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Extreme Northern Maine Town Is Tired of You Using Their Name To Sell Products

Matthew McDonald

People in Allagash, Maine (population 236) are unimpressed that a new movie named after the town is set to be shot in the far-off western portion of the state.

The real Allagash, at the end of Route 161 before a dirt road goes into the North Woods, is on the Canadian border in northwest Maine, so far up that it's north of Quebec City. At the confluence of the St. John River and the Allagash River, the town mostly consists of people of Irish, Scottish, and Acadian descent.

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Tom Brady Calls Dying Cancer Patient

Matthew McDonald

An 18-year-old Ashland man dying of bone cancer who has meeting Tom Brady on his bucket list got a voice mail message from him.

Jake Silver also wanted to go to the Super Bowl, and he and family members made the trip to Atlanta thanks to donations. But he couldn't go to the game this past Sunday because he ended up in the hospital in intensive care, according to the MetroWest Daily News.

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