Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Oxford Hills, Politics
Retired Maine general says Pete Hegseth unqualified to lead Pentagon
Democrat Jon Treacy of Oxford warns Trump’s choices for his Cabinet are ‘buffoons and clowns.’
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Republican proposal would repeal 72-hour wait on firearms purchases
House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine’s high court denies ‘Good Samaritan’ appeal
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu’s request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check.
Posted inMaine, News
Los Angeles is burning. Could it happen in Maine?
Massive wildfires left a path of destruction across Maine in October 1947, changing how the state responds to the danger, but climate change remains a risk factor.
Posted inMaine, News
PFAS contamination found on more than 100 Maine farms
The state’s ambitious multiyear investigation into PFAS contamination from sludge-based fertilizer is not yet halfway done, but costs are mounting as new federal protections arise from mounting scientific evidence of potential human health risks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Lewiston schools receive grant to combat student homelessness
Roughly 1,700 students and their families in five school systems are expected to benefit from the pilot, MaineHousing said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man sentenced for 2021 Saco robbery
Max Gbetibouo, 51, of Lewiston was sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in a 2021 convenience store robbery in Saco.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Oxford Hills
Harrison’s embattled town manager quits
Cass Newell faced personal attacks and stalking incidents during her three years, despite accomplishing much in that time.
Posted inMaine
Maine public defense agency urges state to fully fund its work
The latest request for more funding comes as the state is trying to resolve a lawsuit over its struggles to find enough lawyers to represent poor Mainers in more than a thousand different cases.