The winner of the Maine State Flag Redesign Contest was announced Monday by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. A design submitted by Adam Lemire of Gardiner was chosen as the model for the new potential flag. More than 400 submissions were made to the contest, including submissions from 42 states and from outside of the U.S. “I am delighted by the number and quality of the submissions and the myriad of creative ways that everyone interpreted the law,” said Secretary Bellows. “It is important to

American flag flies at half-staff this morning at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine