Four of the nine candidates seeking four seats have formed a slate and hope that voters will elect them to enact initiatives they have in mind, including returning to an open town meeting.
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Maine could be asked to vote on health care for all in 2026
A proposal by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, for a citizens’ initiative would direct Maine lawmakers to establish a system to provide publicly funded health care for all residents.
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Andrew Zimmern makes an impromptu food crawl through Portland
The celebrity chef took an emotional trip down Memory Lane.
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Oxford County budget starts out with a tax decrease, but unknown costs remain
The draft spending plan represents a $14.5 million tax assessment, which is 4.7% less than the current year. But ‘significant changes’ are likely.
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Maine mother suing health provider says during trial ‘nobody should have to do this’
Lyndsey Sutherland, whose 15-year-old daughter died in 2021, is suing Mid Coast Medical Group under the Maine Wrongful Death Act.
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With 24-hour shelter on horizon, Lewiston group opens overnight warming center
The warming center, operated by nonprofit Kaydenz Kitchen, will be available until the region’s first low-barrier homeless shelter opens next year.
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Angus King co-sponsoring bill to keep SNAP, WIC going during shutdown
The Maine independent is also joining Republican Sen. Susan Collins in supporting a similar piece of legislation that seeks to maintain funding food assistance in November.
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Man convicted for Bowdoin killings dies in Massachusetts prison
Joseph Eaton, 36, died in a Massachusetts facility while serving a life sentence.
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Mainers worry about loved ones in Jamaica caught in hurricane’s path
The catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore across the island nation on Tuesday, leaving destruction and worry in its wake for many in the U.S. with family members there.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills releases $1.25 million to help food banks respond to SNAP losses
Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.