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Chris Gardner, owner of CG Bikes at 34 Northport Ave. in Belfast, stands outside his shop. A new city-run financing program backed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide a $250,000, zero-interest loan to help remove a toxic mix of underground contaminants from the property. Photo by Jay Field.

BELFAST — In early 2024, Chris Gardner knew the bike shop he ...


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Photo by Linda Coan O’Kresik of the Bangor Daily News.Daniel O’Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor re...

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Troy Jackson speaks at an election night event in Portland on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.

In her previous five races for the U.S. Senate, Susan Collins had never lost York County. Her ability to overperform other Republicans in the southernmost part of Maine’s left-leaning 1st Congressional District served as an electoral firewa...


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Members of the Skowhegan Select Board during a Nov. 10 meeting. (Screenshot)

SKOWHEGAN — Residents will have a chance next month to ask questions and provide comments on the town’s proposal to separate town clerk and treasurer positions. If voters pass the measure, it would also change both jobs from elected to hired roles.

The public hearing, scheduled for 6 p....


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Photo by Katherine Emery for The Maine Monitor.

MACHIAS — Washington County commissioners plan to ask the governor to appoint a county treasurer after voters rejected a Nov. 3 referendum to make the position appointed and no candidates ran for the...


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