With less than a month left to qualify for a primary ballot, Republicans and Democrats are still recruiting people to run for dozens of seats in the Maine Legislature.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Susan Collins called the cops because of sidewalk chalk. The woman behind it is running for US Senate.
Bangor resident Andrea LaFlamme is publicly identifying herself as the sidewalk chalker as she mounts a longshot campaign for US Senate.
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Posted inMaine, News
How would Maine’s proposed climate superfund work?
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the world’s largest oil and gas companies to pay for the recovery costs of climate-related disasters.
Posted inMaine, News
FirstPark in Oakland names new executive director
Kristine Logan brings 20 years of economic development experience.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
One dead after crash at Waterville gas station
Waterville police said it appears a pedestrian in Big Apple parking lot was struck when a vehicle veered off Main Street.
Posted inMaine, News
Monday storm to bring blizzard, flood conditions to Maine
Travel on Monday along the coast should be for ’emergencies only,’ according to forecasters.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Rockland man arrested after driving plow truck toward protesters
Some of the 75 protesters gathered in Chapman Park were hit by ice and snow from the plow.
Posted inNation & World, News
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
The man was carrying “what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can” and was shot by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff deputy.
Posted inNews
Mainer Del Duca finishes 12th in 4-man bobsled
German Johannes Lochner captures the gold medal in his final sliding-sport event.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
It’s been 25 years since Maine passed a Wabanaki studies law. It’s only partly working.
Three generations of Penobscot advocates are fighting to ensure students in Maine are taught about Indigenous tribes.