State and local election officials say problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.
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Posted inLocal Government, News
New Vineyard Planning Board secretary submits surprise resignation
Secretary Jamie McKechnie raised concerns about the processes and informalities being used by the Planning Board.
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Posted inNation & World
CIA workplace assault case emerges as agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks
A recent internal watchdog report found systemic shortcomings in the CIA’s handling of such complaints was classified as ‘secret,’ shielded as a potential threat to national security.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. inflation reaches 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
A key reason for last month’s drop in overall inflation was the third drop in gas prices in the past four months.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Gwen Walz, wife of VP candidate Tim Walz, will visit Bangor and Portland on Friday
The stops are part of a Harris-Walz push to rally voters and build enthusiasm as the campaign enters its final 2 months.
Posted inCommunity
Archaeology of Chapman-Hall House subject of Sept. 20 presentation
DAMARISCOTTA — In the fall of 2022, Tim Dinsmore directed an archeological investigation into the earliest occupation of Chapman-Hall homestead and the integrity of artifacts on display within the circa 1754 house museum. He plans to present the results of the field work and subsequent artifact analysis at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the […]
Posted inCommunity
Athens girl granted wish to see black sand beach
Make-A-Wish Maine ended its fiscal year 2024 on Aug. 31 with 89 wishes granted — the most wishes granted in a single year by the chapter since its founding in 1992.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Outdoors, Politics
Outdoors groups push for passage of Maine’s first trail bond
The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.
Posted inNation & World, News
A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation
Being a ‘9/11 family’ reverberates through generations, and commemorating and understanding the Sept. 11 attacks one day will be up to a world with no first-hand memory of them.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Campaigns clash over gun rights in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault’s commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man ‘walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.’