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Ballot 2013: Jonathan LaBonte, Auburn Mayor

Biographical information Name: Jonathan LaBonte Office Sought: Auburn Mayor Home Street Address: 41 Third St. Campaign Phone Number: 207 782-1174 Campaign Email Address: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanplabonte/ Twitter Account: MayorLaBonte YouTube Channel: Occupation or primary source of income: Executive Director of the Androscoggin Land Trust Education: Graduate of St. Dominic’s Regional High School; B.S. Chemical […]

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Ballot 2013: Don D’Auteuil, Lewiston City Council Ward 2

Biographical information Name: Donald D’Auteuil Office Sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 2 Home Street Address: 400 Montello St Campaign Phone Number: 207-576-3627 Campaign Email Address: [email protected] Facebook page: Twitter Account: YouTube Channel: Occupation or primary source of income: TD Bank Loan Underwriter Education: St. Dominic R.H.S. Central Maine Community College Center Of Financial Training Family: […]

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VA furloughs as many as 40 workers in Maine

AUGUSTA — The federal government shutdown’s effect on Maine continued to spread Tuesday with the announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs has closed all local offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration to the public. U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree, both Democrats from Maine, said Tuesday morning that nearly 10,000 VA workers were […]

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LePage names Rier as acting education department chief

AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has elevated the deputy of the Department of Education to acting commissioner. Jim Rier of Topsham has worked in the education department for a decade, starting as director of finance and operations. He’s served as deputy commissioner since 2011 under Stephen Bowen, who resigned last month to work at […]

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PUC orders UMaine to reveal wind project proposal details

AUGUSTA — State regulators say the University of Maine and its partner companies must reveal some details of its offshore wind project proposal. Public Utilities Commission Chairman Thomas Welch said on Tuesday that some redacted version of Maine Aqua Ventus’ proposal should be made public by the end of the month. The company will work […]

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Shenna Bellows files for U.S. Senate race

Shenna Bellows, who’s seeking the Democratic Party nomination, tweeted a photo of herself outside the Muskie Building in Augusta, declaring that she’d filed paperwork necessary to become a candidate. Bellows, 38, resigned a little more than a week ago after more than eight years with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Bellows is planning […]

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DHHS lays off 56 employees, closes disability benefits office because of federal government shutdown

AUGUSTA — All employees at a disability services office in Winthrop and four more in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services were laid off Monday as a result of the federal government shutdown, Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday evening. The 52 employees at the DHHS Disability Determination Office in Winthrop make Social Security […]

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Lewiston casino campaigners may get penalty reprieve in campaign finance case

LEWISTON — Promoters of a statewide effort to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston in 2011 might avoid paying more than $35,000 in civil penalties for presenting false information under Maine’s campaign-finance reporting laws, based on new documents released Tuesday. But the decision on what the political action committees set up by Stavros Mendros and […]

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Maine’s Ethics Commission to recommend fines for PACs that backed Lewiston casino campaign

AUGUSTA — Two Lewiston men who were behind an effort to open a casino in Lewiston in 2011 are facing allegations that they hid the source of substantial contributions to the campaign in order to mislead voters. The allegations, made by investigators for the state’s Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, also say Stavros […]

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New cellphone privacy laws go into effect Wednesday

AUGUSTA— Maine law enforcement will have to get search warrants to gather voicemails, text messages or data about someone’s recent location from a cellphone under two new laws that take effect this week. The laws go into effect Wednesday, 90 days after the end of the legislative session in July. Supporters say the measures are […]