In a series of posts on Facebook, Wendy Lee MacDowell, who is running against incumbent Rep. Bill Bridgeo in House District 60, falsely claimed the government is manufacturing “weaponized weather” to target conservative states with storms and seize land for lithium mining.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News' quick strike team, where his stories largely focus on money, drugs and government accountability. He has written about international drug trafficking rings, Maine's housing crisis, political polarization and much more. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025. When he's not on the clock, Dylan can often be found at the nearest Grateful Dead cover band show or minor league hockey game.
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Vassalboro residents to vote on environmental cleanup funding, sanitary district charter
Voters are to decide on three referendums seeking to allocate tax revenue for environmental projects, to repair the bridge on Mill Hill Road and to change the Vassalboro Sanitary District’s charter.
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Winslow schools hire new special education director from Augusta district
Christine Schmidt, formerly the assistant director of special education in Augusta, says her role is particularly important as teachers report increasing emotional and behavioral dysregulation among students.
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Oakland-area school district support staff, administration agree to labor contract after months of tense negotiation
Seven months of talks that both union and school officials say were some of the most strained in the school district’s history wrapped up this week with a new contract for the district’s education technicians, custodians and food workers.
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Political newcomer challenges incumbent for District 2 seat on Winslow Town Council
Incumbent Councilor Dale Macklin to face Stephen Soucy, who is seeking his first term in elected office.
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Sagadahoc deputy advocates for mental health care, bashes report from mass shooting commission
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield was joined by mental health advocates and a former legislator at a press conference Monday to publicize Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program, which they say could have prevented last year’s Lewiston shooting.
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Fairfield mother and 3-year-old son found safe
Star Cunningham and her son had been missing from their family’s Fairfield home since Monday.
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A ‘woke’ flag? Culture war unfurls around Maine’s new (old) design
Some say the proposal for a new flag on the Nov. 5 ballot is an attempt to erase history, while others argue it’s related to Christian nationalism. To most, though, the meanings of our state flag and its potential replacement are more personal.
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Two candidates now in District 4 race for Winslow Town Council after resident launches write-in campaign
The Nov. 5 election will decide who replaces Ray Caron, who stepped down abruptly from the council earlier this month and ended his reelection bid.
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Demonstrators hold pro-Lebanon protest in Waterville as part of ‘National day of action’
The ‘All out for Lebanon’ protest was held concurrently with hundreds of others in cities across the country in response to a barrage of Israeli attacks that have killed nearly 600 people in the last week.