PORTLAND (AP) — Two challengers from opposite ends of the political spectrum are looking at an uphill battle to knock off a popular incumbent in the first U.S. Senate race to use a ranked-choice style of voting. Independent Sen. Angus King, first elected in 2012, has enjoyed high approval ratings in his state and is […]
October 2018
Posted inMaine
Crash caused delays on Maine Turnpike in Portland
The crash was reported before 8 a.m. between exits 48 and 46.
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Posted inElection 2018, Maine, Politics
Moody camp doubts poll showing Mills with 8-point lead in race for governor
The online poll has the Democrat leading her Republican opponent, but his campaign dismisses the results because the pollsters have strong ties to the Maine Democratic Party.
Posted inTimes Record
CMP proposes keeping prices stable by using tax savings
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Central Maine Power is proposing to use federal tax savings to keep some prices stable and make improvements to its electric system. The Bangor Daily News reports that the utility has proposed to keep its distribution prices stable by using tax savings from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed […]
Posted inMaine
Crash Monday morning disrupts traffic on Route 302 in Windham
Detours were set up in the area following a collision involving several cars, authorities say.
Posted inMaine
State Theatre evacuated after man injured during concert
Police evacuated nearly 2,000 people from the theater Sunday night during a Dirty Heads show.
Posted inTimes Record
Coast Guard rescues mariner stranded off Phippsburg
The U.S. Coast Guard said a sailor from New York state was rescued Sunday night after his sailboat became tangled in fishing gear off the coast of Phippsburg. Paul Conner, a search and rescue controller at the Coast Guard station in South Portland, said the sailor, whose name was unavailable, was not hurt when his […]
Posted inNation & World
Analysis: Obamacare shapes opioid grant spending
States that expanded Medicaid under the ACA can go beyond basics with new funds.
Posted inTimes Record
DA contender Seth Carey’s checkered past the key issue in race
Despite a judge’s finding that Seth Carey engaged in three unwanted sexual advances on a woman he invited to live in a spare room in his Rumford home — charges that led to the ongoing suspension of Carey’s ability to practice law — Carey still aims to become the next district attorney for Androscoggin, Oxford […]
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport puts the brakes on parking ordinance
FREEPORT — To allow more time to write a new ordinance that would include new recommendations, councilors delayed action Tuesday on a zoning change that would alter parking requirements in the Village District. The decision followed a two-hour discussion on the topic and a vote two weeks ago to also delay action after business owners threatened to sue […]