Joe Pietroski, a Republican from Winthrop, is challenging longtime commissioner Nancy Rines, a Democrat from Gardiner.
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With election looming, candidates for governor debate transmission line, non-citizen voting rights
All four expressed concern about Central Maine Power Co.’s plan to run a 145-mile power line through the mountains of western Maine.
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Megyn Kelly apologizes to NBC colleagues for remarks on dressing up in blackface
She had questioned in a show segment why it would be inappropriate for a Halloween costume.
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Cumberland County DA candidates disagree at forum on best ways to tackle opioid crisis
Democrat Jon Gale and independent Jonathan Sahrbeck also discuss sexual assault cases, immigration enforcement and safe-injection sites for drug users.
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Local, county political candidates set for Hallowell forum
The forum will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Hallowell City Hall auditorium.
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Sahrbeck faces Gale for Cumberland County DA office
A prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney are vying for the job on the November ballot.
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Kanye West holds dialogue with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on tourism, arts
The rapper is said to be recording music remotely in the East African nation.
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For Maine women in confirmation protest, the fight was personal
They traveled to Washington to oppose a controversial appointment to the Supreme Court, determined to tell their own stories and discover the power in being heard.
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Maine Republicans spend $1.8 million in their first big ad buy of governor’s race
The expenditure brings the total amount of outside spending in the race to almost $7 million, although Democrat-backed groups still account for a majority of that.
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Sexual assault survivors from Maine converge on Capitol Hill to appeal to Collins
The women travel to D.C. by bus and plane to share their experiences in the hope of influencing the senator’s critical vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.