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Cohen says no to re-election bid

By Kelley Bouchard Portland Press Herald Staff Writer July 17, 2008 11:57 AM

Portland City Councilor James Cohen said today that he won't seek a third term in November.

Cohen said he plans to refocus his priorities on his law practice and his family, especially as his wife, Joan, in running for the District 113 seat in the Maine House of Representatives.

John Coyne, who has been chairman of the Portland School Committee for two years, said today that he plans to run for Cohen's District 5 seat on the council.