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Jon Fetherston

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jon Fetherston

    15-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder as Lewiston’s Youth Gun Violence Crisis Deepens (opens the original)

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    A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a daytime shooting in downtown Lewiston, the latest case involving young suspects as police continue to confront a persistent wave of gun violence across the city. Lewiston police arrested the teenager Wednesday following an investigation into gunfire Sunday afternoon near the intersection of Walnut and Shawmut streets. The juvenile, whose name has not been released because of his age, has been charged with attempted mur

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jon Fetherston

    Maine’s October Debate Sprint Begins as Candidates in Three Major Races Prepare to Face Off (opens the original)

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    Maine’s general election campaign enters a new phase Thursday as candidates in three of the state’s biggest races prepare for a packed month of televised debates, beginning with back-to-back showdowns in the gubernatorial and 2nd Congressional District races. Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles, Democrat Hannah Pingree and independent Rick Bennett are scheduled to debate Thursday at 7 p.m., while former Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic State Auditor Matt Dunlap will meet one

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jon Fetherston

    Maine’s Hidden Budget Threat: Rising Bond Yields Will Drive Up the Cost of Schools, Roads and Local Government (opens the original)

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    For several years, Maine state and local governments operated in an extraordinary financial environment. Billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid flowed into the state, municipalities received direct federal recovery money and governments could borrow at interest rates that, by historical standards, were extraordinarily low. The federal COVID-era money is largely spent or committed, the days of near-zero interest rates are gone and the bond market is now sending a very different message to go

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jon Fetherston

    Lewiston Raises Classroom Staffing Concerns as Maine Paid Leave Authority Considers Possible Change to Law (opens the original)

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    Maine’s new paid family and medical leave program is complicating classroom staffing, a Lewiston school official told state authorities Tuesday, prompting acknowledgment that public schools’ use of the program may require a change in state law. Lewiston Public Schools Human Resources Director Suzanna Gallant raised concerns about how the program interacts with existing leave benefits and summer vacation during a Sept. 29 public hearing in Augusta, Maine Public reported. Gallant said schools alre

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Jon Fetherston

    ‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’: Collins Says Vandals Targeted Her Home and Biddeford Office (opens the original)

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    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said vandals have targeted both her Biddeford constituent services office and her personal home, pledging Tuesday that the incidents would not intimidate her staff or interrupt their work helping Mainers. Speaking with Ric Tyler and Paul Wolfe on WVOM’s Morning News program, Collins condemned the vandalism and described a political climate in Maine that she believes has deteriorated. “To the perpetrators, this is not going to work. We are not going to stop serving the peo

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