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By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A judge who presided over the Queen City’s most horrific murder trial and whose decision over a transgender student’s access to a school bathroom helped change the law stepped down last week after nearly three decades on the bench.  Superior Court Justice William Anderson, who presided most often in Bangor and Dover-Foxcroft, retired Nov.

Democrats gained strength across the lower third of the state, holding onto the Blaine House, the Legislature and both U.S. House seats. Republicans confront a party in crisis.

In todays letters writers offer views on public comment at Portsmouth City Council, reflect on the election results and share fond memories of Gerry and Walter Wheeler of Kittery, Maine.

PASS ID would repeal REAL ID, stripping away the substantive provisions that are already making driver's license more secure, including a repeal of 9/11 commission identity verificationrecommendations, information sharing between states, and airport IDsecurity standards. Congress should preserve REAL ID, fund itadequately, and take steps to ensure its full implementation bymoving interested states into the program.

For more than a decade, the Ocean Renewable Power Co. has had its sights set on harnessing energy from Eastport's formidable tides, which average about 18 feet and can go as high as 26 feet. But the company still has no tidal turbines producing power, and doesn't expect to for at least two years.

The House and Senate are two of only seven legislative chambers nationwide rated as toss-ups.

Both Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage have carried the city on their previous paths to the Blaine House.

I am proud that my 35 years in public service began as a member of the Maine Legislature in 1979, representing Lewiston throughout the 1980s. Janet Mills was elected district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties and, in my role as a legislator, I worked with her from the beginning of her career in […]

A public hearing held Monday drew roughly 25 Richmond residents, most of whom were in favor of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.

Antonio Garreton started by teaching Zumba classes and is now fondly known as "Tony Dancer," because he teaches all sorts of Latin music classes to Mainers.