ROCKPORT — Annual Town Meeting 2020 in Rockport took an historic deviation from tradition Aug. 18 when all municipal business was conducted in the voting booth at the town office, instead of…
#2020-PBP-elections
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced Tuesday he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing a federal lawsuit…
The currently proposed hotel for downtown Rockport has been receiving alarming and questionable support from Town functionaries, specifically members of the Select Board and Planning Board.
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On the issues
On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…
On the issues
On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…
On the issues
On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…
Ballot box only: Cast your votes, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the town office or by absentee ballot
ROCKPORT — Town meeting in Rockport on Aug. 18 will not only be historic, but significant, as citizens are being asked several weighty questions that will influence development and parking…
Letter to the editor: Mike and Mary Vasiliauskas
We are voting for Glen “Chip” Curry in the November election. Chip is a long time resident of Waldo County, who is well versed in the issues facing the people of our county. One of his greatest…
Letter to the editor: Diana Hauser
I am writing in support of Chip Curry, state Senate candidate for Waldo County.
I met Chip many years ago when we were playing together on the same sports team. He was a…
ST. GEORGE — The Town of St. George will hold a municipal election Monday, Aug. 17 and its annual town meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Below is a rundown of what will be appearing on Monday’s…
PROSPECT — The Town of Prospect will be holding a municipal election and referendum Friday, Aug. 21.
The town will not be a holding an annual town meeting this year amid the COVID-19…
Letter to the editor: Deborah Nowers
I am writing to support Jan Dodge’s re-election for House District 97. I met Jan when she came to my house to ask for my vote in the primary election…
Letter to the editor: Joan Petersen
I admire Susan Collins' backbone. She is able to make tough decisions for us Mainers, and she's always working for us. She has a hard-earned reputation as a problem-solver, and her seniority in…
to be returned to the Clerk’s Office by Oct. 30 to facilitate processing
ROCKLAND — As of August 4, voters are able to begin requesting absentee ballots for the November 3 Election. The actual absentee ballots will be available at the beginning of October and will be…
Seats to fill on November 3, 2020
ROCKLAND — Nomination papers for the November 3, Annual Municipal Election will be available August 5. The filing deadline will be September 21.
Offices available and required number of…
Letter to the editor: Dean Anderson
There is no doubt in my mind that Janice Dodge should be the person representing me and my community.. She is the current Representative for House District #97…
Letter to the editor: Jayne Crosby Giles
As a former community banker and lawmaker, I commend Senator Susan Collins for co-authoring the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Senator Collins played a key role creating this program that…
opinion
In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a lot going on in Rockport these days. While the coronavirus has certainly made operations difficult for all of us…
Letter to the editor: Janis Hogan
I want to encourage every voter in House District 97 (Belfast, Northport and Waldo) to cast your vote to re-elect Jan Dodge as state representative.
Jan is well suited to serve on the…
district serves waldo county
UPDATE: Glenn “Chip” Curry won the Democratic primary race for Senate District 11 via a ranked-choice tabulation.
In the first round of voting, on Election Day, Curry received 44.58 percent…
Hope voters tended to annual town meeting business, school budget proposals, and state primaries, all…
HOPE — Voters in Hope cast their ballots July 14 for several municipal positions including select board, budget committee, school board and road commissioner.
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SEARSPORT — Voters in Searsport cast ballots July 14 on four municipal referendum questions.
Each of those questions, ultimately, passed. Below is a breakdown of the votes.
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PALERMO — Voters in Palermo cast their ballots July 14 on a pair of school budget referendum questions.
RSU 12 serves the communities of Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Whitefield,…
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 took steps in its proposed…
APPLETON — Appleton Village School officials and its school committee set its proposed school budget for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year to include four referendum questions and 19 articles…
SEARSPORT — Regional School Unit 20, serving the communities of Searsport and Stockton Springs, established its proposed budget for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year and sent the proposed budget…
Town meeting 2020
LINCOLNVILLE —Citizens in Lincolnville voted overwhelmingly in favor of swapping ownership of 68 acres along the Ducktrap River for 4.34 acres of prime waterfront land along Penobscot Bay that…
LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in Lincolnville cast their ballots regarding the proposed 2020-2021 school budget for Lincolnville Central School at the polls July 14.
The proposed school budget asks…
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…
two of three candidates cede race
UPDATE: Just before 7 a.m. this morning, Adrienne Bennett announced she was cedeing the race to Dale Crafts.
“Today, we unite as Republicans. I spoke with Dale this morning to congratulate…
UNITY — Voters residing in the towns making up the Regional School Unit 3 school district have cast their ballots on the proposed school budget for the 2020-2021 school year, as well as on a few…
four total municipal positions voted on
VINALHAVEN — Voters on Vinalhaven cast their ballots on four municipal positions including two select board seats, a school board seat and a water district seat.
Below are the results from…
VINALHAVEN — The proposed MSAD 8 school budget for the Vinalhaven School was put in front of voters during the July 14 municipal elections.
The proposed school budget is for the 2020-2021…
UNION — Voters in the communities of Regional School Unit 40 cast ballots on the proposed $30,252,490.47 budget during the July 14 elections.
RSU 40 includes the towns of Friendship, Union…
UNION — Martha L. Johnston-Nash and James W. Justice entered Election Day seeking a two-year term on the Board of Selectmen, a seat presently held by Sarah Drickey who is not seeking reelection…
PROSPECT — Voters from the Town of Prospect cast their ballots July 14 for the RSU 25 school budget referendum.
The district covers Prospect, Verona Island, Bucksport and Orland. The only…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro voters cast ballots on municipal, state and federal races July 14 including on the issue of fireworks within the town.
Below are the results from Election Day. School…
WASHINGTON — Voters within the Town of Washington cast their ballots July 14 for a several ballot topics, including the race for a three-year term on the town’s select board.
Thomas…
WALDO COUNTY — Voters in Waldo County cast ballots in the Democratic Primary race for Senate District 11 choosing between a trio of Democrats including Glenn “Chip” Curry, Charles Pattavina and…
ROCKLAND — The proposed school budget for Regional School Unit 13 was set forth by the district for voters to decide at the July 14 polls.
RSU 13 serves the communities of Cushing, Owls…
Voters residing in House of Representatives District 134 will decide who will represent the district in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 14.
From the Democratic Party,…
When voters cast their ballots July 14 during the COVID-19 pandemic, two statewide referendum questions were considered.
Question 1 asks: “Do you favor a $15,000,000…
KNOX COUNTY — Voters in Knox County cast ballots July 14 for the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race featuring Sara Gideon, Bre Kidman and Elizabeth Sweet.
The winner of the Democratic…
When voters cast their ballots July 14 during the COVID-19 pandemic, two statewide referendum questions were considered.
Question 2 asks: “Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue for…
WALDO COUNTY — Voters in Waldo County cast ballots July 14 for the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race featuring Sara Gideon, Bre Kidman and Elizabeth Sweet.
The winner of the Democratic…
WALDO COUNTY — Voters in Waldo County cast ballots July 14 in the Republican primary race for U.S. House of Representatives.
The candidates running are Adrienne Bennett, Eric Brakey and …
When voters cast their ballots July 14 during the COVID-19 pandemic, two statewide referendum questions were considered.
Question 2 asks: “Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue for…
