Bruce Bryant

Seacoast online is reporting that police have charged Republican State Senate candidate Kristi Bryant, of Kennebunkport, with operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. According to the article, all this took place shortly after midnight on August 22.

Bryant, a current Kennebunkport selectman, was recruited to run against incumbent State Senator Nancy Sullivan (D-Biddeford).  Although the chances of a Republican pickup in this district were slim to begin with, I'll bet the Democrats are raising their glasses to this new development.

It’s not every day you get your picture and a full page story in the nation’s largest newspaper. Senator Paula Benoit, Senator Bruce Bryant and his brother, Representative Mark Bryant found themselves in the spot light once again as the tale of Senator Benoit’s adoption legislation was highlighted in USA Today.

New Page officials announced today that they are shutting down the #11 paper machine at the Rumford mill, and with it goes about 60 jobs.

Today’s news has people talking about trade policy, as they make their picks for a presidential candidate. Many union workers favor John Edwards.

New Page closed paper machines in Maine, Wisconsin and Ohio. Most of the 660 job cuts were in Wisconsin.

Chuck Rocha, national political director for USW, said he expects Edwards to make a statement on the mill closings in Nevada tonight.

Edwards’ schedule only stretches through the South Carolina caucuses, and Rocha said he does not know if he will visit any of the mill sites.

New Page, a paper mill and the lifeblood of the economy in the River Valley area, will shut down the #11 paper machine at the Rumford mill, at the expense of about 60 jobs.

The company has made cuts affecting 660 jobs across the country, following a corporate merger, the Associated Press reported today.

Both lawmakers representing Rumford work for the mill. Sen. Bruce Bryant, D-Dixfield, and Rep. John Patrick, D-Rumford, both are members of Local 900. Patrick said his job is safe. Bryant doesn’t know yet.

Oxford County beware: The Democrats want to take over.

The county party is making a push to elect Democrats to local offices in November, said state Sen. Bruce Bryant, D-Dixfield, and an active party member.

Bryant said the county is ready for a change (seems to be a popular word this year.)  read more »

Rep. John Patrick, D-Rumford, will run for Oxford County Commissioner next year.

Term limits prevent him from seeking another term.

Patrick filed the candidate registration form with the Ethics Commission Dec. 11. He could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Frequently, termed-out representatives seek a Senate seat. Bruce Bryant, D-Dixfield, the senator in Patrick’s district, said Wednesday that he plans to run for his seat again. Bryant is in his third term.