The outages were unrelated to the large Oct. 30 storm that knocked out power to 500,000 Maine customers.
Charles Eichacker
Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
Posted inSchools and Education
New directive in place for Augusta ed tech punished for telling colleague ‘I will pray for you’
Because of the publicity the complaint received, school employees have received ‘some highly inappropriate and profane communications,’ a School Department attorney said.
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Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections
Monmouth voters pass moratorium on recreational pot sales to allow more time for rulemaking
They voted on the proposal a few days after Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill that would have created a framework for the sales.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, Politics
Fuller, Eldridge elected to Winthrop council
In the school board race, Kristin Shumway and Virginia Geyer won seats.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Despite progress, large clusters of CMP customers remain without power Sunday
By Sunday evening, the utility had cut the number of reported outages by more than two-thirds from a day earlier.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Four state questions, many local issues on region’s ballots
Municipal elections are scheduled in Augusta and Winthrop, and several communities with deal with local referendum questions.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Power companies tackling difficult remainder of central Maine outages
Residents in tree-lined rural areas, who have been without electricity for nearly a week, praise CMP workers but chafe under the burden of using generators.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Augusta historic board gives OK to Otto’s on the River
The new downtown restaurant still needs other licenses before it can open, but it cleared an important hurdle Friday.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Maine State Museum recognizes World War I warriors, workers
The exhibit is being held to mark the 100th anniversary of the war’s end in 1918.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Generator placed too close to Augusta home leads to minor fire
The home on Lone Indian Trail was one of thousands that lost power this week.