The party supports its candidate, Mark Holbrook, but independent Marty Grohman also gets Republican backing.
September 2018
Posted inNation & World
Scientists finish the first batch as they map the genes of animals
More than 50 institutions worldwide are taking part in the enormous project that will help inform future conservation of jeopardized species.
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Posted inMaine
Healed from burns, Winthrop lawmaker ends legislative session on high note
Rep. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, sang the national anthem and read a prayer on Thursday morning to open the last day of the 128th Maine Legislature.
Posted inMaine colleges
Colby football’s Sebastien Philemon a consummate teammate
A son of Haitian immigrants, senior linebacker emerges as a leader.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine retains its distinction as nation’s oldest state, new Census data show
Half of the population is 44.6 years or older, and the estimated number of people age 65 or over has grown by more than 55,000 in the past seven years.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Oregon man won’t serve prison time for assaulting boys in Maine
The judge declares a plea deal in the cases, dating to the 1980s, to be ‘unsatisfactory,’ but accepts it.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Ex-Madison police sergeant says union failed to represent him properly
David Trask is appealing a decision of the Maine Labor Relations Board and the superior court.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Former, current Mainers brace for Hurricane Florence in Carolinas
One-time Maine residents hunker down for the storm, while one Mainer looks to provide aid.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
Complaint about York County sheriff’s deputies referred to state prosecutor’s office
The complaint alleges strong-arm tactics by deputies during an incident in 2011, although an attorney for one of the deputies blames election-year politics for the review.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Owner of cow killed in Embden, alleged shooter both charged
The cow’s owner is charged with animal trespass, while the alleged shooter is charged with cruelty to animals.