FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen is backing Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, in pursuing additional benefits from Central Maine Power Co. as compensation for a proposed power line from Quebec to Massachusetts that would run through six communities in Franklin County. “We are going to house in Franklin County 20 miles of this power line,” […]
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Paul LePage accuses lawmakers of ‘witch hunt’ over diversion of state-owned timber
AUGUSTA — A fired-up Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that political tensions over U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber had no role in a decision to divert state-owned logs away from mills owned by a family critical of his position. LePage told lawmakers they owed him and Maine Forest Service Director Doug Denico apologies for what […]
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Wild Game Dinner featuring fur and feather dishes
FARMINGTON — Moose burgers and a moose-calling contest are highlights of the Wild Game Dinner served Saturday, Jan. 20, at Tuck’s Ale House on Main Street. “We need a break from the cold and to have some fun,” Tom Saviello, head cook, said. The event, from 3 to 6 p.m., will benefit Life Enrichment Advancing People, […]
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Tom Saviello to help Janet Mills raise funds for gubernatorial bid
Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday that he has not decided who he will endorse for governor in the 2018 election, but for now he’s helping raise campaign cash for Janet Mills, who is running as a Democrat. Saviello, who has been friends with Mills for more than 20 years, confirmed rumors that he and […]
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Bill would give preference to Maine, U.S. companies
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Democratic senator’s bill to give preference to Maine and U.S. companies in state contracts is receiving support in the Senate. Lawmakers voted Thursday to approve Sen. Troy Jackson’s bill that would give preference among similar bids to in-state contractors. Republican Sen. Tom Saviello’s amendment would allow businesses to qualify as in-state […]
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UMF hosting campaign events
FARMINGTON — Two University of Maine at Farmington student clubs are holding several get-out-the-vote events on campus this week. The UMF College Democrats are hosting a meet-and-greet with Emily Cain, Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, from noon to 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4. The UMF College Republicans are hosting a meet-and-greet with state […]
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Tom Saviello runs quirky campaign for state Senate
There aren’t a lot of political candidates who tout their support from a goat and a horse. But state Sen. Tom Saviello isn’t one to follow the crowd. “I’ve got to have some fun” with the campaign, said the Wilton Republican who has represented rural District 17 since 2010. Saviello, who faces Democrat Joanne Dunlap […]
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Sen. Tom Saviello offers Medicaid expansion bill to fight addiction
AUGUSTA — Hoping to tap readily available federal funding that could help fight Maine’s heroin addiction crisis, a pair of state GOP lawmakers is again proposing legislation to expand Maine’s Medicaid system. Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, who has previously supported an expansion of the state and federally sponsored health insurance program for low-income families and […]
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Veterans saluted at Farmington, Wilton ceremonies
FARMINGTON — “This day is about our veterans, and honoring our veterans,” said Rep. Russell Black, R-Wilton, at the Veterans Day ceremony in Wilton on Wednesday. In Wilton and Farmington, ceremonies were held thanking veterans for their sacrifices for America. Black read a letter from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, at the Wilton ceremony, noting that […]