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Flora Whelan, a dental hygienist at Dr. Harvey Levy & Associates dental practice, works to clean the teeth of a young patient Friday during a Give Kids a Smile event.

A recently held summit by the Sunrise County Economic Council focused on climate change and the expected local impacts.

There's optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: 'Our Towns' documentary shows it Albert Hunt, opinion contributor © Getty Images There's optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: 'Our Towns' documentary shows it America, viewed through the prism of Washington and national politics, is a bitterly polarized country. That's what columnists like me write all the time. I don't doubt President Biden's sincerity, but when politicians like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) talk about finding consensus on issues like voting rights or taxes or health care, it's a joke. There is ...

Great-grandmother apple tree grows in Lubec by Lora Whelan        Tucked away from view at the Red Point Park in Lubec is what apple enthusiasts call a "great-grandmother tree." Her origin is most likely linked to the cellar hole right next door and the farm that was at one time owned by the A. Knight family. Todd Little Siebold, a professor of history at the College of the Atlantic who has been mentored by Maine apple guru John Bunker, believes the tree could be either from the early 19th century or late 18th century. While it's not the oldest apple tree in the state, it's in the...