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Midcoast Villager · Augusta, ME
Nearby: Augusta, MEArchitecture educator Madison Cook heads to Augusta with a goal rooted in her own journey: helping Mainers afford to build a life at home.
The Student Life · Waterville, ME
Nearby: Waterville, MEStudents across the Claremont Colleges gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to follow the results of the 2026 midterm elections at multiple watch parties. Students reflected on the importance of creating spaces for political debate and shared their experiences with voting. The next day, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Claremont McKenna College government professors Jack Pitney and Andrew Sinclair hosted a post-election debrief at the CMC Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum where they analyzed the results in which Democrats took control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Sinclair said the significance of this election “shapes the way we understand other elections from the past.” Ahead of election night, students from battleground states voiced concerns about the various candidates running. Students across the Claremont Colleges gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to follow the results of the 2026 midterm elections at multiple watch parties.
Molalla Pioneer / Herald Pioneer · Brunswick, ME
Nearby: Brunswick, ME(CANBY) — Spending 22 years serving in the U.S. Marine Corps takes one all over the world, and into all sorts of interesting situations. When Canby’s Alex Bello left the Corps in 1999, he knew two things: first, he wanted to get some schooling; second, he wanted to build things for people. And that’s what he’s been doing since. “I was tired of destruction. I wanted to build things, to build community, and that got me into construction,” Bello, age 68, explained. “The combat engineers piqued my interest in getting into construction. I just knew I didn’t want to go into law enforcement or a federal agency, which a lot of peers had done.” Bello’s Marine Corps journey actually began when he was about 14 years old. His brother-in-law took him to the July 4th parade in California, and the Marines were there with a color guard. “He had been in the Marines and our conversation sort of ended with him telling me that I should join,” said Bello.
The Student Life · Lewiston, ME
Nearby: Lewiston, MEAfter two home games, and despite two second half leads, Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) women’s basketball started their 2026-27 campaign 0-2. The Sagehens fell to Pacific University and Wheaton College last Friday and Saturday respectively, a disappointing start to a season with high expectations. The team is coming off a strong 2025-26 season which saw a 16-9 overall finish, an 11-5 record in SCIAC conference games and a spot in the SCIAC semifinals. They lost in that round in February to the No. 2 seed Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) in a 59-54 battle. Close losses early on, however, haven’t swayed the program’s expectations for the season ahead. Alaina Woo, now in her seventh season as the team’s head coach, described this group as hungry for success. “This team wants to be great,” Woo said in email correspondence with TSL.
Midcoast Villager · Searsmont, ME
Nearby: Searsmont, MEIn town news this week, Joyce and Mickey Sirota write that Sarah Thompkins, who was seriously injured in the Robbins Lumber mill fire and explosion in Searsmont in May, may be coming home in the next month. First responder Lily…
Midcoast Villager · Thomaston, ME
Nearby: Thomaston, MEWhen the Shore Village (Rockland) broke away from Thomaston along with South Thomaston in 1848, a new world was on the horizon with the dawning of early photography in the 1840s.
Midcoast Villager · Knox, ME
Nearby: Knox, MEROCKLAND — The following cases were handled in the state court in Knox County from Oct. 30 through Nov. 7.
Midcoast Villager · Rockland, ME
Nearby: Rockland, MEROCKLAND — For the 35th consecutive year, volunteers from Adas Yoshuron Synagogue are putting together a community Christmas dinner.
Midcoast Villager · Rockland, ME
Nearby: Rockland, ME'While we are in a period of occasionally debating on whether climate change is real, there is no debate on the high cost of diesel,' Rep. Chellie Pingree said.
Midcoast Villager · Camden, ME
Nearby: Camden, METhe nursing home replaced the 84-bed Knox Center in Rockland and 39 nursing care beds at Quarry Hill in Camden.
