Susan Cover

Augusta

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Digital Journalist at Spectrum News Maine

Digital Journalist @SpecNewsMaine

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Articles

62-foot-tall ‘Skowhegan Indian’ sculpture is for sale for $1

3 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Susan Cover

SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A major piece of local public art is for sale for $1. The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce is soliciting bids for the Skowhegan Indian, a 62-foot-tall sculpture that stands on a 20-foot base and weighs 24,000 pounds. Last summer, the Select Board declined to accept the Bernard Langlais sculpture as a gift, saying the town could not afford an estimated $100,000 in repairs.
Janet Mills says she's ‘happy to go to court’ over Title IX lawsuit

4 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Susan Cover

BANGOR — Governor Janet Mills doubled down on her belief that the federal government cannot legally pull Maine’s funding over alleged Title IX violations on Thursday. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday that claims Maine is violating anti-discrimination law by allowing transgender girls to participate in female sports.
GOP calls for removal of gender identity from Maine Human Rights Act

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Susan Cover

Maine Republicans are calling on Gov. Janet Mills and Democrats in the Legislature to support a GOP-sponsored bill to remove gender identity from the Maine Human Rights Act. Republicans say it’s one way to end a standoff between Mills and the Trump administration, which has given Maine another ten days to comply with federal sex discrimination law. Federal authorities say Maine is failing to comply with Title IX because the state allows transgender girls to compete in female sports.
Speaker calls out post against transgender athletes

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Susan Cover

Rep. Laurel Libby posted two photos that she says shows a Greely High School teenager who competed as a boy one year and as a girl the next.
Naming rights to auditorium at Augusta Civic Center sold to Hammond Lumber

Feb 7, 2025 | mynews13.com | Susan Cover

AUGUSTA — The Augusta Civic Center’s main auditorium, which hosts high school basketball tournaments, graduation ceremonies and other regional events, will now be known as the Hammond Lumber Auditorium. City Council voted 8-0 Thursday to approve the naming rights contract, which will bring $828,000 to the civic center over 10 years. In addition, the main entrance to the building, which draws about 300,000 people a year, will be dedicated to Paul G. Poulin.
Bomb sniffing dog walking the beat at the Maine State House

Feb 6, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Susan Cover

Teddy, a 17-month-old yellow lab, has been on the job for a few months following his arrival in Maine from Utah in July.
Augusta considers deal with Hammond Lumber Co. for civic center naming rights

Jan 30, 2025 | mynews13.com | Susan Cover

AUGUSTA — The Augusta Civic Center is proposing to enter into a naming rights agreement with Hammond Lumber Co. as another way to bring in steady revenue. Director Margaret Noel said if approved by City Council, the agreement to rename the main auditorium would bring in $828,000 over 10 years. As it is now, the main auditorium is called the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium, but the deal calls for Hammond Lumber to take over the name.
Maine police continue increased use of yellow flag law after Lewiston mass shooting

Jan 24, 2025 | bangordailynews.com | Susan Cover

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s yellow flag law has been used 580 times in the 15 months since the Lewiston mass shooting that killed 18 people, the chair of an independent panel told lawmakers Wednesday. The worst mass shooting in state history prompted law enforcement to much more frequently use the law, which allows police to ask for a mental health evaluation followed by a court order to remove weapons from someone believed to be a danger to themselves or others.
Central Maine businesses continue recovery 1-year after devastating storm

Dec 18, 2024 | mynews13.com | Susan Cover

GARDINER — Roger Bintliff was hosting a Christmas party at his downtown café a year ago when the rain started. Then the power went out, so they found some candles. “No warning of a flood, imminent, coming, nothing to that magnitude,” he said. By the next morning, the Kennebec River started spilling over its banks. The mayor walked the downtown and people started commenting about how the water wasn’t stopping. “It just kept coming and coming and coming,” he said.
Mainers head to Christmas tree farms to get in the holiday spirit

Nov 29, 2024 | mynews13.com | Susan Cover

MONMOUTH — Darrin and Ellen Stairs shook the snow off their favorite balsam fir and inspected the trunk to make sure it was straight as they perused the offerings Friday at Frederickson’s Tree Farm. “It’s a pretty drive and we have good luck finding trees,” Ellen said, noting that it’s their third year coming up from Topsham. Darrin then sawed through the trunk, pausing only briefly to ask Ellen to tip it back a bit to help him get through the final inch or two.