Representatives from Portland and Bangor are floating the prospect of creating sanctioned camping areas on public property and prohibiting sweeps.
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Bath information sessions to cover spending questions, charter amendments in November election
Bath voters on Nov. 7 will decide on a $25 million bond for sewer projects and a $5 million bond for street and sidewalk improvements.
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Bowdoin College to inaugurate new president, first woman to hold post
Safa Zaki, a psychologist and cognitive scientist born in Egypt, is Bowdoin College’s 16th president.
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Three candidates vie for pair of Topsham Select Board seats
Two town Select Board seats will be decided Nov. 7.
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Wabanaki leaders, advocates rally outside the Maine State House for Question 6
Participants in the Indigenous Peoples Day rally call for expanded sovereignty rights for tribal communities and passage of a ballot question next month to restore treaty language to printed copies of the Maine Constitution.
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Downeaster pitches fare increases for the first time in 5 years
The plan to raise certain fares $2 to $10 comes as ridership has rebounded beyond pre-pandemic levels.
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Maine’s constitution says people in guardianships with mental illness cannot vote. Voters can change that in November.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows urges approval of a ballot question that would eliminate ‘antiquated’ language that is ‘not even legally enforceable.’
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Midcoast towns get state grants to counter climate change
Bowdoinham is one of 53 towns across the state to receive a grant aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change on Maine communities.
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Israel declares war, goes after Hamas fighters and bombards Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was at war and would exact a heavy price from its enemies. Hamas leaders said they were prepared for further escalation.
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Maine’s members of Congress frustrated but not without hope after recent chaos
In interviews with the Press Herald, Angus King, Susan Collins, Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden reflected on the near-shutdown of the federal government followed by the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – and what happens next.