Paul LePage is absent, but the other four don’t shy away from criticizing him, and each other.
Scott Monroe
Campaign Diary: LePage drums up voters at an old employer
NEWPORT – Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage won at least one more vote, and probably a few others, when he visited a former employer Thursday. At Vic Firth Manufacturing on High Street — the drumstick production facility where LePage was vice president from 1994 to 1996 — the candidate spoke to about 100 workers in […]
LePage skips debate, adds campaign stops
His gubernatorial rivals criticize him for dropping out of the second-to-last forum, hosted by MPBN.
Campaign Diary: LePage adds business endorsements
AUGUSTA – Paul LePage entered a conference room at the Augusta Civic Center Wednesday morning to hooting and hollering, applause and chants of “Le-Page! Le-Page!” Smiling broadly, the Republican candidate for governor circled the room, which was filled with more than 50 supporters who wore LePage T-shirts and buttons. LePage shook hands and hugged before […]
LePage withdraws from second-to-last debate
Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage decided late today to withdraw from the second-to-last debate before the election, scheduled for Thursday night in Lewiston.
LePage Campaign Diary: Front-runner anxious but confident: ‘We’re going to win’
WATERVILLE — Paul LePage leaned over his desk, hands folded together, and spoke into the microphone to answer a question submitted by a listener of rock radio station WBLM-FM. LePage talked about working with unions, alternative energy and funding state programs, and he settled into the groove of his now-familiar theme: Live within your means. […]
Jason Levesque recruits support of veterans
An Army veteran himself, the District 2 congressional candidate seeks votes of a group that has supported U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds opening call center
Johnny’s officials said the move will help the company expand and possibly hire more people.
Governor conducts whistlestop project tour
Gov. John Baldacci says more of Maine’s freight needs to be on the rails, not on the state’s roads.
Michaud, Levesque field questions
The two candidates for Maine’s 2nd District meet with MaineToday Media’s endorsement board.