Jon Bolduc

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Jon Bolduc is an educator, writer and journalist who currently resides in Lewiston and works in the Oxford Hills as a middle school journalism teacher.

He graduated from the University of King's College with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2015 and previously worked as a staff reporter at the Sun Journal and Advertiser Democrat from 2018 to 2020. He loves coffee, cats, the outdoors, and teaching young journalists.

Contact Jon via email with questions, concerns or story ideas: joMEMONn themainemonitor org

a sign for the oxford county regional airport

Oxford County Regional Airport hires firm to explore longer runway for larger aircraft

The facility’s terminal has already been renovated, and officials say extending the current 2,997‑foot runway could help attract larger private and commercial aircraft to the region.

ByJon Bolduc

March 14, 2026

residents raise yellow sticky notes to cast their vote.

West Paris voters approve funding for ‘mini’ fire truck at annual town meeting

The future use of the former Agnes Gray Elementary School is set to be discussed once the town receives the deed from MSAD 17.

ByJon Bolduc

March 9, 2026

Sharon LeBlond speaking at a news conference.

Norway Select Board looks to speed up rent moratorium to get issue before voters

Residents push for quick action as April 1 rent increase approaches at town’s largest mobile home park.

ByJon Bolduc

February 21, 2026

Paris Planning Board approves solar farm named Baxter off Kilgore Road

Solar panels will be set on ballasts atop a capped landfill that served as a sludge disposal site for the former AC Lawrence Leather Co.

ByJon Bolduc

February 14, 2026

Norway Select Board schedules workshop on moratorium for mobile home park lot rents

Norway Commons residents have asked the town to enact a moratorium on rent increases until officials enact an ordinance based on state guidelines.

ByJon Bolduc

February 7, 2026

planning board members raise their hands during a vote.

Former Advertiser Democrat complex in Norway gets four‑month demolition reprieve

Several community members stepped forward and convinced the Planning Board that it is worth asking building preservation experts to determine whether the historic property can be salvaged.

ByJon Bolduc

January 24, 2026

a resident speaks during a select board meeting.

Norway Commons residents ask Select Board to consider rent stabilization moratorium

Norway to hold a public hearing Thursday on a request to demolish dilapidated sections of the former Advertiser Democrat complex on Pikes Hill Road.

ByJon Bolduc

January 17, 2026