DEAR SUN SPOTS: Androscoggin County students in grades 5 through 8 are encouraged to participate in the Elks Americanism Essay Contest. The theme is, “why is it important to vote?” This is an avenue for our future citizens to give a patriotic voice to the importance of voting. It is also a great activity for […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin keeps his silence on Donald Trump
PORTLAND — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin again refused Wednesday to say whether he was supporting GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, prompting his Democratic rival, Emily Cain, to accuse him of being “evasive.” Poliquin was asked about Trump during his final debate with Cain in the 2nd Congressional District contest a day after Donald Trump Jr. […]
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Tom Saviello runs quirky campaign for state Senate
There aren’t a lot of political candidates who tout their support from a goat and a horse. But state Sen. Tom Saviello isn’t one to follow the crowd. “I’ve got to have some fun” with the campaign, said the Wilton Republican who has represented rural District 17 since 2010. Saviello, who faces Democrat Joanne Dunlap […]
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Donald Trump coming to Lisbon on Friday
UPDATE: Lisbon looks forward to Donald Trump rally | Donald Trump now coming to Lisbon at 3 p.m. LISBON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to be in town Friday. Trump plans a public rally at 4 p.m. at the Open Door Christian Academy gymnasium. The doors will open at 1 p.m. The Fire Department is […]
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Ethics panel investigate Sen. Andre Cushing, fine anti-Thibodeau PAC
AUGUSTA — A state ethics panel voted unanimously on Wednesday to investigate a top Republican state senator’s fundraising activities and fine an out-of-state progressive group targeting Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau for an incomplete registration. The investigation from the Maine Ethics Commission was welcomed by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Andre Cushing of Newport, whose sister, […]
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Pentagon retreats, won’t seek repayment of enlistment bonuses
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday ordered the Pentagon to suspend its effort to seek repayments of enlistment bonuses given to thousands of California National Guard members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Carter’s decision comes in the wake of angry reaction from congressional Republicans and Democrats who demanded he relieve the […]
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Donald Trump Jr. takes a jab at non-endorsing Republicans
During a campaign swing through the area Tuesday, Donald Trump’s eldest son blasted Republican politicians who refuse to back his father. Trump said that GOP officeholders — including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin — who don’t support their party’s presidential candidate are “just protecting themselves and the little environment they’ve created” […]
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DHHS bans big lottery winners from receiving food stamps
AUGUSTA — Maine gambling winners will be banned from receiving food stamps according to a new Department of Health and Human Services rule. DHHS has been mulling the rule change since 2015, when the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting revealed that nearly 3,700 public assistance recipients won $22 million in lottery prizes since 2010, a […]
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Maine ethics commission fines group for campaign flier
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — A nonprofit group led by a Republican state legislator is being penalized $672 for failing to disclose spending on a campaign flier targeting Democratic Rep. Jeff McCabe. The Maine Ethics Commission contacted Republican Rep. Larry Lockman of Amherst after the Morning Sentinel reported on the fliers, which claimed that McCabe supported […]
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Donald Trump Jr. to visit Gray, Auburn, Lewiston on Tuesday
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s eldest son will be campaigning in the area on Tuesday. Donald Trump Jr. is slated to make three appearances on Tuesday morning, in Gray, Auburn and Lewiston. Trump is scheduled to arrive at Howell’s Indoor Range and Gun Shop, 81 West Gray Road in Gray, at 9:45 a.m. An hour […]