Dry periods are becoming more frequent in Maine, with some parts of the state experiencing unusually dry or drought conditions almost annually. To help Public Water Systems maintain service and ...

AUGUSTA --Monday was the second day of rank choice voting tabulations in Maine following last weeks primaries. The tabulation process began Friday afternoon at the department of public safety building ...

President Trump has recast parts of the nation's capital in his own image and name. Today, that changed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts here in Washington after a federal judge forced ...

Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and the former harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Platner, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has run on a ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Graham Platner has secured Maine’s Democratic ...

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Winners in the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor and in a Democratic congressional primary have not yet been determined. By Nick Corasaniti Results from Tuesday’s elections in Maine ...

Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for Senate after weathering allegations about his past, formally setting up the November bout for a seat that could be pivotal in determining which ...

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate for governor, greets voters as they enter the Cross Insurance Center to vote in Bangor on Tuesday. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN When BDN shines a light, ...

In California, Republican Steve Hilton will advance to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in November, NBC News projected this evening. The state’s primaries were held June 2. Coverage of this live blog has ...

Graham Platner, an oysterman and political newcomer, is expected to win the Democratic primary, having driven Gov. Janet Mills out of the race. But the governor’s name will still appear on the ballot.

Liberal upstart Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night, defeating Maine Gov. Janet Mills weeks after the more establishment-backed pick ended her campaign. The ...