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🌱 Cape Elizabeth's Anne Carney seeks Maine's top legal job

Cape Elizabeth, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Cape Elizabeth! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Cape Elizabeth's Anne Carney seeks Maine's top legal job
  • Luke Holden joins Pingree's search for Maine's next cabinet
  • Cape Elizabeth earns votes in final boys soccer rankings

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 39.
  • Friday: Breezy with a touch of rain, with a high of 43 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The race for Maine attorney general is down to a state lawmaker and Yarmouth lawyer (pressherald.com) — Cape Elizabeth state Sen. Anne Carney is competing with Yarmouth lawyer Tim Shannon to become Maine's next attorney general. Lawmakers will choose on Dec. 2, rather than voters. Carney brings experience chairing the Judiciary Committee and providing free legal representation to low-income Mainers.
   

2. Hannah Pingree announces more than a dozen key transition leaders (sunjournal.com) — Cape Elizabeth lobsterman Luke Holden, founder of Luke's Lobster, is among 22 people helping Gov.-elect Hannah Pingree build her administration. The transition team will recruit and recommend cabinet candidates, with Pingree aiming to assemble most of her cabinet before her Jan. 6 inauguration.
   

3. Brunswick is king in final Varsity Maine boys soccer poll of 2026 (centralmaine.com) — Cape Elizabeth received 10 points but finished outside the top 10 in the final Varsity Maine boys soccer poll of 2026. Brunswick took the unanimous No. 1 spot after beating Thornton Academy 2-0 for the Class A championship, while Class B champion Yarmouth finished second.
   

4. Palm Beach Obituaries-November 10, 2026 (bocaratontribune.com) — Jean Franz Miller, a painter whose work drew inspiration from landscapes, gardens and world travels, died Nov. 3 in Cape Elizabeth at 95. She studied art from childhood in Baltimore and went on to paint in oils and watercolors in an impressionistic style.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in South Portland. Apply here.
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in South Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cape Elizabeth here.

Ok Cape Elizabeth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cape Elizabeth

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cape Elizabeth

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.