Michael Shepherd

Staff Writer

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Published
March 3, 2015

Cain seeks 2016 rematch for Maine’s 2nd District seat

The former state senator from Orono says she needs a bigger campaign to beat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin next year, but some are surprised that she announced it 20 months before Election Day.
Published
March 2, 2015

Former Poliquin consultant pleads guilty to illegal campaign coordination in Virginia

The prosecution of Tyler Harber, an operative who worked on the Maine congressman’s 2010 and 2012 bids for office, is the first of its kind in the nation.
Published
February 28, 2015

Augusta, Waterville General Assistance spending vastly different

From 2009 to 2014, Augusta’s GA spending grew 300 percent — from $78,000 to $313,000 — while Waterville spent just $89,000 on GA in 2014.
Published
February 27, 2015

Hallowell kicks off process to replace retiring manager

Michael Starn, who will retire in October, has overseen movement on long-term issues, but has faced managerial challenges since taking over in 2011.
Published
February 22, 2015

Maine state archeologist wants ‘major dig’ at Dresden Falls historic site

Arthur Spiess says the parcel on the east side of Swan Island in the Kennebec River is possibly the state’s most important archeological site.
Published
February 22, 2015

Hours apart, Augusta police nab suspects in drug trafficking and car theft cases

Deputy Police Chief Jared Mills said the arrests on Saturday and Sunday are examples of what Augusta and other service centers see “on a daily basis.”
Published
February 22, 2015

Fairpoint contract ratification bittersweet, say workers at Augusta vote

Members of the IBEW and CWA are happy to be headed back to work after a four-month strike, but they had to concede on pension and insurance issues to get there.
Published
February 21, 2015

Togus art show ‘a very positive thing’ for Maine veterans

Among the 40 artists at a Saturday festival was an Augusta veteran who displayed the text of a ‘private’ poem drafted in a Vietnam foxhole.
Published
February 18, 2015

Amid cold snap, Maine oil dealers report isolated delivery delays

But a state official says there’s no widespread issue in Maine’s energy market, which has been stretched in a frigid, snowy February.
Published
February 14, 2015

After Hallowell gas leak, school officials say they’re prepared

The Feb. 7 leak at an empty Hall-Dale Elementary School was ‘a bad scene’ for first responders.