DOVER-FOXCROFT — Scores of protesters, many carrying signs and wearing blaze-orange shirts and armbands, were assembled here this afternoon to oppose plans to build an east-west highway across central Maine.

FARMINGTON — Ron Gelinas, who owns a jewelry store downtown, wanted to know what Republican U.S. Congressional candidate Kevin Raye will do to help small businesses compete with larger ones.

State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, one of six Republican candidates for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat, has angered some of his competitors by producing a television ad and sending out a mailer that imply he has Gov. Paul LePage’s endorsement.

Former Gov. Angus King raised about $300,000 for his U.S. Senate bid in the past seven weeks, pushing his total over $470,000 in the first three months of his campaign.