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An extension agreement has been announced by the province for Yarmouth ferry service to meet increasing demand. According to a release, the agreement between the province and Bay Ferries Ltd will see ferry service continue to operate in 2027 from May to October between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine.

Nova ScotiaAs the provincial government continues to look for a long-term arrangement for the ferry that sails between Nova Scotia and Maine, the cabinet minister responsible says it would be an “ideal option” if the province could buy the vessel servicing the route. N. S. government announces one-year extension of service between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, MaineMichael Gorman · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2026 5:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 17Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Nova Scotia government announced Friday a one-year extension of the ferry service between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine. (Michael Gorman/CBC)As the provincial government continues to look for a long-term arrangement for the ferry that sails between Nova Scotia and Maine, the cabinet minister responsible says it would be an “ideal option” if the province could buy the vessel servicing the route.

Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing OptionsKirksville captured the Buddy and Karla Hannaford Sweepstakes Award at the Missouri Days Marching Festival on Saturday in Trenton, earning the festival’s top combined honor for performances in the parade and field show competitions. The sweepstakes award recognizes the band with the highest combined score from parade and field show judging. Kirksville competed in Class 4, finishing first in both events to secure the overall championship. Kirksville also earned first place in Class 4 field show auxiliary and indoor color guard competitions, along with a second-place finish in indoor drumline. A total of 29 bands entered the Missouri Days Marching Festival for evaluations across several competitive events. Only five schools participated in both the parade and field show, making them eligible for the Hannaford Sweepstakes Award. In overall field show competition, first-place honors went to North Harrison in Class 1, Harrisburg in Class 2, Richmond in Class 3, Kirksville in Class 4, and Park Hill South in Class 5.

Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. TODAY’S STARTING POINTA Starbucks sign is seen outside the coffee company's global corporate headquarters in May in Seattle. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo/Lindsey WassonIn my tiny New England town, there wasn’t much to do growing up. We hung out in the woods and did questionable things around bonfires. But then we got a Starbucks. At 12, I’d meet friends there over sugary Frappuccinos and gab for hours. As I got older, my drink graduated to a mocha with actual espresso. I’d watch the grown-ups around me tap on their laptops and think, Oh, that’s what cool, successful adults do. They held meetings with important-looking people, made answering emails look glamorous, and, of course, drank copious amounts of coffee. I wanted to be like them. (How naive I was.)My father worked in manual labor; my mother cooked in the middle school cafeteria. To me, Starbucks was a window into a bigger world. It became more than somewhere to escape, but where I could dream of the future I wanted. That was the magic of Starbucks. It wasn’t just a place to buy a cup of Joe; it was selling a place to go.

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More guidesGeneral election voter guideFunding trackerMassachusetts voters will decide on a record-tying nine statewide ballot questions on Nov. 3, making it the busiest slate the state has seen in more than three decades. The Globe is here to help you navigate what could be thorny policy questions. Here, find information about each of the questions, what supporters and opponents are saying, and what your vote could mean. For information on the donors behind the various proposals, check out the Globe database here. Early in-person voting runs from Oct. 17 to 30. Jump to a ballot questionQuestion 1Expanding the state’s public records lawWhat’s the ballot question about? This measure would expand the state’s public records law to include the governor’s office and the state Legislature. Both branches of government have claimed blanket exemptions from following the law, under which government records are presumed to be public unless they fall under a specifically stated exemption. In the case of the governor’s office, Maura Healey and her predecessors have cited a decades-old Supreme Judicial Court ruling in denying requests for records.