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The flock of new airline flights heading to Maine this summer is getting bigger, with Elite Airways’ addition of four round trips per week beginning in July.
The new flights, announced Monday in a news release, will shuttle between Portland International Jetport and White Plains Westchester County Airport in New York. Continuing service will take passengers to and from two Florida destinations: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, on Sundays and Thursdays, and Orlando Melbourne International Airport, on Fridays and Mondays.
Connections also will be available at White Plains for Elite flights to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in Massachusetts.
Elite currently flies between Portland and Vero Beach, Fla., but that service will temporarily end on Sept. 6 due to construction planned at the Vero Beach airport.
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Three generations celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Cape Elizabeth
The Shir family of Cape Elizabeth gathered Thursday to practice their Muslim faith at a celebration of the end of Ramadan.
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Sulayman Shir, standing, leads people in prayer while celebrating Eid al-Fitr in their backyard in Cape Elizabeth on Thursday. Eid al-Fitr, one of the holiest festivals in Islam, celebrates the end of Ramadan, a monthlong fast that focuses on personal responsibility, charity and spiritual growth. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
CAPE ELIZABETH More than 40 years ago, Now Shir fled Afghanistan and came to Maine, escaping poverty and oppression and the threat of advancing Soviet troops.