VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven voters re-elected Donald Poole to Board of Selectmen Tuesday night, with 253 votes, and elected Jacob Thompson to the other open three-year seat, giving him 213 votes.…

WARREN — The town of Warren reported a total of 184 voters turning out to the polls Tuesday, a hot, sweltering day across the Midcoast.

The State Bond issue was passed by a vote of 96 to 87…

Lincolnville voters have elected two new faces – Joshua Gerritsen and Jonathan Fishman — to the Board of Selectmen, and two school board members.

Three candidates vied for two three-year…

CAMDEN — More than 1,700 Camden voters lined up on a sweltering June 13, with temperatures pushing 90, to elect three new select board members.

Four candidates were vying for two three-year…

More than 1,040 Rockport elected three select board members and approved a $25.2 million bond to build a new middle school in Camden for School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) (…

Polls have opened in every municipality this morning, with lots on the ballots, depending where one lives. The statewide ballot is asking Maine citizens to approve a bond for business development…

I am writing to express my support and encourage Rockport voters to elect Brooke Kehoe for the Library Committee. Brooke is very familiar with the issues facing the Library Committee and is a…

Josh Gerritsen is seeking one of two three-year term positions, June 2017 to June June 2020, on the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor.

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For a long time, running for public office is something I have meant to do because I believe that unless you are involved in some fashion with the decision making process, you have little right to…

Sanford “Sandy” Delano is seeking one of two three-year term positions, June 2017 to June June 2020, on the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor.
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I am writing this letter to the Editor to share some of my insight since attending a few of Camden's Select Board candidate forums. It has opened my eyes to many important issues in our town.…

On June 13, the voters of Rockport and Camden will go to the polls to consider many decisions relating to town and school issues. One issue that may appear familiar to you will be whether or not…

After our long winter, I've been savoring the flowers sprouting all over town. Even more cheering, though, are "The Middle Matters" signs that have popped up with the flowers. I appreciate them…

I'm, Don White. I have been a year-round resident for 26 years. I am seeking a third term as your representative on the Camden Select Board. The past few months have been challenging, however,…

To my friends and voters in Rockport: I gave a lot of thought to this before deciding to run for another term.  My decision rested on what I think of as an obligation to complete some…

I came to know Tom Gray through my years in our local school system, and we have stayed in touch since I graduated in 2003. I have always looked up to him. Having been his student, travel…

CAMDEN — Five of the six candidates running for a total of three open seats on Camden's Select Board attended the May 22 candidates forum, put on by the town and moderated by Deborah Dodge.…

I grew up here in Camden, splitting my time with my dad, who still lives on Spruce Street, and my mom in North Union, just on the edge of the Burketville town line, and after moving around a bit,…

A handful of area towns are preparing for their annual June town meetings and elections, and as their warrants are being readied for the printer, the deadline to take out and return nomination…

LINCOLNVILLE — Nomination papers are available beginning today, March 20, for nine Lincolnville board and committee positions, ranging from the Board of Selectmen to both school committees and the…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Feb. 24-March 2.  An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Democratic Party, headquartered on Water Street in Augusta, said it now has the financial resources to hire a permanent organizing and outreach director, and with…

Thank you, voters of Camden, Rockport and Islesboro, for participating in this lively election season. Thank you for welcoming me at your doors. Your stories, ideas and concerns inspired me, and I…

With overwhelming support, voters in 21 Region 8 communities voted to borrow $25 million to construct a new Midcoast School of Technology facility on the school’s existing Rockland site. The final…

Voters in Knox and Waldo counties apparently don’t have too much trouble deciding that funding transportation needs is a wise investment, as they easily approved Question 6, which raised a lot of…

If there was a prize for garnering the largest spread of votes in favor of Question 4, which at the polls Tuesday was the Citizen’s Initiative to raise the minimum hourly wage, Camden won with 2,…

Waldo County voters were fairly adamant at the polls Tuesday, with all but Belfast, Islesboro and Lincolnville coming out against the measure to require background checks before firearms can be…

Though voters in individual towns, and towns in each county went back and forth in their support, or not, of the Citizen’s Initiative to fund public schools with a new tax on individual income…

Votes in Knox and Waldo counties had different views about whether to legalize the possession and use of marijuana, with voters in Waldo County voting against the measure, 11,298 to 10,887; and…

The margin for passage of Question 5, the Citizen’s Initiative to vote for candidates by a rank choice system, was more slim in Waldo County than in Knox County, but at the end of the day, both…

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With all town election results in, Stanley Zeigler (D-Lincolnville) has won the race for Maine House District 96 against Ryan Harmon (R-Palermo) 2,633 to 2,210.

Christine Burstein would have…

With just four towns left to report their voting results, and already with an unbeatable margin, it is safe to say at this early hour (3:05 a.m.) on Nov. 9 that incumbent Susan W. Longley (D-…

As of 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, there are four towns in Waldo County that have yet to report their voting results, but at this stage, Hillary Clinton is the voters favorite by less than 600 total votes…

LINCOLNVILLE - The race for the remainder of Lincolnville Selectman Cathy Hardy’s vacated seat on the Board of Selectmen came down to two of the three candidates on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 8,…

Belfast voters helped carry the RSU 71 school construction and renovation bond question well into the favorable margin, with the total votes from the five school district towns coming in at 3,705…

The decision has been made to go with ecomaine for the disposal of trash from Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation, according to the voters in Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, the four towns…

Camden voters turned out in full force Nov. 8 and gave sweeping approval for Hillary Clinton, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, signing a trash contract with ecomaine,…

Anne Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, earned 2,512 votes at the polls, and Donald Robishaw, R-Rockland received 1,984 in the race to represent District 93 in Augusta. District 93 comprises Rockland and…

PALERMO — By a vote of 410 to 407, the town of Palermo passed its 2016 Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

The Ordinance applies to all land areas within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal…

WASHINGTON — The town of Washington says yes to Trump, Marijuana, and Simmons. And by very narrow margins, approves a minimum wage increase.

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LINCOLNVILLE — Obtaining a ballot and an empty curtained booth in which to fill in the circles beside one's choices was a quick process for voters in Lincolnville throughout the day, but up until…

The Maine State Bar Association reported: “According to the Secretary of State, as of November 1, more than 220,000 Mainers had requested absentee ballots for the November 8 election, and more…

AUGUSTA - Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills has issued the following statement in response to questions about voting requirements for people in Maine.

"No one should feel that they…

Lincolnville residents are lucky to have choices this year when they elect their next select board representative, and although I'm not a Lincolnville resident myself, I wanted to offer a few…

Lincolnville is faced with a unique situation this coming election. A valued select board member and life-long community member is ending her term early, leaving a seven-month opening. Board of…

The easy choice – Owen Casas

In an election year full of tough decisions at both the local and national level, I'm relieved to be faced with an easy choice for Maine's House District 94…

Susan Longley has been an innovative probate judge. No doubt one of her most successful innovations has been the institution of a mediation system for disputed family cases, such as guardianships…

Tragically, I can't vote for my dad, Ed Glaser, for Rockland City Council. But I can urge you to! I can't imagine a better person to be on the council. And not just because he's my dad. He's been…

We have the opportunity in Waldo County to re-elect a judge of probate whose work over the past years has benefited those who appear in her court and the taxpayers. How lucky can we get? Judge…