Poll workers across the region dealt with lines of voters Tuesday, even after heavy absentee voting. ‘We want people to know their vote is safe, and it counts,’ said one official.
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Posted inCentral Maine Eats, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Central Maine Eats: BBQ, pho and more
Complete coverage of what’s new with restaurants, food trucks and food events in central Maine.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Live statewide and town-by-town votes for the 2024 Maine House
Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2024 Maine State House.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Hartland man arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Christopher Todd, 35, was arrested Friday on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Nation & World
Potentially historic voter turnout across Maine, boosted by same-day registrations
Here’s a look at what happened at polling places across the state.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Nation & World
West Gardiner man sentenced to 50 years for child sexual abuse material offenses
Jon A. Hall, a previous sex offender, was sentenced to serve 50 years in federal prison on 14 counts relating to the production, transportation and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Nearly 4 in 10 Maine voters cast ballots before Election Day
More than 360,000 absentee ballots had been returned and accepted by municipal clerks as of 3 p.m. Monday, according to the Maine Department of the Secretary of State.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Maine
State investigates reports of people illegally offering to drop off absentee ballots in Gardiner, Bangor
Gardiner City Clerk Kathleen Cutler said the city has received two reports of a person with a Massachusetts license plate offering to take and deliver absentee ballots.