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Harpswell voters support school budget, back Shah and Charles in primaries

Harpswell voters supported the school district’s 2026-27 budget and backed Democrat Nirav Shah and Republican Bobby Charles in Maine’s gubernatorial primaries on Tuesday. The vote in favor of the budget for Maine School Administrative District 75 was 1,647 to 367. Tuesday’s budget validation referendum was the final step in the lengthy review and approval process […]

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Grateful for Susan Collins’ perseverance | Letter

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) went into effect in 1983 and 1977, respectively. These federal laws reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for certain public servants, including teachers, firefighters, police officers and their families, despite years of service and contributions. Sen. Susan Collins first brought national attention to these […]