Paul LePage Wins Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District<\/b><\/p>\n
Republican Paul LePage has officially won Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District race after ranked-choice tabulation concluded Thursday. LePage received 50.81 percent of the vote to Democrat Matt Dunlap\u2019s 49.18 percent. WABI reports LePage will succeed Congressman Jared Golden, who did not seek re-election.<\/span> Bangor Man Sentenced in Fatal 2025 Crash<\/b><\/p>\n A Bangor man has been sentenced to serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and other charges in a 2025 crash that killed his passenger. Police say 22-year-old James Nile Junior fled a traffic stop in Aurora before crashing in Wesley, killing 38-year-old John Branscomb of Bangor. The Ellsworth American reports Nile received a 12-year sentence with all but five years suspended and will lose his driver\u2019s license for 10 years.<\/span> Bar Harbor Historical Society Lays Off Staff<\/b><\/p>\n The Bar Harbor Historical Society has laid off all five of its paid employees after several years of operating deficits. Former Executive Director Erin Cough says staff fear for the collection and were told there would be no new exhibits or programming next year. Maine Public reports board members plan to monitor the society\u2019s La Rochelle museum during its seasonal closure while they consider restructuring.<\/span> Fair Housing Workshop in Ellsworth<\/b><\/p>\n Ellsworth Public Library will host a \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d fair housing workshop with Pine Tree Legal Assistance on Wednesday, November 18. The session runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and covers tenants\u2019 rights and housing discrimination. The event listing says participants should register in advance.<\/span> Eastern Tire Donates to Midcoast Workforce Housing<\/b><\/p>\n Eastern Tire and Auto Service has donated $10,000 to the MidCoast Regional Housing Trust for its Erickson Homestead project in Rockport. The employee-owned business says the shortage of affordable year-round housing makes it harder for local employers to recruit and retain workers. The PenBay Pilot reports the trust focuses on housing for workers who earn too much for subsidies but cannot afford local housing.<\/span> Bucksport Plans Holiday Concert and Winter Festival<\/b><\/p>\n Bucksport\u2019s holiday lineup begins with a Paul Sullivan concert at the Performing Arts Center on Sunday, December 6, at 3:30 p.m. The following Saturday, December 12, brings a free Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers show, the town\u2019s tree lighting and the Parade of Lights. The Ellsworth American reports fireworks over the Penobscot River are scheduled for 7:15 that evening.<\/span> THAW Radiothon to Support Heating Assistance<\/b><\/p>\n The THAW Fund Radiothon will air Thursday, November 19, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Star 97.7. Avec Community Action, Heart of Maine United Way and the radio station are partnering to raise emergency heating funds for Hancock and Washington county residents. Avec reports donations can be made during the broadcast or online through Heart of Maine United Way.<\/span> Paul LePage Wins Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District Republican Paul LePage has officially won Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District race after ranked-choice tabulation concluded Thursday. LePage received 50.81 percent of the vote to Democrat Matt Dunlap\u2019s 49.18 percent. WABI reports LePage will succeed Congressman Jared Golden, who did not seek re-election. WABI-TV Bangor Man Sentenced in Fatal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span>WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Bangor Daily News \/ Maine Public<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>The Rising Tide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>PenBay Pilot<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Avec Community Action<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"