Poirier, who was previously Chebeague Island’s town administrator, officially started the Monmouth job on Jan. 1.
Chris Bouchard
Chris is an award-winning journalist from Aroostook County. He has nearly a decade of writing experience, beginning with an internship for the New Maine Times, three years of freelance work, and six years covering central Aroostook with the Bangor Daily News. Chris joined the Kennebec Journal as a staff writer during the summer of 2021. He now covers healthcare, municipal news, and feature stories in the central Maine area.
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Central Maine customers among those experiencing Redzone Wireless networkwide outage
The company wrote that the service interruption is due to a fiber issue.
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Litchfield unanimously approves $22,500 dam engineering, oversight contract
The Woodbury Pond Dam began to show signs of seepage last spring and officials hope a long-term fix could save the town $150,000.
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Association eyes proactive steps to stop invasive plant spread at key Kennebec County lake
If left untreated, the Eurasian watermilfoil could devastate Lake Cobbossee’s ecosystem and contaminate other Maine lakes, advocates say.
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Hallowell sets public hearing for next month on TIF renewal for Camden National Bank Ice Vault
If approved, the TIF and credit enhancement agreement for the facility at 203 Whitten Road would be renewed for another 10 years.
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Hallowell council votes to keep historic fire station building for future city uses
Officials voted to keep the building under city ownership, to let the food pantry stay, to move the police department into the building and to explore other possible uses.
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Augusta Armory to host drive-thru COVID-19 testing, vaccination clinics this week
Drive-thru testing is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, and vaccination clinics are set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday. The armory is at 179 Western Ave.
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Hallowell mayor outlines 2022 goals, reflects on past year
Priorities for the new year include addressing the old fire station, finding a new public works space, affordable housing and dealing with the ongoing pandemic.
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Hallowell public hearing set next week on future of historic fire station building
Mayor George Lapointe wrote that public feedback will factor into the decision to keep or sell the nearly 200-year-old building.
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Augusta’s MaineGeneral Medical Center looks to expand services, rebuild workforce in 2022
The pandemic resulted in some of the hospital’s greatest challenges in 2021, according to a hospital spokeswoman.