My name is Zach Schmesser, and I am running for Belfast City Council in Ward 2.
My wife and I have called Belfast home for eight years, and we’re raising our two children…
Elections
Nov. 3 elections
On June 10, Tom Hill was at his office in Sydney, Australia, when his phone pinged with a notification: the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race in Maine…
The Democratic primary for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat concluded more than a month ago, with social worker Paige Loud finishing last in the…
Few things have been certain in the mad dash for Maine Democrats to replace Graham Platner as the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate.
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Candidates for the Maine Legislature have to file personal financial statements ahead of the general election that disclose how they and their spouses make…
A printer jam. Spreadsheet issues. Mixed-up memory sticks. A two-hour warning that turned into a four-and-a-half hour wait. A livestream broadcast that…
Maine voters have become more familiar with ranked-choice voting since they adopted it statewide a decade ago. But Maine has never seen a ranked-choice…
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection campaign in February by posting a video that showed her opening a box of New…
At the Maine State House last week, Republican candidate for governor David Jones showed voters how he would rank himself and other GOP contenders in a…
The State of Maine has a formal process for political candidates to remove themselves from the ballot if they decide to withdraw from an election, and to…
Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine, has developed a reputation for voting against the Democratic Party in major moments — he was the only Democrat…
During a hearing at the Maine State House earlier this month, the secretary of state’s office heard testimony from an unlikely source: a man calling in…
Candidate’s Night for Thomaston Select Board campaigners will be held Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m., in the Select Board Room at the…
Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the…
Graham Platner’s since-deleted Reddit comments became a flashpoint during his Democratic primary campaign against Gov. Janet Mills for U.S. Senate, but they didn…
One subheading from Secretary of State's election process update: Photography or filming in/near polling places
AUGUSTA — With Sunday, May 10 marking 30 days until the Primary Election on June 9 and absentee voting getting underway statewide…
Washington County farmers face mounting economic uncertainty, but they will not see a proposal for relief funds on the November ballot.
Lawmakers made several attempts to…
A quarter of rural voters in U.S. Senate battleground states said they are more likely to make voting decisions based on their faith than on their finances, according to a new poll.…
Republicans are trying their best to tie Democrats to fraud this election cycle.
President Donald Trump has spent months hammering Minnesota for its handling of a welfare…
Democratic candidates in Maine came out strongly against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s new surge in the state, bringing deportation efforts to the forefront in two of this…
Republicans who campaigned on restricting transgender rights …
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Nov. 18-21.
Michelle Cogswell, 43, of Swanville, two counts of unlawful…
Secretary Bellows and staff will travel to multiple towns to thank municipal clerks and election workers
Monday, November 3 is …
Mainers will see two big questions on the ballot this year: one about election procedures, and one about a potential red flag law.
Maine citizens can put…
Some civil rights advocates are worried that Question 1 on next month’s referendum ballot could block incarcerated people’s right to vote.
The coalition Voter ID for ME…
Sen. Bernie Sanders is warning Maine Gov. Janet Mills to keep out of the state’s midterm Senate race, while backing Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran who says on his…
In a special election on Sept. 9, Washington voters enacted changes to the Land Use Ordinance including transferring some review power from the Planning Board to the CEO and "Housekeeping" updates…
New rules for chain stores and small structures
Washington voters head to the polls this Tuesday, Sep. 9 to decide several changes to the town’s Land Use Ordinance, updates to the Subdivision and Road Naming/911 Ordinances, and whether to adopt…
Rockland bond, Camden dam, Rockport comp. plan, Union, Thomaston and Warren amendments, Northport town office/community center, Waldoboro town tax decrease
Town Meetings, Municipal and School Budgets, Warrants and Candidates: On the ballot,
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On June 10, Warren will vote for two of three candidates to serve on the Regional School Unit 40 school board. Rick Butler challenges incumbent Julie Swindler while incumbent Randy Kassa runs…
On June 10, Waldoboro will vote for one of two candidates to serve on the Regional School Unit 40 school board. RSU 40 comprises K-12 public schools Friendship, Union,…
On June 10, Warren will vote for two of three candidates to serve on the Regional School Unit 40 school board. RSU 40 comprises K-12 public…
On June 10, Union will vote for one of two candidates to serve on the Regional School Unit 40 school board. RSU 40 comprises K-12 public schools in Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren…
On June 10, Waldoboro will vote for one of two candidates to serve on the Regional School Unit 40 school board. RSU 40 comprises K-12 public schools Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren and…
Washington election Friday, March 28
Two individuals are vying for one open Washington RSU 40 School Board seat in the March 28 municipal election: …
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 7-14.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
Voters in five Waldo County towns cast ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5, as Scott Cuddy, a Democrat of Winterport, and incumbent Reagan Paul, a Republican of Winterport, vied for the open House seat.…
QUESTION 4: An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Promote the Design, Development and Maintenance of Trails for Outdoor Recreation and Active…
Theriault requests a recount
Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, and Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent, compete to represent Maine's Second Congressional District in Washington, D.C.
On Nov. 7, Theriault…
Waldo County Commission District 2 voters elected Kevin Kelley as their next Commissioner.
Alan Cohen, D-Winterport, ran against Kevin Kelley, R-Winterport.…
QUESTION 1: An Act to Limit Contributions to Political Action Committees That Make Independent Expenditures, Do you want…
QUESTION 5: Even though voters across the State of Maine rejected the new flag design, voters in Knox County narrowly approved it. An Act to Restore the…
Voters in Maine House District 43 re-elected Ann Matlack (D-St. George) to serve as their representative in the Maine Legislature for the next two years.
Ann Matlack was defending her seat…
Voters in three Knox County towns re-elected William Pluecker as their representative Tuesday, Nov. 8 as iIncumbent Pluecker, an Independent of Warren, defended his seat against…
QUESTION 1: An Act to Limit Contributions to Political Action Committees That Make Independent Expenditures, Do you want…
Elections 2024
Voters in nine Waldo County towns went to the polls Nov. 5 to elect a representative for House District 38. Stephen Ellis, a Democrat of Waldo, and Benjamin Hymes, a Republican of…
Rockland voters re-elected Nicole Kalloch to the City Council, casting 2,055 votes in her favor.
Two candidates, incumbent Nicole Kalloch and David Statman, were competing for one seat on…
Voters in Maine House District 45 are on track to — Bremen, Friendship, Lincoln County Island, Washington, Waldoboro — are favoring incumbent Abden Simmons to serve as their…
Chellie Pingree D-North Haven, Ronald Russell, R-Kennebunkport, and Ethan Alcorn, an Independent of Saco, competed to represent Maine's First…
