Elections

Deadline for citizen petitions also extended

Town of Rockport: COVID–19 Updated Response April 6, 2020: I am sure everyone understands that the responses…

ROCKPORT — Like other Maine municipalities, Rockport is not sure how June elections and the schedule for annual town meeting will proceed, given a pandemic; for the time being, however, it’s local…

BELFAST — Belfast Republican Matt Digioia has formally announced plans to penbaypilot.com to run for House District 97, which includes Belfast, Northport and Waldo. 

Digioia, a recovering…

CAMDEN — The deadline for returning nomination papers to be on the June municipal election ballot is April 10 in Camden. So far, two seated select board members, Bob Falciani and Alison McKellar,…

Nomination papers due by 4:30 p.m., April 10

LINCOLNVILLE — While disruptions are common this spring, municipalities are working hard to keep local government on track, and on schedule. In Lincolnville, as the town shapes its budget for 2020…

voting friday, march 20

BURNHAM — Three candidates are seeking to be elected to one select board seat in Burnham when voters head to the polls Friday, March 20 ahead of the annual town meeting. 

Aside from the…

serves Friendship, Waldoboro, Washington, west Union

FRIENDSHIP — Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, has registered with the Secretary of State's Office and the Maine Ethics Commission to run for re-election for Maine House of…

locally, seat serves vinalhaven, Isle au Haut and north haven

STONINGTON — Representative Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, has announced her re-election campaign as a candidate for the Maine House of Representatives for District 134.

District 134…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Cushing Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…

locally, represents Vinalhaven, Isle-au-Haut, North Haven

DEER ISLE — Lobster boat Captain Julie Eaton has announced she is running for Maine State House of Representatives for District 134. 

District 134 represents the towns of Frenchboro, Swans…

seat serves waldo county towns

LIBERTY — Col. Duncan Milne, a Liberty resident and Republican, has announced his candidacy for Maine State Senate District 11.  

Senate District 11 includes the communities of Belfast,…

seat serves knox county towns

OWLS HEAD — Gordon Page, the former executive director of Rockland Main Street, is a candidate for Maine State Senate District 12, and will challenge incumbent David Miramant (D-Camden).

FREEDOM — The townspeople of Freedom will fill five municipal positions this week ahead of its annual town meeting. 

An election of town officers will be held at the election hall, next…

serves belfast, northport, waldo

BELFAST — Representative Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, will run for re-election for House District 97, according to a March 7 press release. 

District 97 includes the towns of Belfast, Northport…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Cushing Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…

one candidate for assessor seat, none for budget committee

CUHSING — The townspeople of Cushing will vote to fill one select board seat, one assessor seat and one budget committee seat Monday, March 16. 

The select board and assessor seats are…

Super Tuesday was a thrilling historic day Tuesday, March 3 for voters across the state as for the first time Maine voters participated in a primary election, rather than a caucus. 

With…

walsh elected to school board

SEARSPORT — When voters trekked to the polls Tuesday, March 3 to vote in the presidential primary race and on a state referendum question, Searsport voters also voted on a trio of municipal seats…

WALDOBORO — Voters heading to the polls in Waldoboro were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary and on one state referendum question, a people’s veto to…

elected moody to select board

STOCKTON SPRINGS — When voters went to the polls Tuesday, March 3 in Stockton Springs, they voted on more than just the presidential primary race and the state referendum question. 

Voters…

AUGUSTA — Voters heading to the polls March 3 were faced with one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019. 

The question…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary.

The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary.

The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a…

AUGUSTA — Voters heading to the polls March 3 were faced with one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019. 

The question…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a…

Lined up before 8 a.m. in Rockport

Voters participating in the presidential primary election in Maine turned out in droves Tuesday, March 3, across Midcoast municipalities. 2020 marked the first time in 20 year that voters went to…

ROCKLAND — Oceanside students eligible to vote in the March 3 elections have the opportunity to receive an excused tardy and community service credit. 

Students who take a selfie outside…

march 3, 2020 elections

AUGUSTA — Voters heading to the polls March 3 will be faced with one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019. 

The…

march 3, 2020 elections

AUGUSTA — Voters around the state heading to the polls Tuesday, March 3, will vote on a people’s veto state referendum question on whether a bill signed into law last year by Governor Janet Mills…

updated: some candidates suspending campaigns

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, will be tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Searsport Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues…

Opinion

One summer, a five-year-old boy woke up slowly with a headache and surrounded by white coats and scared faces. As Dr. Tony Owens describes it, “I was only 5 and don’t remember anyone telling me I…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Searsport Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues…

march 3, 2020 elections

STOCKTON SPRINGS — When voters head to the polls Tuesday, March 3 in Stockton Springs, they will be voting on more than just the presidential primary race and the state referendum question. 

one candidate for school board

SEARSPORT — When voters head to the polls Tuesday, March 3 to vote in the presidential primary race and on a state referendum question, Searsport voters will also vote on a trio of municipal seats…

district includes Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo and Searsmont

PALERMO — Katrina Smith, a Republican from Palermo, has announced her candidacy for House District 96, which includes Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo and Searsmont.…

BANGOR — Among the candidates seeking Maine’s Second Congressional District is Adrienne Bennett — a businesswoman and Waldo County native. 

Bennett, 40, who said in a news release that she…

This Saturday, Feb. 15, Lisa Savage, Green candidate for U.S. Senate, will be in Belfast with a group of volunteers to collect signatures for her petition to get on the ballot this November.

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reaching out to voters who may have received a political mailing with inaccurate voting information.…
ballot included mayor, wardens, ward clerks, school board, another council seat

BELFAST — Two candidates vying for the Ward Three seat on the Belfast City Council highlighted the municipal ballot in Belfast on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with Brenda Bonneville ultimately prevailing.…

ballot also included warden, ward clerk, school board, port board seats

ROCKLAND — Four candidates seeking two City Council seats highlighted the municipal ballot in Rockland when voters took to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5. 

Elsewhere on the ballot, two citizens…

State referendum: Nov. 5, 2019

Here are the results of the November 5, 2019…

Maine Bond Referendum, Nov. 5, 2019

Here are the results of the November 5, 2019…

UNION — The Town of Union will vote Nov. 5 on whether to purchase solar panels for use within the town. 

Below is more information from the Town’s website:

The town select board has…

BELFAST — Officials in Belfast have changed the polling location for the Nov. 5 election for those living with Wards 1-4, according to an announcement posted on the city’s website Oct. 22. 

Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for the Belfast City Council Ward Three seat, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on…

Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for the Belfast City Council Ward Three seat, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on…

no candidates for three municipal seats

ROCKLAND — The list of candidates running for offices in the City of Rockland have been announced. 

The following seats and candidates will appear on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election. …

THOMASTON — Thomaston voters converged on the polls Tuesday, Aug. 27 to elect one of three declared candidates for the town’s open select board seat. 

Replacing Beverly St. Clair, who…