This cycle looks a lot like the 2018 election that sent Golden to Washington for the first time.
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Graham Platner voted for 3 Democrats for governor, but he’s not endorsing anyone
An unusual media event illustrates how Democrats are strategizing in the final weeks of a ranked-choice election.
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Posted inMaine, News
Former employee accuses Acadia National Park of discrimination
A man with Native American heritage has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the park repeatedly hired white candidates under 40 or left positions unfilled.
Posted inMaine, News
Investigators say machinery sparked Robbins Lumber fire, triggering blast in silo
They say suppression operations were unable to extinguish a smoldering fire that began near an unloader and it rapidly triggered particulate matter, causing the explosion that lifted a silo off its base.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Outdoors
Interested in bird-watching in Maine? Join the flock
The spring migration offers ample opportunities to take up a new hobby or spot a new species.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Blaine House in Augusta receives spring landscaping work
Photographer Joe Phelan captures the sprucing up of the governor’s mansion.
Posted inFact Brief, Health, Maine, News
Is the official US poverty measure still based on a 1960s formula? | Fact brief
Maine’s official poverty rate in 2024 was 10.6%, matching the U.S. rate, according to the Census Bureau.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Elections, Maine, New England, News, Politics, Sports
Red Sox cable station says it pulled Graham Platner’s critical ad over copyright issue
Platner’s ad that ran during part of Friday’s game said private equity has ‘destroyed’ the Red Sox.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
In reversal, transgender sports referendum ruled ineligible for Maine’s fall ballot
The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who initially had determined that the ballot question would appear before voters, could still be challenged in court by the proposal’s supporters.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Man with cancer and permanent spinal injury blames Lewiston hospital for both
The Auburn man and his wife are putting their house on the market because they can no longer maintain it.