Elections

On July 14, voters in Camden will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Camden Select Board. Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate, providing the…

On July 14, voters in Camden will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Camden Select Board. Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate,…

UNITY — After holding a public hearing for the proposed school district budget this week, Regional School Unit 3 is prepared to present the proposed budget for the 2020-2021 school year to voters…

The following is a transcript of the Friday, July 10 radio address given by Governor Janet Mills:

Tuesday, July 14 is primary election day here in Maine.

Hello, this is…

ISLESBORO — Voters on Islesboro will cast their ballots regarding the proposed 2020-2021 school budget for Islesboro Central School this summer. 

Below is a breakdown of the proposed…

NORTHRPORT — The Edna Drinkwater School in Northport has released its proposed budget for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

The school committee is presenting a proposed 2020-2021 budget of $3…

ST. GEORGE — Thursday, July 9, is the last day to call and request an Absentee Ballot be sent to St. George residents by mail or to request an Absentee Ballot electronically, according to the Town…

RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean said July 8 that district attorneys at Drummond Woodsum learned the referendum documents that the firm had prepared for…

VINALHAVEN — The proposed MSAD 8 school budget for the Vinalhaven School has been established and will be put in front of voters during the July 14 municipal elections. 

The proposed…

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has reviewed the public comments and finalized the wording for the energy transmission project citizens’ initiative question that is slated, according…

Town meeting warrant, local elections, state primary all on July 14 ballot

CAMDEN — It’s a strange year, all municipal clerks agree, as they cope with a surge of citizens voting via absentee ballot instead of traveling to the polls July 14.

Even the date for the…

LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in Lincolnville will cast their ballots regarding the proposed 2020-2021 school budget for Lincolnville Central School at the polls July 14. 

The proposed school…

proposing $6.2 million budget

ST. GEORGE — With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing uncertainty to the State of Maine and uncertainty over public education funding, the St. George Municipal School Unit is taking steps in its…

BURNHAM — Voters in Burnham will be casting their ballots for the proposed SAD 53 school budget during the July 14 elections. 

SAD 53 serves the communities of Burnham, Detroit and…

WINTERPORT — Voters in Winterport will be casting their ballots for the proposed RSU 22 school budget during the July 14 elections. 

RSU 22 serves the communities of Hampden, Newburgh,…

ROCKLAND — With one week remaining before Maine’s election primaries, absentee ballots are still available for any voter who cannot, or doesn’t want to, go to the polls on July 14. 

UNION — Regional School Unit 40 has outlined its proposed budget to be voted on during the July 14 elections, and also highlighted the importance of supporting public education. 

RSU 40…

NORTH HAVEN — The proposed 2020-2021 school budget for MSAD 7, serving the North Haven Community School, will head before voters during the July 14 elections. 

Voters will be tasked with…

HOPE — The 2020-2021 proposed school budget for Hope Elementary School has been established and will be put in front of voters July 14. 

The proposed budget contains only one question, a…

APPLETON — Appleton Village School officials and its school committee has set its proposed school budget for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. 

The proposed budget, which includes four…

SEARSPORT — Regional School Unit 20, serving the communities of Searsport and Stockton Springs, has established its proposed budget for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year and will now send the…

PALERMO — Voters of Palermo will be deciding on the proposed 2020-2021 school budget for the RSU 12 school district during the July 14 elections. 

RSU 12 serves the communities of Alna,…

BELFAST — Regional School Unit 71 has held its virtual public hearing for the 2020-2021 school budget and is now prepared to pose the 15 articles and six referendum questions to voters during the…

CAMDEN — The School Administration District 28 has outlined its $17 million proposed school budget for the 2020-2021 academic year. SAD 28 comprises Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle schools…

ROCKPORT — The Five Town Consolidated School District has outlined its proposed $13.3 million school budget for the 2020-2021 academic year.  The CSD oversees Camden Hills Regional High School, on…

ROCKLAND — The proposed school budget for Regional School Unit 13 has been set forth by the district for voters to decide at the July 14 polls. RSU 13 serves the communities of Cushing, Owls Head…

On July 14, citizens in Lincolnville will vote for two candidates, Josh Gerritsen and…

On July 14, citizens in Lincolnville will vote for two candidates, …

BURNHAM — The Town of Burnham held its municipal elections Friday, June 26 and provided the following results from its municipal elections on its town website. 

SELECTMAN

BURNHAM — After twice postponing its municipal elections and annual town meeting, the Town of Burnham has settled on a new date for both events according to a notice Wednesday from the town office…

AUGUSTA — Twenty-nine individuals have filed with the Maine Secretary of State to run for state legislature positions representing towns in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties. 

opinion

As were most people in this world, I was overcome with disbelief and shock on May 25 when I saw another black…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released detailed guidance Monday for Maine local governing bodies to hold gatherings, such as annual town meetings, school budget meetings, and elections,…

Opinion

Black Lives Matter.

The phrase uttered on the lips of nearly every American now carries an extra weight of urgency and meaning. White people like myself are moving beyond thinking that just…

opinion

Martha Johnston-Nash and William “Bill” Lombardi will be seeking election to two selectman seats in the town of Union. Both have collected signatures and have been certified to be on the ballot,…

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap issued a memo June 5 to share information with voters ahead of the July 14…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued Thursday an Executive Order regarding the facilitation of Maine’s primary and municipal elections slated for July 14. 

As the statewide election (both…

june 5-6 election and annual town meeting postponed

UPDATE (6/4/20): The Town of Burnham announced Thursday afternoon that both the municipal election slated for June 5 and the annual town…

district represents all of waldo county

WINTERPORT — Dr. Charles F. Pattavina, D-Winterport, announced his candidacy for Senate District 11, which serves Waldo County, according to a May 31 press release. 

He is concerned about a…

AUGUSTA — During the May 27 daily COVID-19 briefing in Augusta, Governor Janet Mills addressed the issue of gathering for annual town meetings and school budget meetings this summer. 

“We’…

AUGUSTA —  Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is now accepting public comment for the wording of the energy transmission project citizens' initiative question that is qualified to appear on the Nov…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Clerk’s Office has seen an uptick in requests for absentee voting, and the Clerk’s Office doesn’t even have the ballots yet, according to Rockland City Clerk Stuart…

BELFAST — Robyn Stanicki of Belfast has joined two other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Waldo County in the Maine State Legislature as part of Senate District 11,…

serves Waldoboro, Friendship, Washington and part of Union

WALDOBORO — Former Waldoboro Selectman and Shellfish Committee chair Lowell Wallace (R-Waldoboro) has announced, through a news release, plans to run for House District 91, which includes…

Before the first case of the coronavirus hit Maine in March, U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond was on track to have the 4,000 signatures she needs to get on the November ballot. Unaffiliated with a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap drew the order of the bond questions for the July 14 Special Referendum Election ballot by random drawing this morning, April 21, in his…

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will be drawing the order of the bond questions for the July 14 Special Referendum Election ballot next week. 

Voters will decide on the two bond…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills signed April 10 an Executive Order moving Maine’s primary election from Tuesday, June 9 to Tuesday, July 14.

The Order, which is effective immediately, allows…

AUGUSTA — During an April 7 press briefing, Governor Janet Mills noted the state is targeting July 14 for the primary elections date.

Currently, the primary is slated to be June 9, for…

APPLETON — While COVID-19 has impeded normal municipal business and town offices are closed, town election processes remain underway in Appleton, including the return of nomination papers for…