The town discovered that it had excluded an estimated 2,700 absentee ballots from the vote totals it reported Tuesday night.
2016
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Cheverus baseball standout commits to Stonehill
With his home diamond in the background, Cheverus senior Jared Brooks, joined by his parents, Adam and Jennifer, baseball coach Mac McKew and athletic director Gary Hoyt, signs his National Letter of Intent Wednesday to attend and play baseball at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. “I was looking at some other schools and it […]
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine Med postpones elective surgeries over suspected case of fatal disease
A patient suspected of having the rare and always fatal prion disease is being tested at a national lab.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Voters choose Ken Mason to be Kennebec County sheriff
Mason had been appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy, then withdrew his name after Democrats objected, only to run for the office.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Clinton, Obama urge supporters to give Trump ‘a chance to lead’
In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton strikes a magnanimous tone and says she hopes the Republican president-elect will be successful.
Posted inPolitics
Interactive maps: Explore how each Maine town voted for candidates, initiatives
View each map and let the colors be your guide to 2016 voting results.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage congratulates Trump on ‘well-deserved win’
Maine’s governor called the presidential result a ‘triumph for the American people.’
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth schools embrace rights of transgender students
CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board has adopted a policy to address the needs of transgender students. The board on Nov. 8 unanimously approved a policy that was introduced with a first reading on Oct. 11. The policy, which was drafted by attorneys at Portland-based Drummond Woodsum, seeks to create a safe learning environment for transgender students and […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
With Trump headed for the White House, what will Susan Collins do?
Maine’s senior senator could play a key role, but her spot is a tough one: Fall in line behind a president she didn’t want or thumb her nose at a party she cares deeply about.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
With Donald Trump about to learn nation’s deepest secrets, dread settles in at CIA
A series of briefing sessions is planned between wary intelligence professionals and a president-elect who has demonstrated disdain for their work