Blake Houser clinched a Windham victory at home vs. Cheverus on Friday evening, Nov. 4 – and he did it in truly spectacular fashion. With the Stags lined up to kick a short field goal and seize the lead in the final seconds, Houser dashed forward and leapt, catching enough air to block the ball […]
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Bath voters approve $3.8M landfill bond by 2-1 margin
BATH — Voters on Nov. 8 approved borrowing $3.8 million to fund a construction project at the city landfill, 3,447 to 1,758. The city also elected a slate of uncontested candidates. “This is excellent, because it means it’s going to be cheaper waste disposal for the taxpayers of Bath,” Public Works Director Peter Owen said […]
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State Senate: Breen wins re-election, Carson defeats Coffin
FALMOUTH — Incumbent State Sen. Cathy Breen won her bid for re-election against Republican challenger Charles “Bart” Ladd by a preliminary vote of 15,267 to 11,175 in Senate District 25. Another Democrat, Everett “Brownie” Carson, won the election to replace state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, in Senate District 24. Breen, 51, of Falmouth, secured a second […]
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Cumberland’s Denno unseats Timmons in Maine House rematch
FALMOUTH — Democrat Dale Denno defeated incumbent state Rep. Mike Timmons, R-Cumberland, 3,385 to 2,638, in a rematch Tuesday in House District 45. It was the second time the Cumberland residents have squared off to represent the district, which covers Cumberland and a southern section of Gray. Incumbents prevailed in other House elections in the […]
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At your (election) service in Portland
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.
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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 […]