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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Our small school and community will mourn this loss and never forget the impact this student had already made in our lives.”

— MSAD 24 Superintendent Karen DuBois, remembering 8-year-old Emma Cormier.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Van Buren is mourning an 8-year-old with a “beautiful spirit” killed by an ambulance . Emma Cormier was struck and killed by an ambulance Wednesday .

Caribou is removing a downtown building amid a larger cleanup effort of rundown properties . The effort to remove the 49 Herschel St. building is part of an ongoing campaign by the city to fight blighted properties.

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