Craig Hickman of Winthrop earned nearly two-thirds of the votes in the district, which encompasses southern Kennebec County. He was sworn in Wednesday morning.
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Jessica Lowell covers business and economic development and general news in the Gardiner area.
After short but intense aspirations to be an opera singer (age 4) and a deep-sea diver (age 6) her most enduring passion has been telling stories.
A University of Maine graduate, she worked for newspapers in New Hampshire, upstate New York and Wyoming, where she has won awards for investigative and explanatory journalism.
She’s a fellow of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources.
After several years out of journalism, she returned to Maine and to writing, where she spends her free time enjoying both trees and the ocean, two commodities that Wyoming lacks.
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Maine Ethics Commission says Senate District 14 candidate violated election law, but assesses no penalty
At issue are four electronic signs posted on behalf of William Guerrette, the Republican candidate in the race, and whether they comply with state election laws.
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Maine Ethics Commission to meet on Senate District 14 campaign complaint
The complaint alleges that electronic signs used by William Guerrette lacked a disclosure statement of who paid for them. That disclosure was added to the signs at the request of the commission.
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Electronic campaign signs draw complaint in Gardiner area
Four electronic signs posted on behalf of William Guerrette, Republican candidate for the Senate District 14 seat, have drawn a complaint over the disclosure of who paid for the signs.
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Augusta man missing since January found dead
Augusta police say they found the body of Pierre ‘Pete’ Bolduc on Wednesday in Augusta and the cause of his death is under investigation.
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West Gardiner teen becomes Maine’s first female Eagle Scout
Mia Dawbin completed the requirements to earn her standing as an Eagle Scout earlier this year, making her the first girl to reach that rank in Maine.
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Gardiner city councilor says she’s being ‘poor-shamed,’ won’t resign over unpaid taxes
Penny Sergent, who took office in January, said she’s being poor-shamed by other city councilors, and won’t quit. Several councilors called on Sergent to resign Wednesday after they learned of her unpaid taxes.
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Suspended Gardiner attorney denies claims in second civil complaint
Clarence H. ‘Skip’ Spurling denies the allegations of a woman who says he sexually assaulted her, saying she consented to his conduct and that no attorney-client relationship existed when the conduct in question took place.
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Video: Augusta Civic Center gets up and running as mass vaccination site
The first day of the clinic was expected to serve 200 people who had already registered, with 1,344 vaccinations anticipated to be given this week.
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Kennebec commissioners vote to move Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue
The unanimous decision at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting is not the end of the process, as a committee is expected to be named to make a recommendation where the statue will go.