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Thelander blames uptick in violent crime on Pingree, progressives in D.C.
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 15—Republican congressional candidate Ed Thelander campaigned in Portland on Thursday, expressing his support for law enforcement and accusing U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of being anti-police ...
Native Sovereignty Blocked Again in Maine
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA proposal that would have restored long-awaited sovereignty for Maine tribes was blocked this week and excluded from the $1.7 trillion 2023 Omnibus...
Starbucks in Portland's Old Port to close, a month after vote to form union
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 15—One month after workers at the Starbucks in Portland's Old Port voted to form a union, the company informed those workers that the heavily trafficked store would be closed in one month ...
Congressional candidate touted debunked myths, but now says it was a mistake
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 14—Ed Thelander, a Republican who is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree for her 1st-District seat, repeated a debunked social media myth that litter boxes are being put in ...
$3 million in federal funds will help preserve Maine Irish Heritage Center's history
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 11—So much of Vinny O'Malley's life, family history and identity can be traced to the old St. Dominic's church building in Portland's West End. It's where his Irish immigrant parents came ...
Lewiston families press Maine delegation for probe into Army's handling of warning signs
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 7—WASHINGTON — Kristy Strout has worn her husband's wedding ring on a silver chain around her neck since the week after he was killed. She sometimes rubs her thumb along the smooth metal ...
Lone gunman kills at least 22 at multiple locations in Lewiston, Maine, report says
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe latest mass shooting to afflict the nation claimed about two dozen lives and left more than 50...
'Extreme' delays plague mail delivery during busiest week of year, union says
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 16—U.S. Postal Service customers in Greater Portland are experiencing major delivery delays because of worker shortages and the prioritizing of packages over first-class mail, according ...
Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt -- but never asked the IRS
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 9—Two Maine lawmakers who helped negotiate $850 relief checks for Maine taxpayers said Thursday that state officials had assured them that the IRS considered the payments tax free. But ...
Maine Democrats push back on state senator's critique about outreach to rural voters
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 13—As Democratic state Sen. Chloe Maxmin was promoting her new book in a nationally televised interview last week, producers at "Fox News" displayed two messages reinforcing a longstanding ...