Kathy Wilson, Corey Perreault and Poppy Arford are running to fill the seat filled the past eight years by Mattie Daughtry, who is termed out.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Maine Backyard Campout encourages safe outdoor fun amid pandemic
Nearly 30 communities have so far signed up for the July 10-11 weekend event.
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SAD 75 budget for FY 2021 clears 1st of 2 hurdles with voters
The 33 attendees at the in-person district budget meeting approved a $46 million budget, which goes to a secret ballot vote July 14.
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Topsham Police lieutenant charts new course after 2 decades with department
Fred Dunn, who joins his wife in Florida, laments how the actions of some police officers put others in a bad light.
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Bath-area $38.2M budget with 2.1% tax increase goes to voters July 14
A home valued at $200,000 in Bath could see a $10.62 reduction from the school budget alone.
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Freeport culvert project aims to improve water quality, habitat at Concord Gully
The project would mitigate intense stormwater flows that have caused erosion along the brook’s banks.
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Election 2020: Yarmouth Town Council draws 5 candidates for 3 seats
Incumbents April Humphrey and Tim Shannon face challenges from Michelle Cromarty, Jim Macleod and Tom Romano.
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Election 2020: Yarmouth Town Council draws 5 candidates for 3 seats
Incumbents April Humphrey and Tim Shannon face challenges from Michelle Cromarty, Jim Macleod and Tom Romano.
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Midcoast author’s new book weaves tales of traveling treasure in Kennebec cove
Former journalist Greg Latimer released “Pirates and Lost Treasure of Coastal Maine” this month.
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Freeport council adopts $11.8 million budget for FY ’21
With school and county numbers included, the tax bill for a $300,000 home will be about $69 more, according to town officials.