Many people in northern and eastern Maine call southern Maine “North Massachusetts.”
I live in Maine, can’t stand Collins, and will either do a write-in or vote third party this November.
I just read on Wikipedia that ME is the least-churched state in the nation. I would have thought that would have been AK and HI. Most who have an affiliation are Catholic. I’m afraid Collins is all you can hope for in ME, but I understand how you feel. Ellsworth is the fastest growing city in the state now, but I don’t know why.