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Mystery PAC tied to Donald Trump spends big in Maine’s 2nd District race
2+ day, 49+ min ago (470+ words) A group tied to President Donald Trump’s massive political operation reserved at least $4.4 million in ads in the race between former Gov. Paul LePage and State Auditor Matt Dunlap for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The reservations first appeared in tracking by…...
Troy Jackson narrowly leads Susan Collins in another Maine poll
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (393+ words) Democrat Troy Jackson is leading U.S. Sen. Susan Collins by 3 percentage points among likely Maine voters in a CNN poll released Wednesday, the latest in a string of surveys with similar findings in the crucial race. The poll, conducted by the…...
Maine knew for years its ambulance system was collapsing. Then a woman died.
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1730+ words) Michael Hunter was panicking. When his wife, Rachel Worster Hunter, woke up the morning of Jan. 8, 2025, the 54-year-old couldn’t speak clearly or focus her eyes. Michael recognized that she was suffering from low potassium, something she had long grappled with....
Read the 911 transcript as 10 ambulances refused to save a dying Maine woman
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (183+ words) Rachel Worster Hunter died at her Macwahoc Plantation home on Jan. 8, 2025, after 10 ambulance services refused to drive to her home. She died from low potassium, a medical condition she had long grappled with, according to her husband, Michael Hunter. Rachel…...
Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to school committee
1+ week, 5+ day ago (750+ words) The spouse of a Bangor City Councilor qualified for this year’s School Committee ballot, but it’s unclear whether she can be sworn in because of vague guidance in the city’s charter. Jamie Beck, wife of City Councilor Michael Beck, is…...
Bobby Charles said he'll ask Donald Trump's border czar to send ICE to Maine polls
2+ week, 4+ day ago (725+ words) Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles told activists last week that he plans to ask President Donald Trump’s border czar to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Maine polling places this fall. Charles, a lawyer who served in the…...
Promising ‘a lot more enforcement,’ White House border czar visited northern Maine last week
2+ week, 5+ day ago (729+ words) White House Border Czar Tom Homan visited Maine’s northern border last week on the same day he promised a state lawmaker that immigration agencies would take “a lot more enforcement action” in the state. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis confirmed…...
Maine County Official of August, Robert Carlton
2+ week, 6+ day ago (157+ words) Robert Carlton was selected Maine County Official of August in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter. Carlton has served four years as a commissioner of Franklin County, including some time as commission chair. In…...
A longstanding loophole in Maine prison disciplinary policy allows for punishment regardless of guilt
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1253+ words) Incarcerated Mainers are pushing back against a longstanding loophole in the Department of Corrections’ disciplinary policy that allows staff to issue punishments before and regardless of a finding of guilt. “It flat out just denies incarcerated people their due process…...
ICE grew its Maine staff 44% over the past year
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1725+ words) Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce lost two employees last summer to another agency. Both were lured away by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As part of an effort to beef up its ranks to meet President Donald Trump’s deportation goals, ICE…...