Tag Archives: Ken Mason

LePage ends Kennebec County commissioner standoff a day after sheriff drama

Gov. Paul LePage ended one standoff with the Kennebec County Democratic Committee on Friday, just a day after he escalated another one with it over the county sheriff post. On Friday morning, he named Democrat Patsy Crockett, a former state representative, to be a county commissioner, replacing Beverly Daggett, who died in September. Maine law says when county offices are […]

A typical and atypical day in the life of LePage

Good morning from Augusta, where nothing should surprise us anymore. But yesterday, Gov. Paul LePage surprised me in two acts and for different reasons. In one conversation with reporters, the Republican said he’d pick a legal fight with the Kennebec County Democratic Committee — later announcing the appointment of Ken Mason as interim sheriff over the committee’s […]