Outside the polls, voters said they turned out for the presidential election, but some said they also wanted to vote for down-ballot candidates who have more direct impact to local communities.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
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Posted inElection 2024, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Politics
Livermore Falls voters approve police cruiser funds, property ordinance
Town Clerk Doris Austin said 23 people registered to vote Tuesday.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Politics
Auburn’s Eric Brakey quits his Maine senate seat so he can vote in New Hampshire
Brakey has long planned to move to the Granite State to run a libertarian group.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Photos: Lewiston voters go to the polls
Polls close at 8 p.m. across the state
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Nation / World
Potentially historic voter turnout across Maine, boosted by same-day registrations
Here’s a look at what happened at polling places across the state.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn council to consider more Lake Auburn watershed protections
The proposed changes include expanded buffers for agricultural uses near wetlands, and restrictions on fertilizer and pesticides, clearcutting and more.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Afghan sisters offer traditional homeland fare at Lewiston restaurant
Nelofar and Shaqaeq Ahmadi run Royal Chicken and Kabab at 259 Lisbon Street months after their arrival in Maine.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Former Jay man denied another review of his 2019 murder conviction
James E. “Ted” Sweeney, 64, was convicted of murder of his girlfriend in 2019 and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.