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Winter storm / Trump ballot eligibility / Victim services funding cuts

Christopher Burns
Jan 10, 2024 06:40 am


Today is Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the low to high 40s from north to south. A storm continuing to move across Maine today will batter the state with heavy rain and high winds. You can find information about closings, cancellations and delays here. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.

Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

Maine judge deciding Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility is a Democrat praised for fairness

Justice Michaela Murphy was appointed by Democratic Gov. John Baldacci in 2007 and reappointed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage in 2015.

Maine House defeats GOP attempt to impeach Shenna Bellows over Donald Trump ruling

The effort to impeach Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was never likely to succeed in a Legislature controlled by the Democratic Party.

PLUS: Half of New Hampshire voters surveyed in a poll released Tuesday supported her ruling that Donald Trump is ineligible for the ballot here.

Victim services across Maine brace for 60-percent funding cut

The shortfall owes to a Crime Victims Fund that has been drastically shrunk as prosecutors have shifted from prosecution to plea deals.

Maine Realtor group avoids sharp membership drop in wake of national scandal

The Realtor group faces multiple antitrust lawsuits and a Department of Justice investigation for conspiring to inflate agents’ commissions.

Bangor schools receive 1st donation in the state of books promoting immigration

The Bangor School Department was chosen to receive Welcoming Libraries in recognition of the city becoming an official refugee resettlement area.

A code was cracked, but a mystery still remains with this antique Maine dress

Although Sarah Rivers-Cofield has solved the mystery of the code left in the dress pocket, she has been left with more questions than answers.

Presque Isle clinic delays leave Aroostook veterans hanging

For now, the nearly 5,500 veterans in Aroostook County must wait for an opening in Caribou or travel to Bangor or Augusta for medical care.

Ellsworth discovers the mess of mixing city manager, police chief roles

Typically, a city manager fields complaints against the police chief. In Ellsworth, those positions are held by the same person, and there’s a complaint.

Finnish standout having bounceback season for UMaine women’s ice hockey

Ida Kuoppala had just seven goals and eight assists in 35 games last season but is proving that was an aberration.

UMaine Athletics receives $80M gift from Harold Alfond Foundation

The contribution adds to a $90 million gift from the foundation to upgrade UMaine’s sports facilities in 2020.

Watch these Maine deer run for their lives

It’s a game of hide-and-seek with life or death consequences, one we don’t often get a chance to witness.

In other Maine news …

Police training in mental health lags behind new reality

Orono wants to make Stillwater Avenue safer for pedestrians

Maine won’t pursue Aroostook I-95 extension for now

New York Times names Millinocket as its top place to visit in 2024

Fire at Belfast inn displaces 20 families

Rockland couple says housing changes would up odds of landslide

Federal judge again sides with state over fate of Frank J. Wood Bridge

Hallowell moves forward with ordinance banning flavored tobacco sales

Former Kennebec County emergency management official accused of stalking

North Carolina church is helping Maine flood victims

Head-on crash in Portland leaves 1 dead

Old Town boys’ edge basketball archrival Orono in overtime

Buzzer-beater gives Brewer girls basketball rare win over Bangor


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