Rick Bennett, Bobby Charles and Hannah Pingree shared their plans for addressing the housing crisis, healthcare affordability and taxes.
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Aroostook County landowner taken into custody as firefighters battled debris pile fires
Firefighters battling at least 20 burning slash piles had to take cover as police arrested the Madawaska landowner for operating under the influence, officials say.
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Would Maine’s next governor sign a moratorium on new data centers?
We asked Bobby Charles, Hannah Pingree and Rick Bennett. Here’s what they said.
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Cumberland County prosecutors drop charge against Yarmouth doctor
Peter O’Donnell, 69, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of engaging a prostitute, a Class E charge, under a deferred disposition agreement.
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Owner of Friendship market detained by ICE
Dhavalkumar Patel was apprehended by immigration agents at Wallace’s Market on Saturday. He contends that he is being unlawfully held.
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Do Mainers care about Graham Platner’s controversies? Here’s what our poll found.
The vast majority of Mainers have heard at least a bit about the U.S. Senate candidate’s personal history.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates librarian finds Indigenous land grant from 1860s, complicating college’s history
The Lewiston college owned and sold 57,000 acres in northwestern Maine.
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Hannah Pingree is the heavy favorite in Maine governor’s race, Times/Press Herald/Siena poll finds
Pingree, a Democrat, has a double-digit lead over Republican Bobby Charles in the three-way race that also features independent Rick Bennett.
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Hiker evacuated from Knife Edge on Katahdin by Forest Service helicopter
It was the second helicopter rescue from the peak in less than a week.
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Bridgton man sentenced to 48 years for killing partner in 2023
Eric Knight was found guilty in April of depraved indifference murder in the death of Benita Preo.