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He just graduated from a rural Maine high school. Now he’s on the school board.
He decided to run on Election Day, when he went to the town office to vote and noticed there were vacant seats.
County Politics
1 month ago
Gubernatorial candidates at Wabanaki forum agree on tribal sovereignty
Maine is the only state that does not recognize the tribes as sovereign nations.
1 month ago
Woodland voters approve $275,000 for new highway salt facility
About 50 of the town’s 1,200 residents turned out to approve budget items and learn results of elections held Monday.
1 month ago
Fort Kent voters approve $6.9M budget
The figure is about $220,000 lower than last year’s $7.1 million budget.
1 month ago
Castle Hill lifts ban on schools, hospitals and libraries
Residents of the central Aroostook County town of Castle Hill voted Tuesday night to change to the town’s land use ordinance to allow the development of schools, hospitals and libraries. The facilities — which are typically community anchors — were not previously allowed under the ordinance. It was not an intentional ban, Sandra Fournier, the […]
1 month ago
Congressional candidate Jordan Wood responds to angry rant at Houlton town hall
A man identifying as a “1965-style Louisiana Democrat” began a tirade about Maine’s immigrant population and voter fraud.
2 months ago
Susan Collins recounts ‘fight’ to save Job Corps in award presentation
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins received an award from the National Job Corps Association in her hometown of Caribou.
2 months ago
Janet Mills touts free college plan in Presque Isle visit
The free community college program covers up to two years of tuition and fees for high school graduates.
3 months ago
2 candidates vie for 1 Fort Kent council seat
Two candidates are running to fill a single seat on the Fort Kent Town Council next month.
6 months ago
Houlton councilor accepts seat despite resigning a month earlier
Houlton voters chose former councilors Torres and Alexis Brown on Tuesday to fill two open three-year terms. Both women had previously resigned.
