Besides helping elect a president today, the state is voting on two congressional seats, the makeup of the Legislature, six ballot questions, and local races and issues.
2016
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Secretary of state contradicts LePage’s warning to college students about Maine residency, voter fraud
The governor’s assertions on voting requirements are criticized as intimidation, and several election officials speak out to disagree with his comments.
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Posted inNation & World
Jury selection halted in Dylann Roof’s church shooting trial
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel postpooned jury selection until Wednesday,
Posted inNation & World
UVA administrator who sued Rolling Stone over rape story awarded $3 million
Jurors awarded damages to Nicole Eramo after finding that the magazine defamed her with actual malice in the now-discredited article.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Record early voting levels may give Clinton an edge
The AP estimates that early votes could top 50 million, amounting to nearly 40 percent of all ballots.
Posted inMaine, News
Fire heavily damages Palmyra home early Monday morning
The cause of the fire at 156 Warren Hill Road, which started around 12:30 a.m. Monday, is not yet known; but the Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Election Day is the weather pick of the week as rain stays away
A warming trend early this week will be replaced by colder weather this weekend.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine gas prices up, but by just 1 cent
The national average, now at $2.21 per gallon, continues to drop.
Posted inNation & World, News
UN chief urges Cyprus leaders to seize peace deal chance
A Turkish invasion in 1974 split the tiny, east Mediterranean island of roughly a million people into a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and an internationally recognized south.
Posted inNation & World, News
Serious earthquake rattles Oklahoma oil hub
The state has had thousands of earthquakes in recent years, with nearly all traced to the booming fracking industry.