More than 5,400 people registered to vote in August, bringing the total of new registrations in Maine to nearly 23,000 so far this year.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
What you need to know ahead of the Nov. 5 election
Who’s on the ballot? What are the referendum and bond questions? Where’s my polling place? We’ve got answers.
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Posted inNation & World, Sports
Video shows officers dragging Dolphins star Tyreek Hill out of his car at traffic stop
Video released by police shows Hill’s altercation with officers, which included getting pulled from his car and forced face first to the ground.
Posted inLocal Government, News
Jay approves temporary bridge closure for POW/MIA memorial ceremony Sept. 20
The Select Board set a special town meeting for Sept. 23 on $63,000 for police department.
Posted inNation & World, News
On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
Over the past 2 years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have come to the United States seeking a better life.
Posted inNation & World, News
Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
At least 6,000 people in California fled the Line Fire, while another blaze in neighboring Nevada displaced more than 20,000 residents.
Posted inMaine, News
Farmington firefighters respond to chimney, stove fires
One person at Deer Run Apartments was treated for smoke inhalation.
Posted inLocal Government
Two residents vie for Rangeley selectman position
Wendyll Caisse resigned in August with about 17 months left on her term.
Posted inNew England
New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest
A man says he’s grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll eating contest.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House Democratic leader rejects Republican spending bill as ‘unserious and unacceptable’
The response frames the spending battle to come over the next weeks as lawmakers work to reach consensus on a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.