Phil Bofia and Jay Coelho, each a former city councilor in Waterville, square off Wednesday night in a televised debate at the Fairfield Community Center.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville
The president tries to walk back his refusal to condemn the far right group during the presidential debate.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Trump, Biden snipe from road and rails after debate chaos
The president and his Democratic challenger are competing for working-class voters in the Midwest.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Judge declines to intervene on Maine’s absentee ballot rules
Justice William Stokes finds that changing the rules so close to the election would not be in the public interest, and that the state’s existing rules present no irreparable harm to voters.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Collins criticizes Trump for failing to condemn Proud Boys
The Republican senator says intolerance and white supremacy ‘have no place in our country,’ and her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, accuses the president of sowing ‘hatred and division among Americans.’
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Presidential debate outsiders still ready to rumble for Maine votes
A trio of presidential contenders on Maine’s ballot said voters deserve to hear from more than just Trump and Biden.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s debate remark puts white supremacy at focus of campaign
Republicans express concern about how fallout from the chaotic debate and the way the campaign is shaping up could affect the party’s candidates up and down the ballot.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Debate commission plans to change format to avoid a second ‘embarrassment’
Moderator Chris Wallace struggled to gain control of the debate in Cleveland because of frequent interruptions, primarily by President Trump.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Early in-person voting to begin Monday in Portland and other Maine communities
Votes can be cast at the city clerk’s temporary office in Merrill Auditorium. Other cities, including Lewiston, are expected to begin allowing in-person voting as well.
Posted inElection 2020
Shenna Bellows, Maine Senate 14
Social media accounts @shennabellows on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/shennabellowsforstatesenate Occupation: Nonprofit Executive Director Education: BA, Middlebury College; Ellsworth High School Community Organizations: Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, executive director Manchester Conservation Commission Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Reading, hiking, board games Family status: Married Years in the Legislature: Four Committee assignments (if elected): Labor and Housing […]