State fish and game records show Rep. Jeffrey Pierce has tagged deer, moose and turkey using firearms, while he is prohibited from possessing guns because of a felony drug conviction.
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Attorneys compete to become Franklin County probate judge
Independent Ron Aseltine and Democrat Margot Joly are running for a four-year term as probate judge to replace Richard Morton, who is retiring.
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Independent Alan Caron ends his run for governor, endorses Janet Mills
Caron pledged to drop out if it became clear in mid-October that he couldn’t win.
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York County state Senate candidate brings history of controversy
Stavros Mendros has been synonymous with Lewiston politics and statewide petition drives for nearly two decades. Now he’s waging a longshot bid to win return to the Legislature for the first time in 16 years.
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York County district attorney: Two-term Democrat, independent squaring off
The winner will lead the second busiest prosecutorial district in the state, which handled over 9,000 criminal cases in 2017.
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Records show state lawmaker with felony conviction has hunted game with guns
Rep. Jeff Pierce, R-Dresden, is prohibited from possessing firearms because of his 1983 conviction, but he currently holds a firearms hunting permit for deer, state records show.
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Maine Question 1 home-care initiative generates huge donations, many ads
The latest filing shows multimillion-dollar fundraising and spending in the final weeks of the campaign.
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Candidate’s plan for keg party to lure young voters falls flat
The bar in Auburn where Seth Carey had invited Bates College students to come after Saturday’s football game against Colby cancels the party.
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York County sheriff’s race pits incumbent against retired sergeant from his department
Working conditions and staff morale at the jail are among the issues in the competition between Sheriff William L. King Jr. and former deputy and corrections officer Roger B. Hicks.