Work to renovate and expand the library is likely to begin in about a year.
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Waterville area turnout reflects lack of local races
Now in the 1st Congressional District, where there are no contested primaries, some city residents didn’t know there was an election Tuesday.
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Low voter turnout expected for Tuesday’s primary
The biggest draw will be the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District Republican and Democratic races.
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Compromise meets hard line in 2nd District
Democratic rabble-rouser Troy Jackson and tea party-backed Bruce Poliquin hope to defeat more established candidates in the primaries Tuesday.
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Campaigns fan out across Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Volunteers for Republicans and Democrats are working for votes in the two races, one of which looks close, before Tuesday’s primary.
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Senate candidate Shenna Bellows to walk the length of Maine
Bellows will walk the 350 miles from Houlton to Kittery as she tries to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Michaud proposes anti-fraud plan
The Democrat’s rivals for governor say the mechanisms for welfare oversight already exist.
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Election officials won’t investigate Cumberland County sheriff’s race
Sheriff Kevin Joyce alleged that his primary opponent Michael Edes coordinated with a political action committee that has spent $100,000 to influence the race.
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Mississippi Senate race gets marquee billing on night of primaries
The tea party is trying to topple an establishment favorite following losses in four other states.
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Gabrielle Giffords’ gun-control group to back Susan Collins
The group says it wants leaders who ‘shatter the tired myth that you can’t be pro-gun rights and pro-gun violence prevention.’