Final tallies put the Democratic governor-elect’s spending at more than $3 million, not including support from outside groups.
2018
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Spruce Mountain principal TJ Plourde no longer employed in district
Superintendent Todd LeRoy says Thomas Plourde was not fired, only moved as part of a process to reduce the administrative team.
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Posted inLocal & State
Fire in Norridgewock garage leaves family of four homeless
Home owner lost two generations of tools and a pickup, but his grandson’s family lost all their belongings as well as the apartment they lived in.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Poliquin drops challenge to ranked-choice voting, clearing way for Golden to take seat in Congress
The incumbent Republican believes the ranked-choice system is unconstitutional, but says closing ‘this confusing and unfair chapter of voting history’ is in the best interest of his constituents.
Posted inLocal & State
Mother of missing Skowhegan woman gets ready to spend holiday without her
Tina Stadig was reported last seen by a case worker at the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter in July 2017.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire in Norridgewock garage claims two generations of tools
Home owner would rather have lost his house that firefighters saved 15 feet from garage.
Posted inCommunity
62 police officers graduate of Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Most will begin patrolling immediately, in time for Christmas and New Year’s Eve enforcement efforts.
Posted inCommunity
Thomas College students, club advisor write grant proposal
Ecomaine School Recycling Grant to be used to buy recycling, returnable bins for the campus.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Reported robbery in China has police searching for 3 suspects
The incident was reported on Alder Park Road by a woman who said her home had been ransacked, according to emergency dispatch reports.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Kennebec Journal Dec. 24-25 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 24-25, 2018.