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Bangor Daily News

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Democrat upsets a lightning-rod western Maine sheriff by 68 votes

A recount is likely in the race that looks set to usher in Democrat Timothy Holland, a school resource officer and 45-year police veteran, as sheriff.

Oxford County, ME · 1d

New York Post

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Miranda Devine: Don’t count Susan Collins out yet — tough Maine voters see right through lefty fairy tales

Zombies were everywhere in hyper-liberal Portland, Maine, on Saturday night, and I’m not sure it was just Halloween. I was offered a free “doobie” several times by a kind old hippie after being in a bar for 10 minutes. Pot is legal in Portland, as it is in New York and other blue cities with chronic street homelessness, not that those in charge would ever admit a connection to laissez- faire social policies that provide “safe” injecting sites and free needles. Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson with Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey in Scarborough, Maine, over the weekend. AFP via Getty Images You may have guessed it’s not exactly Susan Collins territory . Despite the fact that the elusive Collins is aggressively uncollegial to MAGA Republicans and regarded as a RINO nuisance by Donald Trump , Portlandians will tell you she is the president’s puppet. They are fed up with ads trashing her Democrat opponent Troy Jackson for, among other things, marrying his second cousin. El-Sayed defends trans athletes in girls’ sports: ‘We manufacture these social issues’ She has kept such a low profile on the campaign that Jackson’s team displays a giant milk carton at his events featuring her face

Maine · 4d

NEWS CENTER Maine

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Wild River Fire continues to burn in New Hampshire

New Hampshire · 7h

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This Maine Christmas Wonderland Opens In November With Thousands Of Lights And Free S’mores

Free s’mores. Tens of thousands of twinkling lights. A store that never closes its doors, not even at 3 a.m. on a snowy Tuesday. That combo alone should get your attention. Add a twinkle light tunnel, a giant snow globe for photos, and crackling fire pits, and things get even better.

Freeport, ME · 3d
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KVCAP opens 37 affordable apartments in Waterville

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) -KVCAP celebrated the opening of 37 new affordable apartments in Waterville on Thursday with a ribbon cutting at a site that holds decades of memories for the city. The event marked the end of a multi-year redevelopment project in the city’s South End. David Pelton, president...

Waterville, ME · 1d

Bangor Daily News

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Midcoast middle school temporarily closed after bedbugs found

"While we understand that this news may be unsettling, we want to reassure families that there is currently no indication of an infestation at our school," a letter from the superintendent and principal read.

Waldoboro, ME · 1d

The Maine Monitor

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8 more Maine towns adopt data center bans in lopsided elections

Daniel O’Connor is a Report for Americacorps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers.

Maine · 1d

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Windham-Raymond School Board vote against naming school after children's advocate

WINDHAM (WGME) -- Windham's new middle school will not be named after a long-time child advocate in Maine. Wednesday night, the Windham-Raymond School Board voted against naming the school after Bill Diamond. They instead approved the name Windham-Raymond Middle School. Diamond, who died last year at 80, represented both Windham...

Windham, ME · 22h

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Gorham elects Maine’s 1st openly nonbinary state lawmaker

Seven Siegel, a Gorham town councilor, won 3,229 votes to serve Maine House District 109.

Gorham, ME · 1d

The Maine Monitor

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Mobile home residents prevail in lot rent ordinance votes

Voters in eight towns overwhelmingly approved ordinances on Tuesday, Nov. 3, restricting how much mobile home park owners can raise lot rents. The decisions in Augusta, Eliot, Farmington, Jay, Oakland, Standish, Wells and Wiscasset bring the total number of municipalities in Maine with lot rent restrictions to 16. Another city, Lewiston, will decide later this month whether to adopt an ordinance by city council vote.

Augusta, ME · 2d

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Governor-elect Hannah Pingree outlines priorities after victory

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Maine Governor-elect Hannah Pingree held her first news conference Wednesday after winning the gubernatorial race with 55% of the vote. Pingree campaigned on addressing several challenges facing Maine families, including rising housing costs, healthcare expenses and affordability. During the news conference in Portland, Pingree reiterated her...

Maine · 2d

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles spends Election Day greeting Maine voters

HAMPDEN (WGME) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles spent Election Day greeting voters across the state. Charles made stops in Gorham, Auburn and Hampden Tuesday. He says his message to Mainers remains the same as it did when he started his campaign: cut crime, cut taxes and no nonsense...

Maine · 3d

Maine Morning Star

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Lewiston becomes latest Maine city to restrict syringe service programs

Lewiston will become the state’s largest municipality to restrict syringe service programs, after a majority of voters on Tuesday opted to pass a referendum to bring back needle exchange limits. The successful citizen initiative reinstitutes a one-for-one needle exchange, mandating that syringe service providers can’t distribute more than 20 sterile syringes per person each day. […]

Lewiston, ME · 15h

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Two Maine towns are terminating their contract with Delta Ambulance

FAIRFIELD -- Fairfield and Benton are moving away from private ambulance services and will be changing to a town-operated service early next year. The non-profit Delta Ambulance has been serving communities in central Maine for over 5 decades, filling in the gaps left by municipal services. However, the towns of...

Fairfield, ME · 1d

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Alternative sentencing program saving county money

Executive Director Emily Rabbe, left, introduces Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission's new floodplain manager, Bekah Farmer during the Nov. 3 Lincoln County commissioners meeting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department sponsors an alternative sentencing program for Two Bridges Regional Jail inmates. Twice a year, the program allows non-violent offenders...

Lincoln County, ME · 1d

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Firewood cage to return across from Woolwich town office

Voters returned incumbents Jason Shaw and Allison Hepler to the selectboard for new three-year terms. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper. The selectboard and town administrator at work Nov. 4. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper. Woolwich selectmen agreed Wednesday, Nov. 4 to give a wire cage containing free, split firewood outside the town...

Woolwich, ME · 1d

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Emergency Vet Clinic in Portland, Maine, Opens New Hospital

Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care in Portland, Maine, is moving its emergency and critical care to a new hospital in Falmouth, Maine

Portland, ME · 3d

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Waldoboro Culvert To Be Redone in Summer 2028

The Maine Department of Transportation has publicized plans for the replacement of a large culvert under Route 235 in Waldoboro, near Hackmatack Lane. The culvert, currently two side-by-side corrugated aluminum pipes allowing passage of Levensaler Brook under the road, will be replaced with a long single concrete box culvert, according to DOT plans. The current structure is in “poor condition,” according to a virtual public meeting on the culvert, impacting the ground above it.

Waldoboro, ME · 1d

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Housing experts say Maine should focus on making building easier

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine is facing a housing shortage, as home and rent prices continue to rise at an alarming rate. Experts say the solution to both problems is to make building easier. Housing advocacy group Maine Affordable Housing Coalition says Portland saw just 7 percent housing growth, but a...

Maine · 23h

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Windham voters reject $19.5M community center proposal

WINDHAM, Maine (WGME) -- Voters have rejected a proposal to turn Windham Middle School into a community center. The failed proposal would have allocated about $19.5 million for renovation costs. The community center would have replaced the current Windham Middle School, which is set to close in 2027, once the...

Windham, ME · 2d