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Voting officials in Blue Hill received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By Down East Times | Jun 21, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Blue Hill to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 91.1 percent of people in Lubec were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 314 citizens living in Lubec in 2019, 286 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 3.7% of people in Castine identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 806 citizens living in Castine in 2019, 96.3 percent said they were only one race, while 3.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 81.8 percent of people in Ellsworth were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 7,991 citizens living in Ellsworth in 2019, 6,534 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Voting officials in Castine received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By Down East Times | Jun 20, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Castine to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 0.8% of people in Calais identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 2,993 citizens living in Calais in 2019, 99.2 percent said they were only one race, while 0.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Paper industry’s Q4 retained earnings down 0.7%

By Down East Times | Jun 20, 2021

The paper industry’s retained earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020 were down 0.7 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census Bureau: 0.4% of people in Bucksport identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 2,624 citizens living in Bucksport in 2019, 99.6 percent said they were only one race, while 0.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Down East Times area weekly mass times

By Down East Times | Jun 19, 2021

The following parishes in the Down East Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 84.8 percent of people in Eastport were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 1,326 citizens living in Eastport in 2019, 1,124 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 96.7 percent of people in Castine were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 18, 2021

Of the 806 citizens living in Castine in 2019, 779 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 5.9% of people in Blue Hill identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 18, 2021

Of the 901 citizens living in Blue Hill in 2019, 94.1 percent said they were only one race, while 5.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 1.4% of people in Bar Harbor identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 17, 2021

Of the 2,292 citizens living in Bar Harbor in 2019, 98.6 percent said they were only one race, while 1.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 82.2 percent of people in Calais were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 17, 2021

Of the 2,993 citizens living in Calais in 2019, 2,461 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 83.8 percent of people in Bucksport were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 16, 2021

Of the 2,624 citizens living in Bucksport in 2019, 2,199 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 75.8 percent of people in Blue Hill were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 15, 2021

Of the 901 citizens living in Blue Hill in 2019, 683 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 89.2 percent of people in Bar Harbor were old enough to vote in 2019

By Down East Times | Jun 14, 2021

Of the 2,292 citizens living in Bar Harbor in 2019, 2,044 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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VA reports increase of May appointments scheduled at VA Maine HCS health facility in Calais

By Down East Times | Jun 14, 2021

The VA Maine Health Care System, subsidiary 402GB in Calais, Maine scheduled 589 pending appointments in May compared to 322 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Down East Times area weekly mass times

By Down East Times | Jun 12, 2021

The following parishes in the Down East Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Down East Times area weekly mass times

By Down East Times | Jun 5, 2021

The following parishes in the Down East Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.