Jason Pafundi, a native Floridian who moved to Maine from Los Angeles in August 2015 with his wife, covers Hallowell, Togus, education and religion. He began his career at the Kennebec Journal in November 2015 after freelancing for the Portland Press Herald for several months. Pafundi graduated from the University of Florida earlier this century and has taught high school English, coached varsity basketball and worked in media relations for the New York Rangers. The diehard Mets and Redskins fan is a sports, movies, music and television fanatic who enjoys discussing current events, history and pop culture. He’s attended two Super Bowls, two World Series, a Stanley Cup Final and has seen Elton John in concert 13 times and counting. Pafundi’s modest goals for 2017 including cutting back on his cheese consumption.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2018
At Togus, art therapy offers veterans a chance to heal
A creative arts show at the VA Maine Healthcare Systems-Togus campus is helping local veterans find escape and move forward from problems of the past.
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PublishedJune 10, 2018
Cony valedictorian tells graduates that high school is just the prologue
144 seniors attended commencement ceremony Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedApril 25, 2018
Wiscasset drops its long fight against state’s Route 1 plan, and now faces the legal bills
The town has not yet said whether it will accept a resident’s offer to help pay legal costs that could approach $100,000.
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PublishedApril 17, 2018
Wiscasset residents vote to end lawsuit against Maine Department of Transportation
The town had sued to force the state to get local approvals before moving forward with a controversial project to ease traffic congestion on Route 1.
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PublishedApril 12, 2018
Wiscasset attorneys argue for injunction on state’s traffic-control plan
The town sued the Maine Department of Transportation last year, contending the state backed away from earlier promises about the project and said it doesn’t have to follow local ordinances.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2018
Augusta Holocaust center director leaving to hike Appalachian Trail, pursue music therapy
Liz Helitzer, who has held the post based at the University of Maine at Augusta for the last six years, said she is planning to hike the entire Appalachian Trail before beginning a graduate school program in Ireland.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2018
Jefferson residents to vote on road reconstruction, staff increases
The Select Board is asking for an additional $30,000 to run the town government, with most of that money going toward employee salaries.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2018
Hallowell committee wants public input on future of historic fire station
The 190-year-old Second Street firehouse will be vacated in April when the Fire Department moves to its new home, and the committee was tasked with determining the best future use of the building.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
Water Street reconstruction project to start Monday in Hallowell
DOT officials and representatives from Sargent Corp., the contractor, answered questions about the project during an open house Thursday.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
Washington Town Meeting voters to decide whether to adopt marijuana moratorium
The Board of Selectmen also will ask the town’s residents to appropriate more than $1.24 million to run the municipal government for the year.
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