“Cornpop” Kicks Off Signature Drive for Augusta School Committee Run After Months of Clashes With School Board

“Cornpop” Kicks Off Signature Drive for Augusta School Committee Run After Months of Clashes With School Board

AUGUSTA, Maine — Nicholas Blanchard, the Augusta activist known publicly as “Cornpop,” has officially launched a signature drive to secure a place on the ballot in his run for the Augusta School Committee, opening a new chapter in a long-running fight with school officials that has already spilled from the public-comment podium into federal court.  [...] The post “Cornpop” Kicks Off Signature Drive for Augusta School Committee Run After Months o…