The longest-serving commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Gervais will resign June 22.
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Jigsaw puzzles topic of KHS presentation
Free event set for June 20 at Maine State Library.
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Ranked-choice voting, spoiled ballots draw attention at local polls
Opinions on the new voting system ranged from excitement to ‘I didn’t want to deal with it’ at polling stations across central Maine.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Mainers going to polls in first statewide test of ranked-choice voting
On Tuesday, voters will select Republican and Democratic nominees for governor, and decide the fate of the ranked-choice system itself.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Augusta school board to consider approving budget after residents vote
Voters Tuesday will weigh in on a $30.5 million Augusta school budget that city councilors have OK’d after trimming $300,000 from what school board members endorsed.
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Maine begins putting ‘non-binary’ on driver’s licenses for those not ‘F’ or ‘M’
It becomes the third state to offer the designation, after Ian-Meredythe Dehne Lindsey of South Portland, who identifies as neither female or male, filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission.
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Cony valedictorian tells graduates that high school is just the prologue
144 seniors attended commencement ceremony Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Two compete for Augusta school board at-large spot
Jennifer Dumond and Kevin Lamoreau hope to fill Edward Hastings seat, who was elected as chairman of the board.
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Charter changes, school budget await Augusta voters
Augusta residents will also be asked whether they approve of the proposed roughly $30.5 million school budget.
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Erskine Academy graduates 140 at Augusta Civic Center
The Friday night graduation included a keynote address by Susan M. LaGasse, an honorary alumna of the South China school.