South Thomaston June election results:
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Regional School Unit No. 13 Budget Validation
71 –…
Elections
2014 June Primary
2014 June Primary
Hope June election results:
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Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor (vote for two)
James…
2014 June Primary
Camden June election results:
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Select Board (vote for two)
James L. Heard – 398
Donald…
2014 June Primary
OWLS HEAD — Following are the election tallies in Owls Head Tuesday night. There were no local questions, other than the school budget.
Owls Head June 10 election results:
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All towns in district now potentially leaving
STOCKTON SPRINGS - Voters on Tuesday passed a measure to seek withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20. With the approval, Stockton Springs …
Democratic challenger to Collins would seek out ‘unusual coalitions’
BELFAST - U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows started making national headlines recently when her fundraising in the last quarter of 2013 surpassed that of three-term Senator Susan Collins.
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Today, March 10, Les Fossel of Alna turned in the signatures for a place on the ballot as a candidate for Senate District 13 which covers most of Lincoln County,…
Incumbent and challenger win pair of seats on select board
SEARSPORT - Voters on Tuesday re-elected one selectmen, replaced another, and approved a measure to seek withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20.
In a four-way race for two seats on the…
Town meeting ‘Super March’ kicks off this weekend
Town meeting season starts this coming weekend. Saturday marks the beginning of a run of annual town meetings in March. Many municipalities hold elections prior…
GOP Super Caucus to be held in Rockland
This weekend sees a slate of party caucuses for the 2014 elections.
Knox County Republicans have two events scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 1. Most towns fall under the umbrella of a Super…
Caucus locations by town
Democrats around the state will caucus March 2 to choose candidates the general election in November.
U.S. Congressman …
Procedural steps missed in referendum originally planned for this week
SWANVILLE - A vote here on petitioning the Department of Education for withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20 will not be held on Tuesday, according to town officials.
Selectwoman Cindy…
Former SAD 34 town considers new bid in changed landscape
SWANVILLE - Selectmen on Thursday set a date of Dec. 17 for a municipal referendum on whether to seek withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20.
Swanville is the last of six towns from the…
Town manager hopes grants will help finish project started in 1996
SEARSPORT - Voters at a special town meeting Thursday approved spending up to $475,000 toward completing a nearly-20-year-old program of repairs to the town wharf.
Roughly 80…
The third time, maybe the charm
BURNHAM - Given a choice between converting their former elementary school into town offices and selling the building Burnham voters on Nov. 5 favored selling…
Unopposed councilors re-elected, voters choose two school board directors
BELFAST - In the first three-way race for mayor in over a decade, voters re-elected incumbent Walter Ash for a fourth term by a nearly two-to-one margin over his closest competitor.
Ash won…
Following are Waldo County town tallies for the five state bond questions. View a more detailed breakdown of the state ballot questions…
Following are Knox County town tallies for the five state bond questions. View a more detailed breakdown of the state ballot questions…
Trio of ordinance amendments also approved
CAMDEN — By a vote of 1,124 in favor and 239 opposed, Camden voters approved a proposal to borrow $2 million and help fund a $6.5 million mountain improvement…
belfast residents tell roaming camera what they want in a mayor
BELFAST – This is my first time voting for mayor in this town.
I grew up here in Belfast, and have continued to live…
A guide to the state ballot questions
AUGUSTA - Election Day always comes with a slate of state ballot questions, and this year it’s bonds, bonds and more bonds — almost $150 million worth ($182 million with interest), to…
A side-by-side look at the three contenders in front of a live audience
BELFAST – The city’s three candidates for mayor sat down together for the first time at a public forum, Oct. 24. During the 75 minute session, they talked about their backgrounds and…
Hello, I am Hal Perry, candidate for Rockland City Council.
I have lived and work here for 13 years.
I have been involved in numerous organizations.
From these groups I learned…
Gubernatorial hopeful says state should be run more like Front Street Shipyard
BELFAST - Two days after formally announcing his candidacy for governor, independent Eliot Cutler swung through the Midcoast, touring Front Street Shipyard in Belfast then heading to a fundraiser…
Searsmont and Northport support withdrawal bid; budget passes on third try
Voters from the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 collectively approved the school district’s 2013-14 budget on Tuesday by a vote of 914-749. The validation ended a stalemate between district…
Votes on Town house, Town Office and Community Center
MONTVILLE - An inspection by the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office earlier this year set the stage for an upcoming special town meeting, Sept. 28, at which residents will be asked to consider the…
Ballot set for city’s municipal and school board elections
BELFAST - With nominations recently closed, city residents can look forward to the first three-way race for mayor in over a decade — or more dramatically, the first of the millenium.
