckered (omahadailyrecord.com)

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  • MaineDOT Invites Public Input on Machias Environmental Impact Statement Process (einpresswire.com)
  • Roque Bluffs installs temporary barrier at boat ramp (wabi.tv)
  • Connect (maine.gov)

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