Stories about Kevin Scott
Scott, 42, explained to a reporter over wraps at a Lebanese restaurant in Waterville recently that it’s not the governor’s job to know everything. Having changed from a dark business suit to jeans, a button-up shirt and cowboy boots, Scott said he finds the spectacle of gubernatorial candidates claiming they know exactly what to do in whatever situation absurd.
Scott, one of five candidates for governor, doesn’t appear to have much going for him in political terms. At a forum, the candidates were asked how they felt about the health reform law.
The candidates for governor rattled off their likes and dislikes, except for independent Kevin Scott, who said basically, he didn’t know.
“I’m not saying I don’t have the answers,” said Scott during a recent interview. “I have the answer. The answer to the problem is that someone else has the solution. That’s an answer in and of itself. Betty over here knows exactly what to do. I’m the governor; follow Betty.” READ PROFILE ->
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LePage, Cutler await returns from key precincts
The Bangor Daily News has projected Paul LePage the winner by a slim margin. Read more here. AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican Paul LePage held a slim lead Wednesday morning over independent candidate Eliot Cutler in a nail-biting battle for the Blaine House as the candidates awaited full returns. Neither candidate ...
DECISION DAY
Voters head to the polls to elect new governor
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine voters will head to the polls today to cast ballots in heated races for governor, Congress and the Legislature during an election season in which economic concerns have trumped all other issues. Polls in most towns are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and state ...
Undecideds hold sway in governor’s race
In coffee shops, in diners and across kitchen tables over the weekend, many Maine voters struggled to decide who they want to lead the state for the next four years. A group of four 50-something men having lunch on Saturday in Ellsworth agreed that the election is monumentally important because ...
In final debate, five gov race rivals highlight differences
The Associated Press on Oct. 31, 2010, at 7:15 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — An eighth-grader’s submitted question about negative political ads triggered the sharpest exchange among the five candidates for governor on Saturday night as they held their final debate before Election Day. Republican candidate Paul LePage said more than $2 million had been spent by opponents attacking him, although ...
Blaine House candidates’ final days are do-or-die
AUGUSTA, Maine — The five candidates for governor will be canvassing the state for votes this weekend, shaking hands and delivering stump speeches as a campaign dominated by concerns about job security and economic development enters its final days. Recent polls suggest that Republican Paul LePage continues to lead the ...
Maine’s students narrowly pick LePage
Bangor Daily News on Oct. 28, 2010, at 10:53 p.m.
Mock Election BANGOR, Maine — Republican Paul LePage narrowly defeated independent Eliot Cutler in the 2010 student mock election, in which students in more than 150 schools participated. After the votes were counted Thursday evening, LePage, the mayor of Waterville, earned 28 percent of the student vote compared with Cutler’s ...
Candidates turn eyes to Aroostook
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — To some Mainers, Aroostook County might seem like the end of the Earth. There’s little dispute that it lies at the end of the proverbial road and that that road is lined with little more than trees. When it comes to politics, though, it’s anything but ...
LePage leads in burger poll at Governor’s
BDN staff reports on Oct. 26, 2010, at 12:38 p.m.
OLD TOWN, Maine — Next Tuesday, Maine voters will elect a new governor. In the meantime, the restaurant chain that has held the title of “Governor” for a half-century is giving customers a chance to vote for Maine’s next Governor Burger. Governor’s Restaurant has been inviting customers to cast ballots ...
Publicly financed candidate Mitchell outspends Maine field
The Associated Press on Oct. 25, 2010, at 12:03 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrat Libby Mitchell, whose campaign in Maine’s gubernatorial race is publicly financed through the Maine Clean Election Act, has reported spending $1.7 million to date, making her the top spender. The most recent campaign finance reports shows that independent Eliot Cutler has spent nearly $1.6 million in ...
Candidates lay out plans for solving $1B budget gap
AUGUSTA, Maine — Regardless of the weather on inauguration day in January, Maine’s next governor will take the oath of office under a cloud of financial gloom. It’s still too early to tell exactly how large a budget shortfall the next governor will inherit thanks to the recession and the ...
Gubernatorial candidates debate in Portland
The Associated Press on Oct. 24, 2010, at 10:49 a.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — The five candidates for Maine governor swapped views in a radio debate as they approached the final week before one of them will be elected to lead the state. Education, energy and the economy were the big topics as Eliot Cutler, Paul LePage, Libby Mitchell, Shawn Moody ...
LePage: Mitchell 'married' to bureaucracy
The Associated Press on Oct. 20, 2010, at 11:26 p.m.
With less than two weeks until Election Day in a tight governor’s race, Republican Paul LePage accused his leading opponent of being wed to government bureaucracy while Democrat Libby Mitchell touted her long history of public service.
Candidates skirt pension ‘time bomb’
A widely respected think tank calls the $4.2 billion that taxpayers owe to Maine’s retirement system a “ticking time bomb” that should dominate any discussion of the state’s finances.
The …
Politicians' imperfections highlighted in Maine
The Associated Press on Oct. 20, 2010, at 5:59 a.m.
Even without counting verbal gaffes, Maine's election season has produced a bumper crop of foibles
Latest poll: LePage strongest in northern district
Republican Paul LePage is drawing his strength from the northern part of the state, according to a new poll that shows the GOP candidate holding his lead in the race for the Blaine …
Government spending at center of Maine gov debate
The Associated Press on Oct. 19, 2010, at 5:54 a.m.
Mitchell and LePage are locked in a race that's too close to call.
Gubernatorial candidates discuss taxes, new arena at Bangor forum
The five candidates for governor talked about arenas, taxes, tourism and the future of forest products at a Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce forum at Husson University on Thursday …
Candidates debate municipal cutbacks in Augusta
The Associated Press on Oct. 13, 2010, at 4:38 p.m.
Four of the five candidates for Maine governor tackled questions related to municipal service cuts in a debate-like forum at the Maine Municipal Association's annual convention.
Polls differ on support for Cutler, undecided voters
Two polls released Wednesday show Republican Paul LePage and Democrat Libby Mitchell still locked in a close battle for the Blaine House.
Cutler accuses Mitchell, union of conspiring to oppose education reform
Bangor Daily News on Oct. 13, 2010, at 11:31 a.m.
Calling it an "unholy alliance," Cutler said Maine risks being left behind economically unless the state can better equip students to enter college or the work force.
Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
Millinocket company unearths logging history for niche market
Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
Bangor police seeking suspect in assault that left man face-down in road
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
Why is DHHS always asking for more money?
Maine GOP disappoints on Medicaid
Meet Riley and help her get from cancer to Kilimanjaro
Lawrence, Connolly help UMaine advance to America East baseball title game
Bucksport’s Cassidy Adams strikes out 19 in single game
Jonesport-Beals basketball standout Garet Beal named Parade All-American
Hampden’s Norris among three players heading to Husson men’s basketball program
Maine Democrats stooped to the governor’s level with TV complaint
Maine’s beer industry continues to brew double-digit growth
I’m sick of husband’s eye rolling and grunts, how do I get him to stop?
Have a drink, kiss a fish: Just another Saturday night, Newfoundland-style