Thousands went to the polls in central Maine on Tuesday to vote on school budgets and local elected positions.
Ethan Horton
Staff Writer
Ethan covers local politics and the environment for the Kennebec Journal, and he runs the weekly Kennebec Beat newsletter. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in journalism and political science and was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.
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Hallowell volunteers survey ‘threatened’ Vaughan Brook watershed
Recent testing found Vaughan Brook does not meet water quality standards for aquatic life and dissolved oxygen, thanks largely to increased pressure from development.
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Gardiner city manager quits after only 4 months
Robert Peabody joined Gardiner’s staff in February, making his tenure one of the shortest in central Maine’s recent history.
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Gardiner council to consider options to shave $100,000 from proposed $8.4 million budget
A newly proposed position could be on the budget chopping block Wednesday as councilors hope to mitigate increased financial uncertainty.
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Skowhegan chooses interim town manager
Nicholas Nadeau will continue working as interim town manager in Fairfax, Vermont, while taking on work in Skowhegan.
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Eaton Peabody law firm, one of Maine’s largest, closing after 85 years
The full service firm said it was closing because of ‘evolving market conditions and the demographics of the firm.’
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Hallowell hires Phippsburg administrator as new city manager
Former city councilor and prominent Hallowell resident Maureen AuCoin was snubbed for the position, a move that councilors acknowledged was controversial.
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Colby, Bates commencements celebrate student contributions, next steps
The two ceremonies Sunday recognized thousands of graduates from two of Maine’s premier private colleges.
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CMP to conserve 50,000 acres, a final step in transmission line
The controversial NECEC line can’t become operational until Central Maine Power’s conservation proposal clears permitting requirements.
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Partisan battle lines drawn in effort to add 2 Kennebec County commissioners
As GOP electoral fortunes improve at the county level, some Democrats see the move as an unnecessary and expensive political power grab.