AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage was headed to Iowa on Monday to campaign for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for president. LePage set out on the day of the Iowa caucuses, the first litmus test for presidential hopefuls. Christie, who is trailing in the polls in Iowa, […]
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LePage and Christie visit Lewiston’s Little Canada
LEWISTON — After a $100-per-plate luncheon Tuesday, Gov. Paul LePage showed fellow Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey around the Little Canada neighborhood where LePage grew up. Christie, on his third trip to Maine in support of LePage’s re-election campaign, said the Maine governor is the kind of guy who wouldn’t forget where he […]
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Great Falls Forum to feature the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
LEWISTON — This month’s second session of the Great Falls Forum will take place on Friday, Oct. 17, and will feature John Christie and Naomi Schalit from the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. The topic of the session will be “The Role of Investigative Reporting in Maine’s Democracy.” The lecture will take place from […]
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LePage in New Jersey for fundraiser with Christie
The breakfast fundraiser is being held in Benardsville on Monday. Attendees are being charged $3,000 for the event at the Benards Inn. Christie, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, has already visited Maine twice to campaign for LePage this year and has said that he plans to return at least once more before the November […]
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Christie says he, LePage alike
“I will tell you I’m committed to spending what we need to spend here in order to give the people a full view of Gov. LePage’s record and the record of his opponents,” Christie said after joining LePage in chatting with customers at Becky’s Diner. Christie said Maine’s race was one of the governors association’s […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 24 AUBURN — City Council workshop at 5:30 p.m. Topics include budget and bond package for Auburn Water District. Regular meeting at 7 p.m. LEWISTON — School Committee, 6:45 p.m., Dingley Building, reports of Lewiston Middle School improvements, funding reclassification from unexpected McMahon construction funds, No Child Left Behind accountability and Montello School […]
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Scandal clouds Gov. Christie’s visit to Jersey Shore
MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie traveled to the Jersey Shore on Thursday to tout the state’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy, returning to an issue that cemented his reputation as a potential 2016 presidential candidate. But the visit was clouded by the growing political storm over his top advisers’ involvement in causing a […]