One bill would enhance protections for election officials and the other would clarify the chain of custody for ballots and voting machines.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Forest Hills’ Mason Desjardins reaches 1,000-point mark
Desjardins scores 16 points to help carry Tigers past Vinalhaven.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Rep. Pingree’s bill aims to help Maine hemp growers
Maine’s struggling hemp industry would benefit from relaxed rules on potency limits.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins notebook: Tuukka Rask’s future remains cloudy
Coach Bruce Cassidy says that goalie Tuukka Rask will not practice this week and that there will be an update later this week or early next week.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Jury begins deliberations in Alaska murder case against Auburn man
Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
Posted inSports
Odell Beckham Jr.: I was ‘very close’ to signing with Patriots in November
After the Browns released Odell Beckham Jr. in November, he got a call from Patriots Coach Bill Belichick, but decided to sign with the Rams.
Posted inLocal Government
Wilton Select Board authorizes town’s first marijuana dispensary application
Ample discussion was had during the select board meeting over the “process” by which the dispensary application was authorized.
Posted inNation & World
Canada tells U.S. Republicans to butt out as they encourage COVID protests
Canada’s public safety minister says, ‘We need to be vigilant about potential foreign interference,’ as Republicans criticize Canadian domestic policies and call the prime minister names.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
Canada, Russia women mask up on Olympic ice amid COVID concerns
The teams were required to wear masks because Russian COVID-19 testing results from earlier in the day were not yet available by game time.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston-based Sam’s Italian Foods is sold; new owners say no changes planned
The 83-year-old business was acquired by a venture capital firm with the intention of becoming employee owned.