Independent congressional candidate Martin Grohman has filed a complaint with the Maine Attorney General’s Office and two other agencies against Republican nominee Mark Holbrook, arguing that Holbrook has falsely portrayed himself as a psychologist. Holbrook said Grohman is playing politics by unfairly attacking his professional credentials. Grohman and Holbrook are trying to unseat incumbent Rep. […]
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Androscoggin County Commission District 6 – Raymond Lafrance
(Representing Mechanic Falls, Poland and part of Auburn) Raymond Lafrance Libertarian Age: 63 Hometown: Poland Occupation: Retired Public Safety Director Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, small business owner, county commissioner District 6, public safety superintendent Fryeburg Fair. Education: Lewiston High School, Maine Criminal Justice Academy, New England Institute of Law Enforcement Management. Family status: Married to […]
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Androscoggin County Commission District 6 – Terri Kelly Stankiewicz
(Representing Mechanic Falls, Poland, part of Auburn) Terri Kelly Stankiewicz Republican Age: 44 Hometown: From Lisbon, resides in Mechanic Falls. Occupation: Lewiston School System, STA. Education: Bachelor of Arts in journalism, political science minor, Keene State College, Keene, N.H. Behavioral health professional, certified mental health rehabilitation technician-1 Family status: One teenage son; both parents reside […]
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Kevin Concannon: Maine failing its poor
FARMINGTON — Maine is failing those who live in poverty by not expanding Medicaid or investing in public health, a former state official said at a recent talk at the University of Maine at Farmington. Kevin Concannon, commissioner of the Department of Human Services under the Angus King administration and the Maine Department of Mental Health […]
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Androscoggin County Commission District 6 – Shannon Dalton
(Representing Mechanic Falls, Poland, part of Auburn) Shannon Dalton Democrat Age: 45 Hometown: Poland Occupation: Practice manager Education: College Family status: Married Community organizations: Androscoggin County Democratic Committee; New Ventures Ambassadors; Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland Democratic Committee. Why are you running for the Androscoggin County Commission? I want to have an influence in the way people […]
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Donald Trump endorses Bruce Poliquin with a tweet
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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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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Donald Trump blames media as more suspicious packages are found
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump doubled down Thursday on blaming the media for the nation’s incivility, as suspicious packages sent by a suspected serial bomber continued to target Trump’s outspoken critics. “A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the […]