With Election Day only 7 days off, officials warn that any ballots mailed after Oct. 27 night not be received in time to count.
Election 2020
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Virus, election exacerbate personality traits
2020 has been a psychologically hard year. We’ve had the pandemic, the lockdowns, the election, the race riots and the general fear and anxiety these monumental events have caused. People handle stress differently, and they deal with fear and worry differently. The most basic of reactions is the fight or flight response, but that doesn’t […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers are using election options
It’s getting too late to mail in a ballot, but people still have a number of ways to cast their vote.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest
Joe Biden plans to use the week before Election Day to go on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia and planning travel that may put President Trump on defense in other states he won 4 years ago.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State
Trump, Biden surrogates make last-ditch stops in Maine
Donald Trump Jr. and Jill Biden will each make stops in Maine’s 2nd District this week as the race heads into its final days.
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoinham town office closed due to potential COVID-19 exposure, interrupting early in-person voting
Nicole Briand, interim town manager, said residents can still drop ballots in the secure ballot box or request an absentee ballot online, but confirmed that the polls were closed for early voting Monday.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Reader happy Beem no longer with Forecaster
I, for one, am so glad that Edgar Allen Beem is no longer writing a column for The Forecaster. His constant vitriol, laser-focused on our president and his policies, won’t be missed. I urge all readers to consider the good things that have occurred during his tenure. Tax cuts have put extra money in everyone’s […]
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Coronavirus cases are surging again. Some states have refused to loosen rules on who can vote by mail.
Texas is one of five red states that emerged as conspicuous holdouts this year as the rest of the country rushed to loosen voting rules.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Police: Florida man stole bulldozer, ran down Biden signs
Authorities and homeowners in central Florida have accused a 26-year-old man of stealing a bulldozer from a construction site and driving it into a neighborhood to knock down campaign signs promoting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Politics
With one week left, Collins and Gideon making final pushes in historic race
The candidates are planning small-scale events, tours and door-knocking campaigns around the state through next Tuesday.