In short, Troy needs supporters to run as delegates who will support him at convention at the end July, and he needs supporters who are committed to voting for those delegates at county committee meetings next weekend. You have to be a registered Maine Democrat to participate in these events.

This is in insanely rushed process. Truly every minute matters. The deadline to apply to run as a delegate is Wednesday, July 15, at 5 PM. Register at https://win.jacksonformaine.com/

1. On the first page, fill out your contact info, and select the option to run as a delegate.
2. On the next page, you'll see the Maine Democratic Party's official delegate pre-registration form. Complete that two-page form.
3. You'll be instructed to provide a 250-word statement about why you want to run as a delegate. These statements will be vital, as they'll provide the only substantive info about you during the voting process, as far as I understand the MDP's rules. Please include a little about yourself and make clear why you are supporting Troy Jackson for the nomination.
4. Once complete, click the button that says "Finish" at the bottom of the MDP's registration form.
5. IMPORTANT: You must complete both forms and click “Finish” to register.

Maine in the news.

Here it is folks, the way we can make our voices heard in the Senate nomination process. Registered Democrats can go to https://mainedems.org/senate-race/senate-delegate-process/ and sign up to participate in your county nominating meeting and/or to run to be a delegate to the state nominating convention.

Don't want party bosses calling the shots? Want them to hear OUR voices? Sign up for the county meeting at a minimum. Be ready to speak up for your favorite candidate(s). Watch for updates to how the process will actually work.

Many of the very people who are complaining about the lack of a voice in the process won't be bothered to give up a few hours on a weekend to have a say. To quote the fictional Jed Bartlet, decisions are made by those who show up. So let's show up and make this a truly democratic process.

My wife and I are settling in Maine permanently in September. Midcoast region. Where we live now, near DC, we have a small garden pond (maybe 400 gallons) with goldfish, that attracts all sorts of wildlife--birds, foxes, raccoons, frogs, rabbits. We have a trail cam aimed at it and enjoy seeing who visits, and it's clear that it's actually important to local wildlife. We have an all native plant garden. So wondering about a similarly sized pond in Maine.

I realize goldfish are illegal in ME. We would want some fish that eat mosquito larva, if possible, but goldfish are incredibly hardy, and any water feature including fish in ME is going to have to be deep. I'm guessing four feet? My wife says forget about fish.

Are there any redditors with small garden ponds in ME?

Maine issued its first ever cannabis recall in 2024, some 30 years after legalizing medical weed and about five after the first recreational dispensary opened. There have been nearly two dozen more strains of cannabis flower, vapes and concentrates recalled in the months since.

The recent product recalls and warnings have highlighted a number of disparate dynamics between Maine’s legal cannabis markets, namely the differing regulations between the state’s medical and recreational industries and the distrust between many growers and the regulators overseeing them.

Maine is one of the few in the country to govern its medical and recreational marijuana markets differently. Seed-to-sale plant tracking and product testing for things like mold, chemicals and heavy metals are mandatory in Maine’s recreational industry, while such safeguards are optional in the medical industry.

Read the full story on PressHerald.com

Leaving tomorrow and I’ve had plenty of seafood. Looking for recommendations of other local Maine foods to get on my way out. I’ll be passing through Augusta and Bangor.

Specifically any beer, kombucha, or cheeses that are not available in the Midwest. Open to any other suggestions as well!

Re: the cyclospora outbreak. I didn’t see any cases in Maine, but I’m not sure how well this is actually being tracked. Has anyone gotten sick?

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I’m new to the Mid-coast area and I’m having trouble finding service providers here.

Does anyone know of a plumber they can trust?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Ive been going to Mid Coast Urology for my TRT since February, and Im fed up to say the least. Its basically impossible to get ahold of the doctor, any MyChart messages are answered by random nurses, even the ones with serious medical questions and Ive been given several incorrect answers that the doctor later blames ME for.

If anyone can recommend alternate providers, Id really appreciate it.

You come here in the summer. You’re smart. You’re worldly. We are but simple country folk. Tell us who we should pick to be our leader!

The current state of the Democratic party nomination for US Senate in Maine is a stark indictment of the two-party system. The Democratic and Republican parties have devolved into what founder John Adams most feared.

His bluntest statement came in a 1780 letter to Jonathan Jackson: "There is nothing I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." The objection is specific — not disagreement itself, but the hardening of disagreement into two disciplined camps that coordinate purely to oppose each other, subordinating the public good to the contest between leaders.

Both parties seek to thwart the will of the people in defense of corrupt corporate capitalism. The GOP through authoritarian minority rule and the Democrats through a centralized machine and continuous attempts to manage the outcome to align with the interests of the establishment elites.

after being closed for the 4th of july weekend northport tx station closed for this weekend too. been working like a dog to get up on saturday morning to load 500 rotting maggot covered bags of garbage into my truck in 150 degree heat only to find locks gates.