A new wave of rural towns consider disbanding

Bernie Sanders scolds Democrats for encouraging Gov. Mills to enter Senate race. Bernie Sanders believes Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran, is the best candidate to flip the Maine seat. Read this story by Torrie Herrington of NOTUS for The Maine Monitor.

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Maine lawmakers target Trump policies, AI and more ahead of next session | Portland Press Herald

A new wave of rural Maine towns is thinking about disbanding | Bangor Daily News

Maine labor representatives frustrated as government shutdown heads into second full week | News Center Maine

Indigenous Peoples’ Day event highlights importance of sea-run fish to Wabanaki | Bangor Daily News

Amtrak Downeaster halts Old Orchard Beach stops as fall schedule begins | News Center Maine

Social Security's phase out of paper checks has been 'needlessly bureaucratic,' Pingree says | Maine Public

In Bingham, juvenile crime has officials, residents looking for solutions | Morning Sentinel

Drought conditions blamed for Dover-Foxcroft restaurant temporarily closed | WABI

Maine trail program flooded with applicants | Maine Public

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