LePage names 2 Maine judicial nominees
Press Herald Tuesday 27th December, 2011
Obama nominates 2 to Federal Reserve Board The governor Tuesday announced the nominations of Nancy Carlson of Dixfield and Evert Fowle of Vassalboro. Carlson has been a family court magistrate since 1998 and before that was director of the state Bureau of Child and Family Services. Fowle is serving his third term as district attorney for Kennebec ...
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