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Portland cartoonist’s ‘Big Nate’ comic strip ends its daily run on Saturday
Lincoln Peirce is ending the daily ‘Big Nate’ cartoons, but the Sunday strips will continue to run.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
See the 97 billionaires and their spouses backing Susan Collins
The list comes from a Maine Monitor analysis of Federal Election Commission campaign finance data.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins
The level of billionaire funding shows how the race, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, has drawn interest and funding from some of the wealthiest people in the world.
Posted inCommunity
Augusta, Hallowell joining 4-day workweek trend for municipal offices
The 2 cities will add to a growing number of Maine municipalities offering earlier or later service hours in return for a four-day workweek.
Posted inCommunity, News
3 takeaways from Belgrade’s budget proposal
The spending plan boasts a lower tax burden than the prior year while ambulances and debt service drive costs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Things to Do
19 live music concerts in Maine worth traveling for this summer
Huge acts including Barry Manilow, Billy Idol and Indigo Girls are performing all over the state.
Posted inCommunity, News
Dirigo Reads to offer free books Saturday in Lewiston, Waterville
The organization will be at all 6 Governor’s Restaurants from 7-10 a.m. in an effort to promote literacy in Maine.
Posted inElections, News, Politics
Platner, Fetterman exchange insults amid political comparisons
Graham Platner has sought to distance himself from Sen. John Fetterman, a harsh critic who won in Pennsylvania with a similar blue-collar image before becoming a pariah among Democrats.
Posted inMaine, News
Plan for $550M data center in Jay on hold, official says
Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly advised that it does not intend to move forward with the plan for the former Androscoggin paper mill.