The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
2020
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Another Bates College student has COVID-19
A student who tested positive this week has been moved into isolation housing.
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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Nearly a third of Maine voters have already cast absentee ballots
More than 345,000 absentee ballots have been returned so far, according to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap.
Posted inNation & World
Hitler speeches auctioned in Munich despite objections
The handwritten notes by the Nazi dictator are sold even though Jewish groups expressed concerns.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
New Winslow Town Manager Erica LaCroix dives into citizen, voting issues
Winslow’s new town manager, a native of Mount Vernon, reflects on her first week of the job.
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine town and city clerks optimistic for timely election night results
The takeaway is Maine should have results roughly on par with previous presidential elections. It’s the rest of the country we could be waiting for.
Posted inNation & World
Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse
A 115-year-old stone memorial in Huntsville had been the subject of protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Clinton man to serve 4 years for sex offense, gun charges
Silvestre Frutuoso, 52, pleads guilty to unlawful sexual contact and touching, endangering the welfare of a child, and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Posted inSports
Auto racing: PASS championship comes down to final race
D.J. Shaw holds 69-point advantage over 6-time champion Johnny Clark heading into Saturday’s season finale at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Wear a mask, save a life
It is a simple act of compassion to wear a mask, and it saves lives in a big way, Amy Calder writes.