Here’s what Yarmouth voters will see on November’s ballot
Maine
Morning Star - The latest
precipitation across the state still was not enough to alleviate Maine’s
statewide drought, according to the Maine Drought Task Force.
The task force convenes when
abnormally dry conditions in the state compound with the aim of increasing
communication and awareness. Members from state and federal agencies met Friday
for the second time this year.
Since the task force last met in
early September, drought conditions have expanded, now reaching all areas of
the state. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor, with data from
Tuesday, had 4.64% of the state in extreme drought conditions, 43.10% in severe
drought and the remaining 52.26% in moderate drought.
The conditions are already
affecting the fall harvest for farmers, and there has been a rise in the number
of dry well reports. The midcoast region
is experiencing extreme drought, with severe drought spreading wider across
that area as well as much of Northern Maine.
Maine
Morning Star - With 17 days to go before the November elections,
Democratic Party leaders, supporters, and candidates took to the streets across
Maine on Saturday as part of a nationwide mobilization to get out the vote.
Underscoring what she sees as the
stakes of the midterms, particularly Maine’s Senate race, Democratic U.S. Sen.
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts told an estimated crowd of 1000 people who
rallied in Portland’s Deering Oaks Park that a vote for a Republican is
essentially a vote for President Donald Trump’s agenda.
“Two years of Donald Trump and
the Republican majority in the House and the Senate have never had the backbone
to say no to anything,” she said. “Not an illegal war, not illegal tariffs, not
tax cuts for billionaires, not taking away healthcare for millions of people,
not to the biggest grifter in the history of the United States.”
Press
Herald - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a
challenge to Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. Justices on
Monday denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case, one of dozens
that they declined to take up. The court, as is its standard practice, did not
explain its reasoning for declining to hear the appeal.
Maine Democracy - Over the past year, ICE has been terrorizing and harming our communities. And during the debates, Susan Collins defended her vote to give them $70 billion without guardrails. Now, her latest FEC filings revealed that she received thousands of dollars from Trump’s ICE contractor for her re-election campaign. Susan Collins has shown, once again, that she’s more concerned with appeasing her billionaire donors and special interests than standing up for the people of Maine. Enough is enough.
Press Herald - More than 60,000 students, faculty and staff at Maine colleges and universities will receive free one-year digital subscriptions to Maine Trust for Local News publications this fall through a new sponsored program. The subscriptions will provide access to the Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, among other Maine Trust publications. Funded by Bangor Savings Bank, the program covers Maine’s public universities, the Maine Community College System, Husson University in Bangor and Thomas College in Waterville.
UPCOMING
OCT 19
Porter's Landing Ad Hoc Committee → Town Hall Council Chambers, 30 Main Street, Freeport 5:00 pm
OCT 20
Maine Neurological Society Annual Meeting &
Symposium → Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main Street, Freeport
Town Council Meeting → Town Hall Council
Chambers, 30 Main Street, Freeport
6:00 pm
OCT 21
Painting the Working Waterfront with Philip Frey →
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport 9:00 am
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OCT 24
ANNUAL WOLFE'S NECK CENTER FALL FESTIVAL - Join us for hayrides, family activities, yoga, local food and more! One ticket secures a wagon ride around campus.