The looming presidential primary will add new layers of intrigue – and maybe a lawsuit or two – to the state’s first-of-its-kind election process.
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Bill Nemitz: Oh, to swim in Maine’s ocean once again … sharks and all
It’s no fun frolicking in the waves with the ‘Jaws’ theme playing in your head.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary
The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state’s ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills
Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Opera House teems with youths, adults auditioning for “Newsies the Musical”
Dozens of adults and children swarmed the Opera House Sunday to try out for parts in the musical, based on the Disney film “Newsies,” and the true story of the news boy strike in New York City in 1899.
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Bill Nemitz: The good news: A mass shooting didn’t happen in Maine last week
How can we head off the threat of a mass shooting? Police in Maine, alerted by a woman in New York, just did.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
As ‘death with dignity’ law nears, Maine doctors hesitate
Assisted suicide becomes legal in a few weeks, but health care networks and doctors are still wrestling with how they will respond to requests for assistance from patients.
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Ronald McDonald House Charities grant applications available
The 2019 grant application period is now open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations seeking a grant.
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Bill Nemitz: A homegrown moral dilemma: Kill the invaders or live and let live?
They’re not hurting anyone … yet. But who wants to live alongside a nest of yellow jackets?
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Puppy raisers needed in central Maine
Maine Regional of Guiding Eyes for the Blind needs people to teach basic skills, socialize puppies.