The poll by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research gave Gideon a 7 percentage-point lead over the incumbent as the race heads into its final weeks.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Coronavirus task force coordinator Birx urges vigilance in visit to SMCC
The White House official met with staff members and students at Southern Maine Community College in a closed-door roundtable during a stop Tuesday.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant
The grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the city campus.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Senate candidate Lisa Savage hopes ranked-choice will boost progressive campaign
The teacher and activist from Solon faces a steep challenge from the major party candidates, but is hoping ranked-choice voting will help pave the way for independents.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Portland elementary teacher named Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, received the recognition at an outdoor ceremony Thursday morning.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Alfond’s $240 million gift to UMaine System among largest ever to public higher ed institute
The money from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help transform the University of Southern Maine by providing most of the funding for a new graduate center and law school and access to a multi-university engineering program.
Posted inMaine, News
Sand stockpile, rock crusher may have contributed to landslide on Presumpscot
A report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also recommends how to stabilize the riverbank in Westbrook where the landslide occurred in mid-September.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System under fire for changes to retirees’ health coverage
University officials say the new insurance will save $2.5 million a year and expand benefits, but lawmakers, unions and retirees want them to reconsider it.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine will remove name of eugenics advocate from academic building
A task force has recommended the board of trustees consider various options for renaming the building on the Orono campus, possibly for a person of Wabanaki descent.