Name: Timothy Turner Party: Republican Hometown: Buckfield Hobbies: I’ve had a lot of fun and met interesting people in the Masonic fraternity and enjoy traveling all over the state and a little around the country to attend meetings. Can you talk a little bit about your background? What do you do for work? I have been a commissioner for […]
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Race for Oxford County Commission: Daniel O'Neill
Name: Daniel O’Neill Party: Democrat Hometown: Oxford Hobbies: I like to keep busy. I play guitar in my downtime, but I am also a builder, a mechanic, a teacher, a father and a friend. Can you talk a little bit about your background? What do you do for work? My youngest son and I operate […]
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Donald Trump endorses Bruce Poliquin with a tweet
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to express his “full endorsement” of Maine’s 2nd District Republican congressman Bruce Poliquin. In a late-afternoon statement on the social media site, the president called Poliquin “a great congressman.” “He is in a tough fight against a very liberal Nancy Pelosi Democrat,” Trump said, referring to Lewiston […]
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Data company makes a King-size omission in U.S. Senate prediction
A global data company is trying to make a splash with a study that predicts the outcome of next month’s U.S. Senate elections based on Google searches for each candidate’s name. When it comes to Maine’s Senate race, the marketing data firm, SEMrush, makes a bold prediction: that Republican Eric Brakey will win, with 54 […]
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Andrew Robinson defends DA’s Office from Seth Carey’s criticism
Andrew Robinson, the district attorney for Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties, says the prosecutor’s office he oversees is a smoothly running operation where 14 lawyers deal fairly and effectively with 8,000 court cases a year. Robinson said the assistants who handle criminal prosecutions “come in early, stay late and work weekends” to “ensure that they’re […]
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Shawn Moody visits Auburn to pitch his ‘Staycationland’ marketing strategy
AUBURN – Touting Maine’s clean air and water and its low crime rate, Republican candidate for governor Shawn Moody said he wants to develop a marketing plan to convince some of the 30 million tourists who visit the state each year to move here to help grow the state’s economy and workforce. Moody, a Gorham […]
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Advocates stump for Maine bond to reduce shortage of nurses
Citing looming retirements and increasing demand, advocates for Maine nurses are lobbying for a bond referendum that would infuse $12 million into training programs in the state. Question 4, a $49 million higher education bond on the November ballot, would earmark $12 million for nursing education programs and facilities to help address a deficit of […]
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Alan Caron waffles on pledge to withdraw from governor’s race
Independent gubernatorial candidate Alan Caron remains undecided about whether he will remain in the race until Election Day despite an earlier pledge to drop out if he saw no path to victory by mid-October. Caron is one of four candidates — along with Democrat Janet Mills, Republican Shawn Moody and independent Terry Hayes — running […]
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Golden has more individual donors; Poliquin pulls in PAC money
Though the two leading candidates in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race have each raised just shy of $4 million for their Nov. 6 showdown, their sources of cash are notably different. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, an Oakland Republican who hopes to return for a third term, has been more heavily supported by wealthy donors and […]
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What you need to know about the 5 questions on the Nov. 6 ballot
The Nov. 6 ballot puts five questions before Maine voters. One proposes increasing taxes on higher incomes to pay for home health care workers, and the other four would allow the state to borrow money to pay for projects. Here is a quick guide to the five ballot questions: Question 1 Question 1 would increase […]