LEWISTON - In response to a mass casualty event that took place across several locations in Lewiston, Assistant House Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier of Lewiston, Senator Peggy Rotundo of Lewiston and members of Lewiston's legislative delegation released the following statements:
Assistant House Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier:
To the Editor:
Maine Revenue Services has begun mailing $450 winter energy relief checks to approximately 880,000 eligible Maine residents as part of LD 3, which the Legislature enacted with bipartisan support in early January.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Michel Lajoie, D-Lewiston, will serve as a member of the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Lajoie, who previously served in the Maine House of Representatives for four terms, was appointed to the committee by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross. The committee oversees the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety as well as policy related to Maines criminal law and procedures.
Rep. Michel (Mike) A. Lajoie is serving his sixth non-consecutive term in the Maine House of Representatives.
A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Lajoie is a former small business owner and Lewiston Fire Chief who served the city for over 31 years. He graduated from Lewiston High School and Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute and earned his associate’s degree in fire science from Southern Maine Technical College. He is also a graduate of the Androscoggin Leadership Development Institute.
