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LEWISTON (WGME) -- On this Veterans Day, towns and cities across Maine, New Hampshire and the nation are honoring those who've served our country. A ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston was one of many taking place Wednesday. At the event, the Patriot Riders of America presented the Lewiston-Auburn...
AUGUSTA, Maine (WAGM) - Republican Paul LePage has won Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, defeating Democrat Matt Dunlap following ranked-choice tabulation. The Associated Press called the race Thursday, nine days after the Nov. 3 election. The tabulation process began Monday, Nov. 9, at the Maine Department of Public Safety...
I-95 and I-295 travelers face a hidden winter hazard when road salt loses effectiveness below 20 degrees.
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday that it will hold four recounts next week, three for races for Maine Legislature and one for a Kennebec County commissioner seat after several close finishes in last week’s midterm election. First up will be Maine Senate District 18, which includes parts of Oxford, Androscoggin and Cumberland […]
Uplift LA is recognizing 35 outstanding young professionals across 10 categories as part of its 10th year of the Finest Under 40 awards program. Community members have through November 16 to cast their votes and help recognize the next generation of leaders making a difference throughout Androscoggin County. Finest Under...
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Augusta City Council approved a preliminary agreement with Municipal Waste Solutions to change how trash is handled at Hatch Hill, the regional landfill serving the city and seven surrounding communities. Municipal Waste Solutions would process Augusta’s waste at a facility in Hampden. How the...
Trever Benedict of The Red Barn in Augusta posted what he meant as an inspiring message, but others thought it referred to the election.
The developer plans to file a site location permit and an air emission license application with the Department of Environmental Protection.
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Governor-elect Hannah Pingree announced her transition committee Tuesday morning in Augusta. The 22-person committee brings together volunteers from across Maine to help find the people who will lead state agencies and serve in her cabinet. “It’s why I am selecting people who are capable, who are...
GARDINER — After hearing neighbors complain about break-ins and decades of neglect, and the fire chief ordering his crew not to go inside because of the risk, the Gardiner City Council voted unanimously Nov. 4 to label the former Merrill Manor a dangerous building and order it demolished if it is not rehabilitated within 30 days.
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.
This article will consider the remaining doctors who had cards in the July 31, 1875, issue of the Daily Kennebec Journal, and three of their predecessors. The men announcing their practices in July, 1875, included:. — W. L. Thompson, M.D., Corner State and Green Sts. Office hours 1 to 3...
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The United Way is launching a new pilot project in Maine to help people get to appointments, work, school and more. The program is called Keep ME Moving and is funded thanks to support from the John T. Gorman Foundation. The program will help people pay for small car repairs, bus passes, and Lyft rides.
STATEWIDE/ELLLSWORTH -- The ranked-choice voting tabulation for the Congressional District Two race continued Tuesday in Augusta. It got Monday morning underway. Staff there worked all day Tuesday. We're told they have gotten through all the write-in ballots. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has predicted that they will know official results...
The governor elect's comment comes a day after the owner of the former mill submitted permit applications to Maine regulators.
Across the country, voters approved ballot initiatives that cap rents and impose new restrictions on landlords' ability to rent to whom they please. The most eye-catching of these was a successful initiative in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where 68 percent of voters revived a cap on annual rent increases of $20 per month that the city council had axed back in 2023.
Seven votes separate Grant Sr. and Dilda-Gaspar as Ellsworth waits for its ballot boxes to come back from Augusta before the recount can begin.
