The centrist Democrat from Lewiston says he is focused on winning a 5th term representing Maine’s more conservative 2nd District in order to help his party retake the House in 2026.
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Lisbon man, 33, dies after falling out of a boat on Cobbosseecontee Stream
Chadd Brewin, 33, suffered an apparent medical event while fishing with his father-in-law.
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Maine resilience projects face yet another funding setback
The Trump administration is scaling back a multibillion dollar hazard mitigation grant program that states have long used to protect homes and businesses from floods and other disasters.
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Maine lawmakers to consider beefed-up gun storage rules in effort to prevent accidental injuries, deaths
The debate over LD 1120 comes after a 4-year-old Lewiston boy died this weekend in a shooting, the latest tragedy of its kind in Maine.
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Hallowell convenes horror lovers for Stephen King Day
The day of events included a talk from artist Glenn Chadbourne, who has illustrated multiple King books, and a ‘Carrie’-themed prom.
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Waterville council to consider proposed $64.8 million municipal, school budget
Elected officials will consider putting the city’s third ambulance into service and adding rescue personnel to staff it.
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Advocates urge lawmakers to ban Maine police from cooperating with ICE
The proposals come as the Department of Homeland Security is working to expand its partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to carry out mass deportations.
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Waterville man injured after being struck by tractor trailer
Timothy Ferris of Waterville was taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after Friday’s crash.
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Former state prosecutor released after child sex abuse material sentence
James M. Cameron, who had been Maine’s former top drug prosecutor, also fled the state while on bail, prompting an 18-day manhunt.
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Former Mt. Ararat high, middle school employee under investigation, district says
SAD 75 Superintendent Heidi O’Leary calls the allegations against the ex-employee, who has not been charged or arrested, ‘deeply unsettling’ but does not elaborate.