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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 24 By Joseph Owen Share Former congressman Bruce Poliquin, listens to a question on the merits of ranked-choice voting in Waterville in 2019. Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans Dec. 24, 2018: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, drops his federal lawsuit claiming that he, not Democrat Jared Golden, should have won the Nov. 6 election for his seat. Golden was declared the winner under Maine’s new ranked-choice voting system. Running for re-election against three challengers, Poliquin was the top vote-getter, but fell short of a c...

Dec. 24, 2018: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, drops his federal lawsuit claiming that he, not Democrat Jared Golden, should have won

(The Center Square) – The intention was for this random act of journalism to be my final contribution to the industry ahead of the holidays. I'd plow straight through this column. Keep it tight. Make it short. Subject-predicate. State my case, make my case, and then close my case. Afterward, get on with the rest of my work. But I wrote this in something of a rain-delay situation. I had to wait about an hour beyond my control to get rolling because the smoke alarms were going off and a sickeningly sweet cloud was hanging about 8 feet above the first floor of my home/workplace. It was diff...

Judge declines to stop $1B power line in western Maine By DAVID SHARPDecember 17, 2020 GMT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge declined to intervene to stop construction of a 145-mile (230-kilometer) electricity transmission corridor aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to the New England grid. Three conservation groups sought the preliminary injunction to allow them time to argue for a more rigorous environmental review by the Army Corps of Engineers. The lawsuit in federal court will proceed, but so will construction, under U.S. District Judge Lance Walker’s decision Wednesday. The ...

TRUSSVILLE — Hewitt-Trussville High School has named its next cross country coach. Matthew Michalke was introduced as longtime Huskies coach David Dobbs’ replacement on Monday at the Trussville City Schools board meeting. According to the school’s athletics department, Michalke has been teaching and coaching at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School since 2010. He is expected to be in place in time for the Huskies’ 2021 cross country season, which will begin next fall. While coaching both distance running and track and field at Hewitt Middle, Michalke led the boys cross country team to one M...