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Bangor elects Dina Yacoubagha and returns 2 incumbents to City Council

Bangor Daily News 03 Nov 2021
Dina Yacoubagha was elected to be Bangor’s newest city councilor in Tuesday’s election, while incumbents Susan Hawes and Gretchen Schaefer won new terms and Ben Sprague and Sara Luciano will join the School Committee.
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Penobscot County wants to add 100 beds to its overcrowded jail

Bangor Daily News 03 Nov 2021
Penobscot County is asking architectural firms for proposals to add about 100 beds to its existing jail on Hammond Street in Bangor, marking the county’s latest attempt to ease overcrowding at the 161-year-old facility that regularly exceeds its licensed capacity of 157 inmates.
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2 newcomers win seats on Hampden-area school board after contentious race

Bangor Daily News 03 Nov 2021
Lester French Jr ... She ran unopposed. The race in RSU 22, which serves schools in Winterport, Frankfort, Hampden and Newburgh, was a mix of newcomers and incumbents seeking reelection, a stark contrast to other Bangor-area towns that have seen few or no candidates step up to fill vacant council and school board seats ... School board races across the U.S.
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Portland voters back 208-bed homeless shelter

Marietta Daily Journal 03 Nov 2021
Nov. 3—PORTLAND, Maine — Voters shot down an effort to block the construction of a 208-bed emergency homeless center on the outskirts of the city to build smaller shelters around the city. Portland residents selected Option C with 41 percent ... .
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Progressives on verge of winning Portland council majority after Tuesday's election

Marietta Daily Journal 03 Nov 2021
Nov. 3—PORTLAND, MaineProgressives won two of three city council races in Tuesday's election with another tight one awaiting a ranked-choice tally, putting them on the cusp of a majority at a pivotal time for Maine's largest city. The ... .
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Maine voters reject $1B hydropower corridor in massive rebuke to CMP

Marietta Daily Journal 03 Nov 2021
Nov. 3—FARMINGTON, Maine — Central Maine Power Co. was dealt a major blow Tuesday when voters backed a question aiming to kill its $1 billion hydropower corridor in a move that will rock the regional energy market and spur more ... .
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Down East buck captured twice on trail camera, exactly 1 year apart

Marietta Daily Journal 03 Nov 2021
Nov. 3—To some extent, white-tailed deer are creatures of habit. Does, in particular, can often be seen in the same areas at the same times over and over again. Then again, they can often be less predictable in their behavior ... .
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Popular Orono coffee shop will open a new location in downtown Bangor

Bangor Daily News 02 Nov 2021
Five years after it first opened in downtown Orono, a coffee shop and cafe popular with University of Maine students will open a third location in Bangor, in addition to its already-open second location in Portland. Nest, owned by Anna Berube and Li Yang, will open later this month in downtown Bangor, according to a Facebook post on Monday.
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