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Monmouth voters reject funds for historic school, approve merging police department with Winthrop

by Keith Edwards June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Residents also elected 2 new selectmen, and approved town spending in secret ballot voting during Tuesday’s primary elections.

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Voters reject 2 articles in Fairfield’s $9M municipal spending plan

by Abigail Pritchard June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Voters rejected an article that would appropriate money for capital improvement, and one which appropriates salaries for general government.

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Maine transgender sports referendum back in court after invalidation

by Riley Board June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

The group behind the question is asking that it be restored to the November ballot, while the secretary of state wants the court to affirm her conclusion that the petition fell more than 500 signatures short.

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‘A cheap, no-good person’: Donald Trump tees off on Graham Platner

by Randy Billings June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

The attacks signal a bruising, scorched-earth general election campaign for Maine’s Senate seat, which is key for both parties’ plans to control the upper chamber.

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Voters pass Oakland-area school budget

by Abigail Pritchard June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

All five Regional School Unit 18 towns approved the spending plan Tuesday.

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Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds

by MICHAEL BIESECKER and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering.

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Is the term ‘moxie’ derived from the name of Maine’s state soft drink? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Maine made Moxie its official state soft drink in 2005.

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Skowhegan-area voters approve school budget, cost-sharing change

by Jake Freudberg June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

The budget reflects an overall local tax increase of less than 2%, while the cost-sharing formula will use a combination of valuation and pupil count.