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  • In the early 1800s, no American trader smuggled more opium into China than Thomas Perkins. Known for aggressive risk-taking, Perkins commanded a global trading empire from his headquarters in Boston.
    In the early 1800s, no American trader smuggled more opium into China than Thomas Perkins. Known for aggressive risk-taking, Perkins commanded a global trading empire from his headquarters in Boston.
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    New England’s Opium Overlords

    In the 1800s, a group of crafty traders amassed unimaginable riches on the back of Chinese exploitation

    byJohn Haddad
  • Community members from across the state of Maine dance after Havdalah at the Center for Small Town Jewish Life's 2019 Fall Shabbaton at Colby College
    Community members from across the state of Maine dance after Havdalah at the Center for Small Town Jewish Life's 2019 Fall Shabbaton at Colby College
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    Magnetic North

    Jewish communities in northern New England’s small towns find ways to attract more participants from diverse backgrounds

    byPaula Jacobs
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