Both parties are working to boost voter turnout, and so far Democrats are ahead of Republicans in the absentee ballot count.
Christian MilNeil
Christian MilNeil is a data reporter and online content producer. A graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, he studied math and economics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and joined the Press Herald in 2012. He’s especially interested in design, city politics, cartography and climate change. If you’re in Portland, you might see him bicycling to work, or just for fun.
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A.C. Crocker & Son grocery store in Morrill’s Corner, 1946
A Press Herald archive photo depicts a busy day at a small neighborhood grocery store located in Portland’s Morrill’s Corner neighborhood.
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Fire in Longfellow Square, 1945
Heavy damage was caused to Bill’s Cafe and lesser damage to Talbot’s flower shop.
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Gorham’s Corner, 1956
Maine’s Animal Refuge League used to be headquartered at 1 Pleasant St., shown in this 1956 Press Herald photograph.
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Demolition of Anshe Sfard synagogue, 1983
In 1983, the owners of the ‘Top of the Old Port’ parking lot tore down one of Portland’s oldest synagogues.
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Filling Long Wharf with ‘a bit of old England,’ 1945
A 1945 news photograph from the Portland Evening Express shows part of Portland Harbor being filled in with ballast from an English freighter.
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Fact checking LePage on R&D, MTI and innovation
Gov. Paul LePage appeared out of his comfort zone a few times during a presentation he made Tuesday night at the Casco Bay Tech Hub in Portland.
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Photos: Truck loses its top on low-clearance bridge in Pownal
A truck delivering goods to the Dollar Tree store in Topsham loses its roof Monday morning on a low-clearance railroad bridge.
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Portland’s skyline as seen from Back Cove, 1971
A pair of photographs from the same location in Payson Park shows the growth of downtown Portland’s skyline between 1971 and 2014.
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Portland Friends Meeting, 1996
A Press Herald photograph from 1996 shows the Portland Friends Meeting house, which celebrated its sesquicentennial with a renovation project.