AUGUSTA On Tuesday, Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced LD 1839, “Resolve, To Name a Bridge in the Town of Unity the Alton ‘Mac’ McCormick Memorial Bridge,” to honor a firefighter who lost his life serving Unity. LD 1839 was the subject of a.
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AUGUSTA A heavier-than-usual police presence patrolled the grounds of the Maine State House for much of the day Sunday, bracing for a protest that never happened.
Maine and other states had been on high alert amid ongoing concerns that extremist groups would gather in several states more than a week after a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Although some state capitols saw demonstrations, widespread gatherings across the country never materialized.
In Maine, authorities were prepared. Early Sunday morning, two Capitol Police cruisers were parked outside the State House. Concrete Jersey barriers blocked the Capitol Street entrance and the road between the Burton Cross state office building and the State House also was obstructed with parked plow-style trucks. The trucks stayed until midafternoon.