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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Textron to buy Waterboro’s Howe and Howe
Howe and Howe Technologies, the maker of futuristic off-road vehicles that have appeared in movies and reality TV shows, is being purchased by Textron, a Rhode Island-based defense contractor. Michael D. Howe, president of the Waterboro firm, said the deal is expected to close in late November or early December. Terms were not disclosed, but […]
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Nursing students give Lewiston a shot
Jay Young, left, distracts Shannon Lynch while she gets her free flu shot Thursday from Randi St. Amand at Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. Young and St. Amand are nursing students at the University of Southern Maine and are participating in a two-semester community health care partnership. Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston provided logistical […]
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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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Ginger has been in pet shelter for 4 years and may finally get a family
PARIS (AP) — An animal shelter in Maine that recently brought attention to a dog under its care for four years has been flooded with adoption applications. Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, of Paris, Maine, posted a photo of Ginger last week. A sign around her neck read, “I have been in the shelter for 1,456 […]
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Police identify driver injured in Jay crash
Terrence Allison, 38, of Jay was injured Sunday night when his pickup truck left East Jay Road and hit a tree, according to police. Allison was treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. (Jay Police Department)
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Camp owner burns hands quelling fire in Sandy River Plantation
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — A Rhode Island man received minor burns to his hands Tuesday when he tried to put out a fire at his camp at 40 South Shore Drive, Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon said Thursday. The fire started in the first-floor bathroom where David O’Brian was fixing a leak. Flames spread […]
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Packages to DeNiro, Biden intercepted, similar to other pipe bombs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement officials seized three more suspicious packages — two addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and one to actor Robert De Niro — and said they were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN. None of […]