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Page in Maine Senate

Kole Cousineau, a seventh-grade student from Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington, served as an honorary page in the Maine Senate on Jan. 23. Kole was accompanied by his grandparents, Billings and Janey Hannaford of Farmington. They met with their legislators, Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Franklin, and Rep. Russell Black, R-Wilton. From left are Saviello, Janey […]

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Senate District 17: Thomas Saviello

Age (on Election Day): Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Community organizations: West Farmington Fire Department; Wilton Lions; Western Maine Homeless Shelter, Board of Directors; Farmington Rotary Hobbies, activities etc.: Antique “picking”; wood furniture repurposing/repair Family status: Years in Legislature: Clean Election candidate? Yes Committee assignments wanted: Environment and Natural Resources What is the most pressing problem […]

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F. Kieliszek: Principled leaders needed

Maybe I missed it; I had to go out of state for a family wedding. But I had read that Sen. Mike Willette had posted multiple racist items on his Facebook page. He said he wasn’t really a racist. Willette did step down from his committee chairmanship. I had expected that there would be some […]

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Maine lawmakers returning to divided chambers

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers will confront a new political reality when they return to Augusta this month and walk into legislative chambers that are divided for the first time in two decades. While Republicans seized control of the Senate in October, Democrats remain in power in the House, setting up a potentially difficult session […]