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Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
There’s an election on Tuesday. Here’s your guide.
If you haven’t been following this election cycle’s caravan of candidates or still don’t quite know what is being asked in the state’s four bond questions, don’t be embarrassed. We’ve got you covered with this guide.
Once you’ve read up on the election …
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It is. We’ve opened up access to our site through Wednesday so you can read up on the issues and candidates. Our editor explains more in this note.
Mills, Moody and Hayes spar over ads, integrity in final debate
The three candidates in the race to replace Gov. Paul LePage — whose eventful tenure hangs over the race on policy and politics — had their liveliest debate of the cycle on Thursday as they looked to make their final cases to Maine voters ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Don’t fall ‘into the trap’ of misinformation on Election Day, Maine’s top elections official says
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said state officials are working closely with federal agencies and even websites like Facebook to monitor and address misinformation circulating as voters prepare to go to the polls Tuesday.
But he warned voters to be vigilant: “If you hear something [questionable], before you act on it by marking a ballot in a way you had not intended, your first line of defense is to talk to your local election official.”
UMaine nursing students are caring for patients at a Bangor hospital
The university and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center announced a new partnership Thursday that allows nursing students more hands-on experience giving patients medications, changing their dressings and monitoring their condition under an experienced nurse’s supervision.
A new conflict has erupted on an iconic Maine waterfront
Amid aggressive development and significant turnover in ownership of waterfront property, Maine Preservation this week named Boothbay Harbor’s working waterfront as one of its most endangered sites in 2018. Advocates for maintaining piers and nearby properties as part of a working waterfront are exploring ways to stave off commercial development that they say conflicts with the town’s maritime heritage.
Do this: See ‘Wonderettes’ in Winterport
“The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On” is a poor excuse for musical theater, but it is a perfect opportunity to hear some of the best music sung by Greater Bangor’s most talented women singers.
Winterport Open Stage will present “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On” at 7:30 p.m Thursday through Saturday and at 3 pm. Sunday at the Wagner Middle School, Mountainview Drive, Winterport. For more information, visit winterportopenstage.net.
In other news…
Maine
Bangor
Ever gone fishing on a golf course? Here’s your chance.
UMaine men’s hockey team ready for 2-game home set against UMass Lowell
UMaine football’s 2019 schedule includes two FBS foes — and an old friend
Business
Hydro-Quebec faces pressure to make CMP transmission line a better deal for Maine
Maine rug company wins exemption from ‘harmful’ tariff
LL Bean looks to Canada to boost its sales
Politics
King returns campaign contribution from Exxon Mobil following challenge at debate
Former assistant attorney general challenges two-term incumbent in York County DA race
What separates candidates running for district attorney in four coastal Maine counties
Opinion
Bangor housing funded with city money should meet city codes
Support for Question 2 will improve wastewater infrastructure
Maine needs representatives in Washington who take climate change seriously
Sports
Central Aroostook dethrones Ashland for girls D North title
UMaine senior named America East field hockey Midfielder of the Year
Mattanawcook Academy standout makes leap to Division I at Louisville
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