LeeDay22
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A New England guy. The Sea, Sox, and Justice. With Kindness, No Fear or Envy.
An endangered North Atlantic right whale travels from Donegal to Boston. Adding to the waves of Irish immigration in shaping Boston as the destination @bostonglobe.com
Endangered whale makes ‘extraordinary’ 3,000-mile journey from the waters of Ireland to Boston - The Boston Globe
“Seeing a whale photographed in Ireland reappear off Boston is extraordinary,” said Daniel Palacios, director of the Right Whale Ecology Program at the Center for Coastal Studies.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
An endangered North Atlantic right whale travels from Donegal to Boston. Adding to the waves of Irish immigration in shaping Boston as the destination @bostonglobe.com
Charles Shay, of Maine's Penobscot tribe, was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the shores of Normandy carrying wounded soldiers to safety. He also received the French Legion of Honor in 2007. Shay had been living in Normandy and died near the same shores of his heroism.
D-Day veteran and Penobscot Nation member Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101
Decorated Native American veteran Charles Shay has died at age 101 in France.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Charles Shay, of Maine's Penobscot tribe, was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the shores of Normandy carrying wounded soldiers to safety. He also received the French Legion of Honor in 2007. Shay had been living in Normandy and died near the same shores of his heroism.
This is awful, awful news. My Newport Creamery in Cranston is closing. @bostonglobe.com
Newport Creamery’s Cranston, R.I., location to close next month, a year earlier than expected - The Boston Globe
The Garden City restaurant’s lease it not being renewed and it will close on Dec. 28.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is awful, awful news. My Newport Creamery in Cranston is closing. @bostonglobe.com
On Thanksgiving, Thankful for those who dare to defend and protect others @globeopinion.bsky.social
A Thanksgiving to celebrate the courage of others - The Boston Globe
Now if only it will become contagious.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On Thanksgiving, Thankful for those who dare to defend and protect others @globeopinion.bsky.social
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Wishing everyone across Maine a happy Thanksgiving. As we take time to appreciate life’s blessings, I’m grateful for this beautiful state and the wonderful people who call it home.
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Wishing everyone across Maine a happy Thanksgiving. As we take time to appreciate life’s blessings, I’m grateful for this beautiful state and the wonderful people who call it home.
“There is a deep moral influence in these periodical seasons of rejoicing in which a whole community participates.” said Sarah Josepha Hale. Her purposes were also political: a national holiday, she argued, could help preserve the Union. She petitioned President Lincoln in 1863. By Bret Stephens
Opinion | Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset
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November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“There is a deep moral influence in these periodical seasons of rejoicing in which a whole community participates.” said Sarah Josepha Hale. Her purposes were also political: a national holiday, she argued, could help preserve the Union. She petitioned President Lincoln in 1863. By Bret Stephens
Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan, Maine, wins Super Gold medal for its plain whole milk ricotta at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards
The best ricotta in the world? It’s made in Skowhegan, Maine.
Crooked Face Creamery this month took home the Super Gold medal at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards in Bern, Switzerland.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan, Maine, wins Super Gold medal for its plain whole milk ricotta at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards
Maine communities keeping streets safe for students near schools @strongtowns.org
Maine Advocates Take a Step Toward Safer Streets Near a School | Strong Towns
Walking to school shouldn't be a death-defying stunt. That's why advocates in Maine are working with city leaders to make their streets safer.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Maine communities keeping streets safe for students near schools @strongtowns.org
In Maine, Fisheries matter
Fisheries 101
Fisheries are the backbone of our state's economy and cultural heritage, but these systems are complex, and managing them even more so. Read on for a fisheries breakdown.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In Maine, Fisheries matter
Noel Paul Stookey, last member of Peter, Paul and Mary, has lived in Blue Hill, Maine for years finding, “There is Love.” By Elizabeth Walztoni @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Last member of Peter, Paul and Mary pens book on spiritual journey to Maine
Noel Paul Stookey's book goes beyond the political messages of Peter, Paul and Mary, into the spiritual experiences that formed his life.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Noel Paul Stookey, last member of Peter, Paul and Mary, has lived in Blue Hill, Maine for years finding, “There is Love.” By Elizabeth Walztoni @bangordailynews.bsky.social
David Gruber is a Marine Biologist who talks to Whales. Finding that whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own @projectceti.bsky.social @nytimes.com
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
David Gruber is a Marine Biologist who talks to Whales. Finding that whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own @projectceti.bsky.social @nytimes.com
Tatiana Scholssberg, writer, environmental journalist, mom, JFK granddaughter, is dying of cancer. While chronicling her diagnosis and grueling treatment process, she says the health-care system on which I relied felt strained with her cousin as Health Secretary. Katie Muchnick @bostonglobe.com
Tatiana Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy’s daughter, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis - The Boston Globe
Schlossberg, 35, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, with a rare mutation found in less than 2 percent of cases.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Tatiana Scholssberg, writer, environmental journalist, mom, JFK granddaughter, is dying of cancer. While chronicling her diagnosis and grueling treatment process, she says the health-care system on which I relied felt strained with her cousin as Health Secretary. Katie Muchnick @bostonglobe.com
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On November 22, 1963, President and Mrs. Kennedy traveled to Dallas. As they rode through the city, shots were fired, and the motorcade rushed to the nearest hospital. At 2:38 pm EST, CBS television news anchor Walter Cronkite reported the president’s death.
Learn more: jfklibrary.org/November22
Learn more: jfklibrary.org/November22
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
On November 22, 1963, President and Mrs. Kennedy traveled to Dallas. As they rode through the city, shots were fired, and the motorcade rushed to the nearest hospital. At 2:38 pm EST, CBS television news anchor Walter Cronkite reported the president’s death.
