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Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
In first CD2 debate, Golden, Theriault both claim to be party mavericks
Golden, a Lewiston Democrat seeking a fourth term in the U.S. House, and Theriault, a first-term Republican state lawmaker from Fort Kent, took questions on key issues, including the economy, gun control and abortion.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Dockworkers union suspends strike; ports reopen on East, Gulf coasts
The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
State fire investigators look for cause of blaze at vacant house in Benton
Firefighters from several communities battled the fire Thursday afternoon at 864 Unity Road.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
All 3 former Memphis police officers were convicted of at least one charge, but Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith were acquitted of the civil rights charges.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds rally in Michigan
Cheney was the top Republican on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, earning former president Donald Trump’s disdain and effectively exiling herself from her own party.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop school budget deficit not expected to affect taxpayers
Interim Superintendent Becky Foley and Nick Poole, Winthrop’s finance director, found an additional $275,000 to put toward the budget shortfall.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
Landmark Yarmouth restaurant Muddy Rudder closes, listed for sale
The restaurant, which opened in 1976, is located on Route 1 along the Cousins River and can be seen from I-295. It is listed for sale for $1.4 million.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Poll: Which Maine flag design do you prefer?
Let us know what you think.
Posted inAnimals, New England
There’s a moose on the loose – in a New Hampshire swimming pool
Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said no people or animals were harmed.