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AUGUSTA, ME – OCT. 10: Sen. Rick Bennett, R-Oxford, speaks during a debate on the confirmation of Sara GagnŽ-Holmes as Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services during a session Thursday October 10, 2024 in The Maine State House in Augusta, Maine. (Staff photo by Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Sen. Rick Bennett, R-Oxford, speaks in support of confirming Sara Gagne’-Holmes as Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services. " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/39976106_20241010_confirmations_6403.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/39976106_20241010_confirmations_6403.jpg?w=780" />At a weekend rally in support of Somali Americans, the state senator from Oxford impressed me.

Jordan Pond is one of the most dramatically beautiful locations in Acadia National Park. (Ron Chase photo) " data-image-caption="Jordan Pond is one of the most dramatically beautiful locations in Acadia National Park. (Ron Chase photo) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/TR-Seniors-1-121925.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/TR-Seniors-1-121925.jpg?w=780" />Although renowned for dozens of spectacular peaks, Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island has more than outstanding mountain hikes. The park also offers a multitude of stimulating treks on trails in other settings. While on a recent vacation in Mount Desert Island, my wife, Nancy, and I studied park maps and trail publications in […]