The hard-charging conservative became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Mainers turning out to vote on state referendums, local races
Maine voters are considering changes to election and gun laws with Questions 1 and 2, with municipal races and referendums also on the ballot for many.
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Baptist church in Lewiston seeks volunteer pianist | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thomas Memorial Baptist Church at 62 Strawberry Ave. in Lewiston is looking for a temporary pianist to play traditional hymns for Sunday morning services for the last two weeks of November and the month of December. Sunday morning services are from 11 a.m. to noon. If you are available and willing to […]
Posted inMaine, News
Meteorologist Keith Carson leaving WCSH to focus on climate change in Maine
Carson announced Monday that he is leaving television weather forecasting to work with Maine Conservation Voters.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Platner switches campaign treasurers in latest staffing shakeup
Campaign finance paperwork indicates the U.S. Senate candidate has named a new treasurer, in the latest staffing change to follow a pair of controversies.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UNE launches buoy off Camp Ellis to collect local storm and climate data
The data will help a coastal Saco neighborhood prone to flooding prepare for a wetter, stormier future.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wiscasset loses ARPA funding after data center proposal, confusion
The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, News, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico to explore future use of Meroby School
Community members asked to join study committee.
Posted inFood, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
As federal aid shrinks, Bethel builds on its own safety net
Three Bethel area initiatives are underway to aid families worried about losing federal food assistance benefits and others who are no longer eligible.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Northern Light Health’s Waterville walk-in clinic to close this month
The clinic was previously set to close at the end of the year, but is closing earlier due to low patient volume.