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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PublishedSeptember 14, 2017
Work set to begin to restore historic Hallowell fire station
The Second Street station was built in 1828 and has a leaning wooden hose tower, basement walls and some beams damaged by fire, and other structural problems that will be fixed.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2017
Police: Belmont motorcyclist caused Sunday’s fatal Toy Run crash in Augusta
The accident on Interstate 95, which killed two motorcyclists participating in the United Bikes of Maine Toy Run, is still under investigation.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2017
Planning Board approves Hallowell fire station design
The city will host a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday morning at Stevens Commons for the multimillion-dollar station, which is expected to be completed by April.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2017
Mount Vernon Avenue project to stabilize drainage rocks
The rocks were installed during a two-year, $4.3 million construction project on the busy corridor, and those that have been dislodged will be replaced with larger ones by the end of the week.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2017
Hissing cockroaches and tarantulas in Augusta? Museum offers hands-on learning
The annual event at the Maine State Museum featured 24 presenters showing off live insects, pulling children away from computers, tablets and the internet.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2017
Hallowell council unanimously approves fire station design
The station will be built on the Stevens Commons campus, and Mayor Mark Walker said he wants it completed before the Water Street reconstruction project begins in April.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2017
Walker unopposed again in Hallowell mayoral race
The incumbent said this will be his third and final term if he wins, and he is anxious to see several Hallowell projects completed while still in office.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2017
Hallowell council to review new fire station design
The council also will consider extending the marijuana moratorium, which is set to expire in October.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Storms cause some outages, downed trees in central Maine
There were some reports of downed trees and wires, and a porch was damaged in Fairfield, as powerful storms blew across the Augusta and Waterville areas Tuesday.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2017
UMA drone program takes off into real-world uses
Students in Maine’s first university-level course on unmanned aerial vehicles are learning about uses for drones in areas such as real estate, agriculture, search-and-rescue, land management and construction.
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