Biden ‘just didn’t have the spark that we needed tonight,’ Rosemarie DeAngelus, a Democrat from South Portland, said from her watch party at Broadway Bowl.
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Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
President Biden and former President Donald Trump held an unusually early debate on Thursday night in Atlanta, speaking to an electorate that has expressed strong dissatisfaction with their choice of candidates.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Amtrak to install automatic braking system on Downeaster
Amtrak and CSX will be installing a ‘positive train control’ system on the Downeaster tracks, intended to automatically control train speeds and movements.
Posted inNation & World, News
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
The indictment makes the former Uvalde schools police chief the first officer to face criminal charges in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Posted inNation & World, News
19 sick and injured children, plus companions, leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since May
Family members earlier bade a tearful goodbye to the children as they and their escorts left the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis bound for the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing with Israel.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Angus King, Jared Golden called ‘centrists’ who deserve reelection
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin includes both Mainers among moderates he’s endorsing from both parties.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Manchester fire chief charged with pretending to be law enforcement officer
Hallowell police allege that Manchester Fire Chief Francis R. Wozniak had blue lights installed on a town of Manchester-owned pickup truck and told people he was the town ‘constable,’ a position that does not exist.
Posted inBusiness
Photos: ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ visits My Dad’s Place in Jay
‘America’s Best Restaurants’ filmed Thursday at My Dad’s Place in North Jay.
Posted inBusiness
Where’s Waldo? Hunt for him in downtown Farmington throughout July
The ‘Find Waldo Local’ event in Downtown Farmington invites families to search for the iconic character at 20 local businesses throughout July, culminating in a prize drawing and celebration.
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Bicyclist on 700-mile trek for peace, aid in Gaza pedals through central Maine
Bob Sanders passed through the Augusta area Thursday — one stop in a tour of the three northern New England states to raise funds to support humanitarian aid in Gaza and other causes.