Learn more: jfklibrary.org/November22
Learn more: jfklibrary.org/November22
It’s a betrayal of all that my father worked for says Maxwell Taylor Kennedy. "My brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s secretary of health and human services, knows my father’s legacy as well as anyone." @bostonglobe.com
My brother RFK Jr. is betraying our father’s legacy - The Boston Globe
Robert F. Kennedy would have turned 100 this week — and he would have been appalled at the Trump administration’s cruelty.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s a betrayal of all that my father worked for says Maxwell Taylor Kennedy. "My brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s secretary of health and human services, knows my father’s legacy as well as anyone." @bostonglobe.com
Maine's Job Corps Centers can now enroll students after federal freeze on Maine only. Congressional Delegation fights back.
'We're back in action': Maine Job Corps Centers reopening for enrollment
After a months-long enrollment freeze, Penobscot and Loring Job Corps Centers are once again accepting students searching for career training and support.
www.newscentermaine.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Maine's Job Corps Centers can now enroll students after federal freeze on Maine only. Congressional Delegation fights back.
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🎙️ On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book on Rhode Island founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit highlighting the life of his wife, Mary Williams.
A more complex picture of Rhode Island’s first couple, Roger and Mary Williams - The Boston Globe
Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book about Roger Williams and a new exhibit about his wife, Mary Williams.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎙️ On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book on Rhode Island founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit highlighting the life of his wife, Mary Williams.
At the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social, penguins, live long and prosper by Stan Grossfeld @bostonglobe.com
Meet the elderly penguins of the New England Aquarium - The Boston Globe
In a section of the New England Aquarium reserved for geriatric penguins, life is easier.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
At the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social, penguins, live long and prosper by Stan Grossfeld @bostonglobe.com
Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain? Speculation on Facebook Zuckerman: "We’d like to deter anyone from hiking on the mountain!”
Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain?
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November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain? Speculation on Facebook Zuckerman: "We’d like to deter anyone from hiking on the mountain!”
“The person-to-person relationships between Halifax and Boston — between eastern Canada and New England — go back hundreds of years through generations, and truly transcend any current political moment,” Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore. Boston Mayor Wu receives Christmas Tree. Elbows Up / Not 51
Michelle Wu’s trip to Canada was inescapably political as she played diplomat in Nova Scotia - The Boston Globe
Michelle Wu's three-day swing to Nova Scotia raised her national and international profile at a time when her sharp rebukes to the Trump administration have already brought her a bright spotlight.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“The person-to-person relationships between Halifax and Boston — between eastern Canada and New England — go back hundreds of years through generations, and truly transcend any current political moment,” Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore. Boston Mayor Wu receives Christmas Tree. Elbows Up / Not 51
It’s a tall task, @senangusking.bsky.social putting the odds of success no higher than 50 percent. But he said that’s better than what he considered a zero percent chance before the deal because the Republicans were not budging. By Jim Puzzanghera @bostonglobe.com
The controversial Senate shutdown deal came with a New England flavor - The Boston Globe
The Senate was expected to give final approval to the bill Monday night.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It’s a tall task, @senangusking.bsky.social putting the odds of success no higher than 50 percent. But he said that’s better than what he considered a zero percent chance before the deal because the Republicans were not budging. By Jim Puzzanghera @bostonglobe.com
Remembering Lenny Wilkins, Providence Friars legend. Leading Providence to its first NIT appearance in 1959 and to the NIT finals in 1960.
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, the godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88 - The Boston Globe
The three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach was 88.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Remembering Lenny Wilkins, Providence Friars legend. Leading Providence to its first NIT appearance in 1959 and to the NIT finals in 1960.
“‘Halte-la, Halte-la’ Snowshoers are coming!” By Jonathan Gosnell @pressherald.com
Snowshoeing in New England found its footing in Maine | Opinion
One man's hobby in the 1920s wound up becoming a cultural movement.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“‘Halte-la, Halte-la’ Snowshoers are coming!” By Jonathan Gosnell @pressherald.com
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🚨 New video: DC powerbrokers think they can pick Maine’s next member of Congress.
They can’t.
Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about.
Watch 👇
They can’t.
Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about.
Watch 👇
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨 New video: DC powerbrokers think they can pick Maine’s next member of Congress.
They can’t.
Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about.
Watch 👇
They can’t.
Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about.
Watch 👇
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, a West Point graduate, served in the 82nd Airborne Division, says, "President Trump is politicizing the military for his benefit. He is disrespecting our service members. And he is setting precedents that will haunt us for generations."
Reed Warns Trump Is Politicizing the Military, Urges Congress to Take Action | U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island
REED: Mr. President, I rise today to discuss a matter that transcends party lines and goes to the very heart of what makes America's military the most...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, a West Point graduate, served in the 82nd Airborne Division, says, "President Trump is politicizing the military for his benefit. He is disrespecting our service members. And he is setting precedents that will haunt us for generations."
Goodbye Farmers' Almanac. After 200-plus years, the Maine-based almanac is publishing its last edition, putting our best days behind us. By David Epstein @bostonglobe.com
A fabric of our American life, the Farmers’ Almanac was our trusted guide - The Boston Globe
After 208 years of providing everything from gardening tips to weather predictions to home-cleaning advice, the Maine-based almanac is publishing its final edition.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Goodbye Farmers' Almanac. After 200-plus years, the Maine-based almanac is publishing its last edition, putting our best days behind us. By David Epstein @bostonglobe.com