Submitted by Mike Tipping on December 12, 2008 - 3:56pm
Looks like PolitickerME, the blog focusing on Maine politics run by the New York Observer, has been shuttered for economic reasons.
This is a big loss for political journalism in this state. Jessica Alaimo was often the only one reporting on important local issues and events. The site helped to fill a big gap left by shrinking news departments at Maine's traditional media outlets.
Update: Alaimo has posted two different announcements of the shutdown on the site, both of which have been deleted. I'm not sure what's going on over there.
Yes, my farewell notes did
Yes, my farewell notes did get deleted, as did the ones from other reporters in other states. I'm not sure why. There are rumors that they might try to keep the sites going from New York, but those are just rumors.
I have a lengthy note up on Facebook about the shut down, and can send it to anyone interested. My e-mail is jessica.alaimo@gmail.com.