Poll workers Lucille Brockman of Gorham, left, and Erlene Stuart of Portland greet voters at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
November 2016
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Yarmouth prohibits sex offenders from living near schools
YARMOUTH — Voters on Nov. 8 overwhelmingly approved an ordinance that restricts where sex offenders can live. Residents passed the ordinance 4,110 to 1,430, by just less than a 3-1 margin, with approximately 80 percent of the town’s 7,300 registered voters turning out for elections. The state doesn’t have laws that govern where sex offenders can […]
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Obama congratulates Trump, and so does Putin
The Russian leader says he wants a dialogue based on equality, mutual respect and realistic understanding.
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth voters OK performing arts center
CUMBERLAND — Residents in Cumberland and North Yarmouth voted 4,149 to 3,953 Tuesday, a 2 percent margin, to borrow as much as $9.5 million to add a performing arts center at Greely High School. The question passed 2,815 to 2,630 in Cumberland, and more narrowly in North Yarmouth, 1,334 to 1,323. Voter turnout in Cumberland […]
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Rowe wins Freeport's only contest, for Sewer District seat
FREEPORT — In the town’s only contested election, voters on Nov. 8 elected Earl Rowe Jr. to the Freeport Sewer District Board of Trustees. Residents on Tuesday also easily approved two charter amendments. The first, which passed 4,368 to 718, allows residents to circulate petitions without having to have them signed at Town Hall in the […]
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Davis narrowly wins re-election to Portland School Board
PORTLAND — Incumbent Laurie Davis held on to her District 3 School Board seat by a slim margin Tuesday, narrowly defeating challenger William Linnell, 3,270 to 3,169. Two candidates who ran unopposed for at-large seats on the board were also elected to the School Board. Unofficial results Tuesday night showed Davis had 50.78 percent of […]
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Analysis: How Trump broke the old rules of politics – and won the White House
The ‘blue-collar billionaire’ trusted his gut and believed that his message and style would connect with how Americans now absorb the news.
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Democrats sweep Portland's legislative races
PORTLAND — Some are old, some are new, some were unopposed, but Portland stayed blue. Democrats swept their way into eight state House seats and two state Senate seats Tuesday, even as some experienced legislators will step aside because of state term limit laws. Both of the city’s state Senate seats were open, and were won […]
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Ali, Batson topple incumbents Hinck, Suslovic in Portland City Council elections
PORTLAND — Incumbents were upended Tuesday in the Portland City Council elections. School Board member Pious Ali easily defeated Councilor Jon Hinck and challenger Matthew Coffey to win the at-large seat with 62 percent of the vote, 21,010 to 6,840 to 5,720. Hinck was seeking his second council term. In District 3, which covers the southern and […]
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U.S. stocks settle down after Trump’s conciliatory remarks
Shares jump for drugmakers, who expect to face less regulatory scrutiny over drug prices, and for defense contractors and private prison operators.