The Maine Marine Patrol says the 70-year-old man was swimming in the Kennebec River in Bowdoinham when he began struggle and called to a friend for help.

Depending on revenue from the state and whether voters cut the capital reserve budget, the tax rate increase would range between 3.8% and 4.7% or $126 to $156 for a home assessed at $200,000.

Ed Friedman of Bowdoinham argues he has an incurable form of cancer that can be exacerbated by the low-level radiation emitted from smart meters and calls the monthly fee CMP charged him to have a different kind of power meter in his home discriminatory.