MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at a heroes’ cemetery, a decision that opponents said rolled back the democratic triumph of the “people power” revolt that ousted the strongman three decades ago. “While he was not all good,” the 15-member court said […]
November 2016
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Voters flood polls, face lots of ballot questions PORTLAND (AP) — Maine voters are facing a number of ballot questions in addition to choosing their candidates for president, congressmen and the state Legislature. Scores of voters flooded polls Tuesday morning before they opened. The Portland Press Herald reports by the time the polls close at […]
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Voting begins after competing claims of fraud, intimidation
WASHINGTON — After weeks of competing claims of fraud and intimidation on Election Day, few voters who headed to the polls early Tuesday encountered problems, though there were some long lines. In the weeks leading up to the election, there was much anxiety over whether voters would face problems. There were unsupported claims by Republican […]
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Biddeford Democratic legislators hold their seats
BIDDEFORD — Unofficial election results show Biddeford’s two incumbent Democratic representatives will hold their seats in the next legislative session. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Martin Grohman has narrowly defeated Independent challenger Matt Lauzon in the race for House District 12. In the race for House District 11, Incumbent Rep. Ryan Fecteau has defeated his opponent, Republican […]
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Tuttle, Stackpole win Sanford Council
SANFORD — Incumbent John Tuttle and former School Committee chairman Robert Stackpole were elected to the City Council Tuesday. Tuttle, a former longtime state legislator, was the top vote-getter in Tuesday’s polling, earning 4,977 votes. Stackpole earned 3,708. Other candidates in the running for the two, three-year terms were were Christopher Signore with 2,419 votes; […]
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Mastraccio, Harrington win Sanford
SANFORD — Two incumbents — one Democrat and one Republican — were returned to the state house by voters Tuesday. In unofficial totals, Democrat Anne-Marie Mastraccio secured her third term representing District 18 in the Maine House of Representatives, besting her Republican opponent Gordon Frohloff 2,321 to 1,380. In House District 19, incumbent Republican Matthew […]
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Gerrish prevails in House 20
LEBANON — Republican incumbent Karen Gerrish handily bested her Democratic opponent, Dan Lauzon, 3,362-1,561 to represent House District 20. In Tuesday voting, Gerrish won all three towns in the rural district, including Acton 903-513, Shapleigh 278-151 and and Lebanon, where both candidates live, 2,181-897 in unofficial totals.
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In mock election, WHS students choose Clinton, Sanphy
In a mock election with more than 500 students at Westbrook High School participating, Mike Sanphy was voted Westbrook’s next mayor, and Hillary Clinton won the presidential race. The mock election was spearheaded by the high school’s social studies department, and was designed to be as close to the real thing as possible. According to […]
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Election Day: Morning lines spark busy day at local polls
Election Day in Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton has already been marked by high voter turnout, as the presidential election and local races, including Westbrook’s mayoral contest and school expansion referendum, are driving voter interest. At the Westbrook Armory on Stroudwater Street this morning, where wards 2 and 3 vote, candidates and poll workers reported long […]
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People & Business: Nov. 9
Recognition The Maine POPS Concert Band’s team In the Key of “Bee” (Rachel Taylor, Christina Campion, Vickie Swerdlow) took top honors as the 2016 Trivia Bee Champions of the 20 teams that competed in the ninth annual Project GRACE Trivia Bee on Oct. 28. Judges also ruled In the Key of “Bee” had the best team name. […]