SANFORD — Election Day has dawned in America, and while all eyes will be on the presidential race, there are many more races on tap — including a slew of local ones. In the Journal Tribune circulation area there are four Maine Senate races and many, many Maine House races. There are five state referendum […]
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Iraqi experts probe mass grave site found near IS-held Mosul
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi investigators were probing a mass grave on Tuesday that was discovered the previous day by troops advancing further into Islamic State-held territory near the city of Mosul, where soldiers have captured a sliver of land but later halted their advance. The chilling find was the latest instance of mass graves being […]
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Moving forward with love
Believe it or not, this election season may actually be on the brink of ending – though that’s certainly a somewhat optimistic prediction. Regardless, this is an election that demands something different going forward. Most of us, it’s probably fair to say, are voting against rather than for someone – even voting against two someones. […]
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Editorial roundup
The Providence Journal (R.I.) Oct. 7, 2016 Why did a small majority of Colombians vote “no” last weekend to a plan for peace? They concluded it would be nothing more than a faux peace. For some time, the general consensus had been that voters in a referendum would strongly approve the Colombian government’s deal to […]
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Court says dictator Marcos can be buried at heroes’ cemetery
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 […]
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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 […]