Chris McLaughlin and Steve McGee fielded questions on how they would approach town problems if elected.
Emily Duggan
Staff Writer
Emily Duggan is a staff writer for the Kennebec Journal. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire, where she was a news editor and staff writer for The New Hampshire. Before working at the Kennebec Journal, she interned at the Portland Press Herald and freelanced for the Granite State News Collaborative. A Portland native, Emily loves exploring the city, reading, and playing with her two cats.
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Some Maine schools shorted because of yearslong DOE mistake
The mistake in how money paid to independent schools for public school students is calculated was discovered earlier this year by Maine’s education department and dates back to 2016.
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Students question West Gardiner school board candidates
West Gardiner resident Joe Boyd is running against incumbent Matthew Lillibridge.
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Public hearing on public access to Swan Island set for Monday
State lawmakers are working to restore ferry service to the island in the Kennebec River.
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Pittston voters elect Holzinger to Select Board
About 400 voters filled the Town Office on Tuesday to cast their ballots.
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Augusta school officials mull $3 million budget hole caused by ‘miscommunication’
Officials said they thought they had more carryover funds to apply to the school department’s proposed spending plan. Instead, they are looking to make cuts.
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Gardiner-area school district hires new superintendent
Kady Gould, principal of Helen Thompson School in West Gardiner, will start as superintendent on July 1 following her appointment by a unanimous school board earlier this month.
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Fire reportedly started by overheated cooking oil damages home in Anson
One of the home’s residents was preparing dinner when cooking oil became too hot and burst into flames, an official said.
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Pittston voters slash budget by $394,000 at annual town meeting
A lively town meeting slashed the $3 million budget by $394,000.
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Pittston to sue over faulty Jewett Road repair
Pittston elected officials voted to sue Sam Snow Construction, the company operated by the town’s road commissioner, after the repair work it did on Jewett Road started to fail after about a year.