Voters in seven towns voted overwhelmingly to stop adding the chemical to the public water supply.
November 2016
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Transportation bond appears headed for approval
Early results show the $100 million proposal leading with 68 percent of the vote.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Markets plunge worldwide as Trump closes in on upset win
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 679 points, 3.7 percent, early Wednesday morning.
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Grant for Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad fails
The proposal to give $500,000 to help the railroad relocate didn’t gain enough support from voters in Gray.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Vermont landslide is Clinton’s first victory
Longtime Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch also coast to re-election.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Pingree wins re-election to 1st Congressional District
The incumbent Democrat was widely expected to beat Republican Mark Holbrook, a Brunswick counselor, to win a fifth term in Congress.
Posted inSports
Baseball notebook: Boston’s Betts wins a Gold Glove award
Mookie Betts is a first-timer winner for the award for fielding excellence.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Top 3 spots remain the same in College Football Playoff rankings
Washington moves into fourth.
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Maine woman brings millions of Clinton fans to Pantsuit Nation
One month after Libby Chamberlain of Brooklin created the invitation-only secret Facebook group, almost 3 million Hillary Clinton supporters have come together to share their support.
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Voting machines at one Sanford polling place malfunction
Town Clerk Sue Cote says the problem caused by human error was rectified after two hours and there was no voter fraud.