The current flag is emblazoned with the state’s ... The crest was created in 1820, shortly after Maine separated from Massachusetts and became a state. “The state seal will still be the ...

Since Maine’s statehood in 1820 and “long before the Civil War ... Richards left the state in the fall of 1901, the Pine Tree Flag “failed to have a sponsor” and did not become popular ...

If the measure passes, the state will have a new state flag, but the state seal — which was adopted when Maine became a state in 1820 — will remain the same. Former Democratic state Representative ...

Voters have rejected the plan to change the Maine state flag. Question 5 on the state ballot asked Mainers if they wanted to change the current Maine flag, which is blue and has the state seal ...

A case of design déjà vu? Maine’s newly proposed flag had strict design rules, resulting in a banner that is beautiful and familiar. When voters in Maine head to the polls in November ...

Aug. 5—AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Monday unveiled a model design for what could soon become the new Maine state flag. The design was one of more than 400 submissions ...

The answer, truly, is blowing in the wind. Ahead of a November referendum on replacing Maine’s flag with a modernized version of the original design from 120 years ago, a debate is brewing on ...

The Chuck Norris flag didn’t make the cut. By Alex Vadukul For more than a century, Maine’s state flag has been a bit cluttered. Against a blue backdrop, it depicts a farmer and a sailor ...