I moved from New York to Maine 4 years ago. I'm still surprised at how friendly people are and how far away everything is.

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The author and her family moved from NYC to Maine in 2020.

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I woke up covered in a painful rash. A caterpillar with toxic hairs was to blame.

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The author woke up covered in tiny bites that looked like a rash.

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A 104-year-old has been a professional lobster woman since she was 8. She says the secret to her longevity is keeping busy.

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Virginia Oliver measures and bands lobsters on her son Max Oliver's boat.

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Maine Democrats threaten switch to a 'winner-take-all' Electoral College system if Nebraska changes how it allocates its electoral votes

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The Maine State House in Augusta.

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Why NASA says the total solar eclipse on Monday will be way cooler than any before it

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The 2017 total solar eclipsefrom atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon.

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Democratic senators want to keep Trump on the ballot in 2024, even as he faces potential disqualification under the 14th amendment

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Former President Donald Trump in Iowa on January 6, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump in Iowa on January 6, 2024.

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John Fetterman says it's 'incredibly unhelpful' to boot Trump from ballots via the 14th amendment: 'All it does is just make him more popular and strong'

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and former President Donald Trump.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and former President Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump fears Supreme Court could back Colorado's decision to take him off the ballot, report says

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Former President Donald Trump

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Trump asks SCOTUS to overturn Colorado's ruling barring him from the state's primary ballot

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Donald Trump's legal team has requested that the US Supreme Court overturn a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot.

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These 10 states lured the most movers last year — and No. 1 is unexpected

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Winter mountaintop landscape in Maine.
Maine saw the highest share of inbound movers in 2023, for reasons that could include access to nature and more living space.

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