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Election 2024, Maine, Politics

Bill Clinton rallies hundreds of Harris supporters in Portland

by Joe Lawlor November 1, 2024November 2, 2024

The former president visited the city to make a final push in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as she vies for the presidency.

Business, Maine, News

Alfonds, heirs of Dexter Shoe Co., now rank among wealthiest Americans

by Stephen Singer November 1, 2024November 5, 2024

Scarborough resident Susan Alfond and her brothers amassed their wealth from the shoe company started by their father and bought by investor Warren Buffett.

Election 2024, News, Politics

Golden, Theriault make final pitches to voters in Maine’s 2nd District

by Randy Billings November 1, 2024November 3, 2024

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s final campaign ad focuses on family, while Republican challenger Austin Theriault reminds voters that he’s Donald Trump’s top pick in a race that could determine which party controls the House.

Election 2024, News, Politics

Gov. Mills skirts Maine flag question but endorses 3 bond proposals

by Randy Billings November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

The governor says she is leaving the decision about a new state flag to voters, but she supports three other ballot proposals.

Maine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education

Winslow considers demolishing former junior high, but $450,000 environmental cleanup must come first

by Dylan Tusinski November 1, 2024November 3, 2024

The town will soon begin accepting bids to demolish the nearly 100-year-old schoolhouse, but hundreds of thousands of dollars must first be spent to remove oil and asbestos from the building.