Maine News Wednesday Jun 3

Press Herald --  Freeport residents ages 16 and up can audition at Freeport High School on June 14 or 16 for the Freeport Players’ summer production of the musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress.” Rehearsals run through July and early August, with performances scheduled for Aug. 7-9 and 14-16, offering plenty of chances to get involved onstage or in the audience.

Senate poll - Maine Platner 49% Collins (Inc) 45%

Press Herald - Nearly half of Mainers can’t afford basic needs according to a new report from the Brookings Institution, a public policy nonprofit. While the findings are mostly in line with national averages, research revealed the affordability crisis is moving into the middle class. Staff Writer Gillian Graham digs into the key takeaways here.

Maine BIz -   West Marine stores in Portland and Southwest Harbor are among 59 locations targeted for closure by Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based West Marine Inc., according to a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Latest controversy dampens some Maine Democrats’ enthusiasm for Platner

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Graham Platner - A "reporter" with Fox "News" asked me if I thought I was too extreme or too radical to defeat Susan Collins here in Maine. Here’s what I told him:

I don’t think it’s radical to try to bring down costs for working Mainers.

I don’t think it’s radical to try to make sure that our communities don’t get hollowed out because housing has become unaffordable for young people.

I don’t think it’s radical to try to create a health care system that doesn’t exist just to screw over working people all for the benefit of a health insurance CEO.

There’s nothing radical about thinking that the working people of Maine should be able to afford groceries, buy a home, or have a health care system that isn’t collapsing before their eyes.

What’s radical is somebody like Susan Collins who has, for decades now, passed policies that only support corporations and billionaires – to the detriment of working people.

What’s radical is supporting, over and over again, illegal and insane foreign wars that have done nothing to benefit the people of Maine and have, in fact, sent the cost of everything from gasoline to groceries through the roof.

What’s radical is pretending you’re concerned about women’s rights or our democracy as you vote to confirm people like Brett Kavanaugh and refuse to stand up to a dictator president who is sending armed masked agents across the country to kidnap and murder American citizens.

Jobs

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Freeport. Apply here.
• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Freeport. Apply here. 
• You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.