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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It’s an egregious double standard that damages the local community because working people can’t find a place to live as easily as anyone from elsewhere who’s just here to have fun for the summer.”

— Ellis David Perry, who filled out rental applications for 15 apartments and scheduled showings for seven before finding housing in Belfast through a social media plea.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk spoke at a Maine event a month before he was fatally shot on Wednesday . The Turning Points USA co-founder, who was killed Wednesday afternoon , made an appearance at Dunegrass Gold

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