LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, doesn’t support making marijuana legal for recreational use at the national level. But in November, Lewiston voters will get a shot at sending a message to Congress and the state Legislature when they vote on a citywide ballot question that would make possession of up to 1½ ounces […]
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Collins makes stops in Lewiston; PAC launches ads supporting Bellows
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins stopped by Simones’ Hot Dog Stand in downtown Wednesday as part of her re-election bus tour. Collins, seeking her fourth term in the Senate, is facing Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows in the November election. Collins is on the first three-day leg of a more than 350-mile “All of Maine” […]
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Collins’ Senate re-election campaign hits the road with Maine bus tour
BANGOR — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins hits the road this week on a three-day bus tour of the state as part of her re-election campaign. Collins, a Republican, is running for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate against Democrat Shenna Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Earlier […]
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Wilton planners approve Dollar General site review
WILTON — Six Planning Board members unanimously approved a site plan review for a Dollar General Store recently. The vote followed approval of a waiver for parking spaces. The Tennessee-based corporation brought an initial proposal before the board in June, but it was not a completed application, Chairman Michael Sherrod said. A public hearing and […]
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Collins snags more union support in U.S. Senate reelection campaign
The re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, touted another union endorsement Wednesday. According to a campaign news release, the Massachusetts & Northern New England Laborers’ District Council of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO has endorsed Collins. The union represents about 25,000 general construction laborers and public employees. The endorsement is […]
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Bellows strides into Lewiston in race against Collins
With about 110 miles to go, Bellows is walking to draw attention to her campaign against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her fourth, six-year term. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, has said she wants to focus on jobs and the economy and is using […]
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North to Augusta: Cattle, Collins and beer
It could be the start of a bad joke. What do cattle, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and beer have in common? You can find the unsurprising answer in Collins’ latest campaign video, a You Tube and television spot that began airing statewide Tuesday morning. Collins, a three-term Republican incumbent from Maine is running against Democratic […]
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Tri-Town receives funding to purchase new ambulance
WEST PARIS — The Tri-Town Ambulance and Emergency Rescue Service has been awarded a $3,000 grant and a $17,000 loan from the USDA Rural Development’s Community Facility Loan and Grant program to purchase a new ambulance. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, announced the ambulance service award that will allow Tri-Town Rescue […]
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Hospital upgrades condition of Mexico couple who survived head-on crash
Eastern Maine Medical Center upgraded the conditions Friday of a 76-year-old Mexico couple, Joseph and Marjorie Richard, who were hurt in a head-on collision Tuesday in Brewer that killed a couple from Rumford and injured two people from Massachusetts. The Bangor hospital listed Joseph Richard’s condition as “good” and Marjorie Richard’s condition to “fair.” Marjorie’s […]
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Collins outpaces Bellows in campaign cash for Q2 in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is outpacing her Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows by a nearly 2-1 ratio in raising campaign cash. Figures released by both campaigns Wednesday showed Collins had raised just over $900,000 in the second quarter of 2014, while Bellows’ campaign had raised $563,000. Collins, seeking her fourth term in the […]