No community passed or failed all of the bonds on their ballots. Cape Elizabeth, Gray-New Gloucester and South Portland all rejected major school construction bonds while supporting smaller ones, yet Gorham approved a large renovation and rejected a tennis court project.

Democrat Kamala Harris earned a statewide win in Maine, collecting a pair of electoral votes on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of each congressional district. The last time a Republican won the statewide vote in Maine was in 1988, when Republican George W. Bush defeated Democr...

WASHINGTON (AP) Kamala Harris wins the statewide vote in Maine and two electoral votes.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Based on his campaign rhetoric and his first four years in office, a second Trump term is likely to have broad impacts in Maine, from the state's immigrant populations to renewable energy development.

Augusta's high temperature Wednesday tied the warmest temperature ever recorded at the site in the month of November.

One of the most renowned men in the history of the Old West was a man from Maine who became legendary, not so much for what he did but for what he didn’t do. Silas Stillman Soule was born on July 26, 1838, in Bath to Amasa and Sophia Low Soule. He and his four […]

As of Wednesday afternoon, at least 55% of voters rejected a proposal to adopt the old design as the state flag. But some say they still plan to fly it from home.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden emerged victorious in the highly contentious battle for Maine’s Second Congressional District seat, defeating challenger State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) after a close race. Rep. Golden secured a slim, 50.8 percent majority on Wednesday morning with 72 percent of the vote counted, maintaining his seat in the House. With [...]The post

Alaska and Maine already use ranked-choice voting, which supporters say could lead to more moderate politics. But it has been rejected in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.

Rep. Hepler will be serving another term in the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 49.

LEWISTON, ME — A Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) anesthesiology technicians transportation challenges have come to an end, thanks to his fellow team members. Corie Hubbard has been at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) for less than a year and didnt tell anyone he was unable to get reliable transportation to and from work. It was […]

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) on Tuesday survived his toughest challenge to date, Decision Desk HQ projects, fending off a formidable GOP opponent to secure his fourth term on Capitol Hill. Golden has been a perennial target of Republicans in Maine's 2nd District, which ranks among the most rural in the country. He was one of...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Mainers were smitten by the state’s original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag’s popularity wasn’t enough to convince voters to make it the state’s official flag.Residents voted Tuesday to retain the existing flag blue with the state seal instead of adopting a flag that tracks closely with the states orig...

Sen. Tepler will be serving District 24 during a contentious presidential year, which saw a massive amount of out-of-state funding.

Non-white voters were seen being intimidated at voting locations on Tuesday in Trenton and South Portland.

Non-white voters were seen being intimidated at voting locations on Tuesday in Trenton and South Portland.

Shirley L. Parker Meserve, 88, died peacefully on Nov. 2, 2024, at Biddeford Estates from multiple illnesses she refused to let family and friends know about. She was a very stubborn person. She was born in Biddeford, Maine, on Jan. 10, 1936, the daughter of Richard and Ruth Parker of Saco. She attended Saco schools […]

Town Clerk John Myers reported a 75.14% voter turnout Tuesday with 5,336 ballots cast of 7,102 registered voters. Even Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows dropped in. Buxton did not have a municipal election, but in Presidential balloting in Buxton Donald Trump tallied 2,744 votes over Kamala Harris with 2,412. Resident Doug McClure cast the […]

Were gathering election results and reactions from across the state all day following an historic U.S. election.

Unofficial results indicate that Wayne Farrin has been reelected to the Maine House of Representatives.