T…
Town joins Belfast in supporting second seccession attempt
BELMONT - Voters in a special refendum Thursday favored a second attempt to withdraw from Regional School Unit 20 by a tally of 36-15.
The town joins Belfast, where voters approved a new…
Forums in Belfast and Searsport; separate withdrawal vote in Belfast Aug. 20
BELFAST - “For your information, RSU #20 is currently running on the last budget passed by the voters at the Budget Meeting on July 22, 2013.”
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Nomination papers due August 30
BELFAST - With just over two weeks remaining for candidates to file nomination papers, at least one of the three open seats in city government will be contested and a contest is shaping up for two…
Referendum results send school officials back to the whiteboard
Voters from the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 rejected the district’s proposed school budget for the second time in a referendum on Tuesday.
Turnout at the polls was low across the…
Referendum, Tuesday, July 30
BELFAST – Voters in the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 will take a second shot at the district's 2013-14 budget in a referendum Tuesday, July 30. The $…
Postponed vote settled at special town meeting
SEARSPORT - Voters at a special town meeting Wednesday rejected a proposal to build a new North Searsport fire station. They also declined to keep the land on which the station would have been…
Apparent landslide victory for six-town movement fails on technicality
BELFAST - An ambitious bid by six Waldo County towns to secede from Regional School Unit 20 was approved by an overwheming majority of voters in a June 11 referendum. The vote won't count, however…
Updated - annual town meetings in Waldo County March 16 - 30
WALDO COUNTY - Democracy is messy as the adage goes, and the kind practiced at annual town meetings around Maine is no exception. Some towns have become known for hot debates on a particular issue…
Town meetings
FREEDOM - Four years after the town's commercial development review ordinance was thrown out to make way for a controversial wind energy development, voters…
Town meetings
SEARSPORT - A vote Saturday on what was arguably the biggest item on the warrant at Searsport's annual town meeting — an allocation of up to $762,000 for a new North Searsport fire station — had…
It's official: bid for open seat decided by one vote
SEARSPORT - Tallies from municipal elections held Tuesday showed Meredith Ares besting Travis Otis in a race for a vacant seat on the town's select board, but only by two votes. A recount held…
Election 2012
After months of campaigning, more than 21,000 votes cast and an official recount, a winner has been decided in the Maine State Senate District 20 race.
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Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy, Unity
AUGUSTA - A recount of the House District 45 election results held Monday morning upheld the unofficial outcome, giving the victory to challenger Brian Jones (D-Freedom) over incumbent Ryan Harmon…
Elections 2012 redux
AUGUSTA - Recounts have been requested in the Maine House District 45 and Senate District 20 races, according to Megan Sanborn, a spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's Office, who said 14…
Election 2012: Senate District 20
Following a race that had more than 21,500 votes cast and was separated by fewer than 130, Republican Les Fossel will seek a recount.
Fossel, R-Alna, lost to incumbent Chris Johnson, D-…
Why Belfast took days to release official election results
BELFAST - At the close of polls on Election Night, workers at the city's three polling places printed out tallies from the optical ballot readers, posting those unofficial results for the benefit…
Updated Nov. 9
MIDCOAST - Several Maine Legislature races were close enough that they could be subject to recounts should the losing candidate choose to challenge the results.
As of noon Friday, Nov. 9,…
Brooks, Jackson, Monroe, Swanville, Waldo and Winterport
Unenrolled candidate for House District 42 Joe Brooks has defeated Republican Leo Lachance by a margin of 53 votes. Brooks will take over the seat held by Peter Rioux, who did not seek reelection…
Frankport, Orland, Prospect, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Verona
Maine House District 41 incumbent James Gillway (R-Searsport) won a second term in the state legislature, defeating Meredith Ares (D-Searsport). Totals from the six towns, Frankport, Orland,…
Disclosures show spending varied widely in state races
MIDCOAST - Does money win elections in Maine? It's a broad question, so let's say "maybe." We've all heard of candidates who spent a personal fortune trying to get elected to only to lose. But…
Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy and Unity
Brian Jones (D-Freedom) defeated Maine House District 45 incumbent Ryan Harmon (R-Palermo) by 26 votes according to results submitted from the eight towns of the Western Waldo County district 2,…
Waldo County state senate race
Maine District 23 Sen. Michael Thibodeau (R-Winterport) is the presumed winner of a second term in the state legislature representing Waldo County. Thibodeau held off challenger Glenn "Chip"…
Waldo County
Two-term Waldo County Judge of Probate Susan Longley (D-Liberty) is the anticipated winner of a third term, beating former probate judge Randy Mailloux (R-Belfast) in what was a hotly-contested…
