ROCKPORT — The Rockport Opera House filled to the gills June 15 at annual town meeting, with citizens of all ages gathering to debate, sometimes heatedly, a $300,000 fiber optic expansion study,…

CAMDEN — Camden Town Meeting moderator Roger Moody was forced to request a vote count Wednesday night, when the show of hands vote on whether to enact the town’s new bird feeding ordinance came up…

CAMDEN - Following some passionate discussion on both sides of the much talked-about and publicly debated $297,303 Snow Bowl deficit, the full house of Camden voters at the Opera House voted in…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 124 calls for service from May 31-June 6. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

Everything will be ready for the Boothbay Civic Association's 30th annual Fourth of July celebration on the Boothbay Common.

"Town Manager Dan Bryer assured me that the construction near the…

LINCOLNVILLE — Following a few years hiatus from serving as a selectman in Lincolnville, David Barrows is again taking a seat with the board. June 14 municipal and political primary results in…

BELFAST — Cars lined Front Street Tuesday evening as members of the Belfast community gathered at the Boathouse gazebo to honor the 49 victims of Sunday’s Orlando shooting massacre.

BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Paul Zukunft joined leaders representing all eight coast guard agencies of the Arctic nations to sign a joint statement establishing the framework for a…

JACKSON — Voters in the Waldo County town of Jackson passed the RSU 3 school budget Tuesday, June 14, and also cast ballots in the state primary race.

The results follow.

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LIBERTY — Voters in the western Waldo County town of Liberty came out to vote June 14, along with a small percentage of the rest of Maine’s eligible voters to participate in the state primary.…

FREEDOM — In the June 14 primary in Freedom, 21 voters came out to cast ballots on the state Democratic ticket, and 12 came out to cast votes in the Republican field. The town also passed the RSU…

MONTVILLE — Montville voters passed the RSU 3 school budget by a slim margin June 14, though the total number of votes for the question was fairly small, and they also cast their votes in the…

HOPE — Hope voters approved the Five Town CSD school budget Tuesday, June 14, and voted Michael Brown and Richard Crabtree as Selectmen for three-year terms and Brooks Crane and Emily Burgess onto…

NORTHPORT — Northport voters approved their school budget Tuesday, June 14, and voted in the primary election.

The voting results follow.

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PROSPECT — Prospect voters approved the RSU 25 school budget Tuesday, June 14, and for the primary, 17 cast ballots for the Democratic field while 8 cast ballots for the Republican candidates.…

SEARSPORT — Voters in the Waldo County coastal town of Searsport approved the RSU 20 school budget Tuesday, June 14. In the primary, 53 votes were case on Republican side and  49 on the…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs voters approved the RSU 20 school budget Tuesday, June 14, and voted Peter Curley onto the Selectboard for three years and Vern Thompson as fire chief.

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UNITY — Of Unity’s approximately 1,889 residents, 63 registered voters went to the polls today in town to participate in the primaries. Of the total, 30 voters cast ballots in the Republican…

SWANVILLE — Swanville was another Waldo County town with low voter turnout Tuesday, June 14, a trend across the Midcoast.

Results of Swanville’s primary election and school budget referendum…

Thorndike — Of Thorndike’s approximately 890 residents, just a little more than three dozen registered voters went to the polls in town today, June 14, to participate in the primaries.

The…

UNITY — Of Unity’s approximately 1,889 residents, 63 registered voters went to the polls today in town to participate in the primaries. Of the total, 30 voters cast ballots in the Republican…

VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven, (population approximately 1,165) today, June 14, had nearly 20 percent election turnout at the polls, with 138 voters casting ballots in the Republican (36) and Democratic…

APPLETON — Appleton, (population approximately 1,316) today, June 14, had a fairly strong election turnout at the polls, with 100 voters casting ballots in the Republican and Democratic primary,…

BELMONT — 63 voters went to the polls today in Belmont to participate in the primaries. The results are as follows.

RSU 71…

BELFAST — Belfast, (population approximately 6,660 per the 2010 census) today, June 14, and just over 600 registered voters visited the polls to cast their ballots in the Republican and Democratic…

THOMASTON — Voters in Thomaston (population approximately 2, 781) today, June 14, went to the polls to cast their ballots in the Republican and Democratic primary.

