Former Gov. Angus King, now running as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate, invited his Republican and Democratic rivals to join him in swearing off out-of-state PAC money, the soft money that is – thanks in large part to a misguided U.S. Supreme Court – polluting the democratic process. His opponents declined King’s offer. Now […]
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Appointments The board of directors of Maine’s First Ship recently elected new board members including Bridgit Healy. Healy is a resident of Freeport and a former member of the Mid Coast Hospital Board of Directors. Maine’s First Ship is a nonprofit organization with a goal of creating a reconstruction of the 17th century pinnace Virginia, […]
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See Joanie run: Race co-founder returns to TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — The state’s largest road race will take place for the 15th time Saturday with an expected 6,000 runners and one of the deepest and storied fields in race history. This year’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K will also include an Olympic gold medalist: race co-founder Joan Benoit Samuelson. Samuelson will run alongside […]
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Independent candidate Woods says he’ll give Senate salary to Maine charities
YARMOUTH — One of the four independents in the race to replace Sen. Olympia Snowe in the U.S. Senate said Wednesday he plans on donating his entire Senate salary to Maine charities if he’s elected in November. Steve Woods, chairman of the Yarmouth Town Council and CEO of Falmouth-based TideSmart Global marketing firm, made the […]
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Entries grow for annual Monhegan sailboat race
FALMOUTH — The 78th annual Monhegan Race – Maine’s oldest, largest and longest offshore sailboat race – gets underway on Friday, Aug. 3, at 1 p.m. Hosted in Falmouth by the Portland Yacht Club, this year’s race is expected to draw 33 boats from Maine and other locations, according to PYC member and race spokeswoman […]
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King claim about pension funding fell short of the full story
HALLOWELL — In promoting his independent candidacy for U.S. Senate, Angus King claims credit for improving the financial condition of the state’s pension funding during his two terms as governor. The accuracy of the claim, made on his campaign website, is important because Maine, like most states, has a history of going deep into debt […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 1-7
Wed. 8/1 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Corporation CHWed. 8/1 6 p.m. Congress Square Re-Design Study CHThu. 8/2 12 p.m. Portland Development Corporation CHThu. 8/2 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CHMon. 8/6 5:30 p.m. Special City Council Meeting CHMon. 8/6 6 p.m. City Council Meeting CH
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Richard A. Hobson, 79: Navy veteran who enjoyed hunting and fishing
PORTLAND — Richard A. Hobson, 79, a former resident of Waterville, most recently of Portland, died on July 24, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. The son of Nell Ross Hobson and Ralph Hobson Sr., he was born on Jan. 15, 1933 in Machias. Hobson the first child born at the newly opened Machias Hospital. After […]
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Portland officials: Outer Congress St. changes to stay
PORTLAND — Recent changes to traffic flow on outer Congress Street will soon become permanent, despite some public criticism and disagreement, city officials said. The stretch of Congress Street between Stevens Avenue and Johnson Road was revamped earlier in the summer, when the Maine Department of Transportation allowed the city to piggyback onto an already-planned […]
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Cape Elizabeth lawyer's judicial nomination will not get U.S. Senate vote
PORTLAND — Despite objections from both of Maine’s U.S. senators, a confirmation vote for a Cape Elizabeth lawyer nominated to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston will not be scheduled before the November general election. William Kayatta Jr., now a trial lawyer with Portland-based Pierce Atwood, was nominated by President Barack Obama […]