Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, chats with Gina Mosca after speaking to home care and hospice workers at MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Alfond Center for Health on Wednesday in Augusta. Staff photo by Joe Phelan AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she sees opportunity in Tuesday’s election results for a moderate Republican voice such as hers […]
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Fresh off historic victory, Janet Mills says health care and opioid crisis will be top priorities
Janet Mills had nearly finished her victory lap, of sorts, through the breakfast crowd at Portland’s Becky’s Diner on Wednesday morning when a patron thanked the governor-elect for “giving all of us so much hope and for your courage.” “We are so excited,” the woman said as she embraced Mills. A little more than eight […]
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Stankiewicz wins three-way race for Androscoggin commission
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission will welcome four new members in January. In the only race where the results were unknown Tuesday night, Republican candidate Terri Kelly Stankiewicz of Mechanic Falls won a three-way race over Democrat Shannon Dalton and Libertarian Raynond Lafrance in District 6. Despite Dalton winning both Auburn and Poland, Stankiewicz’s […]
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Three write-ins win seats in Sabattus
SABATTUS — Write-in votes put three people into office Tuesday night, according to town election results. In an uncontested race for three-year selectmen terms, Jean Paul Curran received 1,251 votes and Guy Desjardins 1,523. Connie Castonguay received 1,757 votes for a two-year position. Richard Lacombe received 1,735 votes for sanitary/water district trustee and Castonguay was […]
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Democrats retake the House; Republicans keep the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that threatened what’s left of the president’s governing agenda. But the GOP gained ground in the Senate and preserved key governorships, beating back a “blue wave” that never fully materialized. The mixed verdict in the […]
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Maine voters reject universal home care question
PORTLAND (AP) — Mainers on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise taxes to provide universal home care. The first-of-its-kind home health care referendum called for a 3.8 percent tax increase to provide home care for all Maine seniors and individuals with disabilities regardless of income. The proposal drew strong criticism from home care agencies, health […]
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Crockett defeats Williams for register of deeds
PARIS — Cherri Crockett of Bethel defeated Democrat Thomas Williams of Mexico in the race for Oxford County register of deeds. Crockett, a Republican, had 14,181 votes compared to 8,964 for Williams, with Albany Township and Lincoln and Magalloway plantations results still outstanding. Outgoing Register of Deeds Pat Shearman is retiring at the end of […]
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Harrison voters OK law to share animal officer
HARRISON — Voters approved an ordinance Tuesday to share an animal control officer with neighboring Bridgton. The vote was 1,008 to 207. Selectmen were authorized to enter into a three-year agreement for joint funding of salary, benefits and expenses for the officer. Town officials have said it is challenging to find someone with a flexible […]
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Turner re-elected county commissioner
PARIS — Oxford County Commissioner Timothy Turner defeated Democratic challenger Dan O’Neill on Tuesday for the District 3 seat on the three-member panel. Turner, who lives in Buckfield, who was elected to his seat in 2014, defeated O’Neill by a vote of 4,398 to 3,047. District 3 includes the towns of Buckfield, Hartford, Hebron, Otisfield, Oxford, […]
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Michael, Butler appear to win Androscoggin County Commission seats
Four newcomers were elected to the Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday, giving the seven-member panel four Republicans, two Democrats and one independent. Republicans Brian Ames of Lewiston and Terri Stankiewicz of Mechanic Falls, Democrat John Butler of Lewiston, and independent John Michael of Auburn won seats, as did incumbent Sally Christner, a Republican from Turner. They join […]