Democratic…

CAMDEN — Camden, (population approximately 4,850) today, June 14, had a fairly strong election turnout at the polls, with voters casting ballots in the Republican and Democratic primary, as well…

PALERMO — Town of Palermo votes fo State Primary, RSU #12 Budget, and Special Town Vote: Waste Management.

RSU #12 Budget Validation Referendum

Question 1: Approval of…

SOUTH THOMASTON — South Thomaston, (population approximately 1,558) June 14 results.

Primary election results:

Republican Representative to Congress, District…

ROCKPORT — History was made at the Rockport polls today, June 14, when 98 write-in votes were cast for Rockport Police Chief Mark Kelley to be on the town’s Budget Committee.

“He broke the…

ROCKLAND — Voters in Rockland elected Adam Ackor to the City Council and approved the school budgets. The total number of ballots cast were 322.

The results are as follows:

City…

OWLS HEAD — Voters in Owls Head (population approximately 1,580) today, June 14, went to the polls to cast their ballots in the…

BURNHAM — Burnham, (population approximately 1,164) today, June 14, and 21 registered voters visit the polls to cast their ballots in the Republican and Democratic primary.

Primary…

MORRILL — The Waldo County town of Morrill, (population approximately 884) today, June 14, had just over 100 registered voters visit the polls to cast their ballots in the Republican and…

WALDO — Twenty six voters cast ballots in the primaries in Waldo. They also approved RSU 3 budget warrants. The results are as follows.

Question 1

Yes, 16

No, 13

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WARREN —  Warren voters approve budget and bond referendums, and fill two selectmen seats Tuesday, June 14.

Selectmen Seat #4

Carole Courtenay: 198

Orrin Parker…

CUSHING — Republican voters in Cushing voted by the same numbers during the Tuesday, June 14 Primary election in Cushing. Mark…

WASHINGTON — Voters in Washington approved the RSU 40 budget by a vote of 83 yes and 56 no.

Washington voters also approved a bond, 88 yes and 49 no.

Voters also went to the polls to…

ROCKPORT — The turnout at the polls June 14 in Rockport was healthy, even thriving, according to town staff and volunteers. More than 600 residents cast their votes, and 120 sent theirs in via…

APPLETON — There will be a Celebration of Life for James W. McBrian, 64, of Appleton, who died March 25, 2016, in Spain, on Saturday, June 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the McBrian home, 1084…

WALDOBORO — Stephen Douglas McLean Sr., of Waldoboro, passed away June 12, 2016. He was born Jan. 11, 1954, in Rockland, to Douglas Harold and Joan Sarah (Derosier) McLean.

Stephen attended…

WASHINGTON — There will be a celebration of life for John M. Christie, 79, on June 18, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the King Pine Room of the Sugarloaf Base Lodge to honor the life of this remarkable…

SOUTH THOMASTON — After more than 80 years, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend Ellyn-Jean Marckoon's soul left her worn out body on June 9, 2016, from…

THOMASTON — A graveside celebration of life for Roy J. Swanson, 81, who died unexpectedl on March 1, 2016, in Belfast, will be held Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m. at Village Cemetery in…

NORTH HAVEN — Paul S. Hopkins, 53, died at his home on North Haven on June 3, 2016.

Paul was born June 17, 1962, to Emery and Marion Hopkins. Paul was a skilled carpenter by trade,…

WASHINGTON and WALDOBORO — Larissa J. Bilodeau, 84, died peacefully on June 8, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Bangor on June 15, 1931, she was one of six children born…

TENANTS HARBOR — A celebration of life for Marion Dowling Watts, 93, who died peacefully on May 8, 2016, will be held Friday, June 24 at 2 p.m. at Tenants Harbor Baptist Church.

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SPRUCE HEAD – A Memorial Mass for C. B. (Carl) Patch, who passed away unexpectedly on May 20, 2016, will be held Saturday, June 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 150 Broadway in…

ROCKLAND — Beatrice J. Beal, 95, died peacefully on June 9, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at Woodlands Memory Care Center in Rockland.

Family and friends are invited to visit…

WASHINGTON — Charlotte Edith Flaherty, 88, of Washington, passed away June 10, 2016. Charlotte was born in Rockland to Sidney F. and Eula B. (Stone) Munro on July 3, 1927.

Charlotte loved…