#2024-elections

• Seeks to represent Thomaston on regional board

  Olivia ‘Rūn’ FitzPatrick announces candidacy for RSU 13 School Board

  Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:15pm

  

  Olivia ‘Rūn’ FitzPatrick is running as a write-in candidate to serve on the RSU 13 School Board, representing Thomaston. She is seeking the seat that current board member Mark Lewis is vacating. Regional School Unit 13 comprises the public K-12 schools of Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston. FitzPatrick is recent transplant to the Midcoast, after moving to Thomaston last summer with her husband. She had finished graduate studies out of state, and...
• 6 to 8 p.m., French Conference Room, Camden Town Office

  Camden Select Board Candidates’ Forum, May 14

  Tue, 05/07/2024 - 11:00am

  

  CAMDEN — PenBayPilot.com will host a Camden Select Board Candidates’ Forum Tuesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the French Meeting Room at the Camden Town Office on Washington Street. Rick Rector, of Camden, will be the moderator. The public is invited to attend and ask questions of the four candidates who are seeking a seat on the Select Board. The forum will be streamed live and available to watch later for those unable to attend. There are two open seats this June, and...

• Do Waldo County voters really want MAGA state representatives?

  Mon, 04/29/2024 - 10:45am

  Since 2022, Waldo County District 37 (Winterport, Part of Frankfort, Prospect, Stockton Springs, Searsport), District 38 (Unity, Thorndike, Knox, Jackson, Monroe, Brooks, Waldo, and Swanville), and District 62 (China, Windsor, Hibbits Gore, Somerville, and Palermo) have been held by representatives taking extreme positions on all sorts of state legislation. Representatives Reagan Paul, Benjamin Hymes, and Katrina Smith, respectively, are all MAGA Republicans. Here is how they voted, on your...

• Two citizens run for one Thomaston Select Board seat; ‘Meet the Candidates’ evening scheduled

  Wed, 04/17/2024 - 8:30pm

  

  Two Thomaston citizens, Kimberly Matthews and Emily McBrayer, have stepped forward to run for one open seat on the Thomaston Select Board. Voting will take place June 11 at the polls. On Wednesday, May 8, at 6 p.m., the town is holding a Meet the Candidates Night in the Select Board Room at the Thomaston Municipal Building, 13 Valley Street. Audrey Lovering will facilitate. Other candidates for office include Douglas Erickson, who is running for a seat on the Board of Assessors. Peter Lammert...

• Send Rep. Jan Dodge back to the Legislature

  Tue, 04/16/2024 - 1:00pm

  I’ll be among the voters in Belfast, Belmont, and Northport proudly casting my ballot this year to send Rep. Jan Dodge back to the Maine House of Representatives, while shedding a tear that she will term out in 2026. Rep. Dodge must be one of the hardest working representatives in the Legislature. I’ve seen her at local meetings and events, where she listens, asks questions, and – on request – will offer her knowledge and experience. I’ve heard from neighbors about how responsive she’s been to...
• From Augusta

  Gov. Mills allow national popular vote legislation to become law, without her signature

  Mon, 04/15/2024 - 5:30pm

  

  Governor Janet Mills said April 15 that she will allow LD 1578 , An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote, to become law without her signature. Under the legislation, Maine joins the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would only take effect if the coalition secures pledges for at least 270 electoral votes – the threshold needed to elect a president. Sixteen states and Washington, D.C. have joined the compact for a...

• Camden resident gathers signatures to run for Knox County Commissioner

  Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:00pm

  

  CAMDEN — Marc Ratner, a former Camden Select Board member, has been gathering signatures from citizens in order to get his name on the November ballot as a candidate for Knox County Commissioner. If elected first in the June 11 primary as the Democrat nominee, and in the Nov. 5, 2024 general elections, Ratner would serve District 2, which includes Camden, Rockport, Hope, Isle au Haut, Matinicus Isle Plantation, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockport, Vinalhaven the Unorganized Territories of...

• How Knox County voted in Democrat and Republican March 5 primaries

  Tue, 03/05/2024 - 8:00pm

  

  Results from the March 5, 2024 presidential primaries began rolling in quickly soon after polls closed at 8 p.m. The results here are being updated as municipalities finish their tallies.

• How Waldo County voted in Democrat and Republican March 5 primaries

  Tue, 03/05/2024 - 8:00pm

  

  Voters in Waldo County weighed in at the polls with their preference for party candidates to compete for the national election in November. Here is how voters in each municipality in Waldo County voted. Results from the March 5, 2024 presidential primaries began rolling in quickly soon after polls closed at 8 p.m. The results here are being updated as municipalities finish their tallies.

• Steady stream of voters in Camden and Rockport for March 5 presidential primaries

  Tue, 03/05/2024 - 12:30pm

  

  CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — By 11:30 a.m., March 5, 300 voters in Rockport had cast ballots for their preference on who should run for president on the Democrat and Republican ticket in November. In Camden, by 11 a.m., approximately 200 voters had cast their ballots. Camden had already received 200 absentee ballots. Both towns had relocated their polling location from traditional spots. In Rockport, the polls were set up in the ground floor of the Rockport Public Library, given that construction is...

• Vote for Wes Norton for Searsport Select Board

  Thu, 02/29/2024 - 9:00pm

  Please join me in voting for Wes Norton for Searsport Select Board on March 5, 2024. I had the privilege of supporting Wes' campaign, driving him door-to-door to talk with residents –– a non-partisan, grassroots effort. Born and raised in Maine, and in Searsport for six years, Wes has a proven track record of working as an advocate and administrator in the nonprofit sector, including in his current role with the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Before moving to Searsport, where he...
• November 5 election

  Two Knox County Commissioners will not seek reelection in November

  Tue, 02/27/2024 - 8:00pm

  

  ROCKLAND — With Election Day, November 5, 2024 on the not-so-distant horizon, candidates seeking office are getting organized for a campaign season. And in Knox County, two seats on the three-person Board of Commissioners are opening up. Currently, Commissioners Richard Parent, Jr., and Sharyn L. Pohlman occupy those seats, but both have indicated they are not planning to run for office again. Parent, of Warren, has been a Knox County Commissioner for 16 years, representing District 2, which...

• Vote for Nikki Haley

  Thu, 02/22/2024 - 8:30pm

  Maine holds its first open Presidential primary on March 5, 2024. Independent voters may vote without having to enroll in a political party. Why is this important? Because Republican AND Independent voters can choose a leader who will make America normal again. Who? Vote for Nikki Haley. Why Nikki? She’s a former ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor. A business woman. A military wife whose husband is an officer in the Army National Guard, currently deployed in...

• Vicki Doudera announces reelection campaign for Camden-Rockport House District

  Thu, 02/22/2024 - 5:00pm

  

  CAMDEN — Vicki Doudera, former Camden Conservation Commission member, local author, realtor, and current State Representative, has announced her reelection campaign for House District 41. “This area has been my home for close to forty years. I love my friends and neighbors, and I will continue to work as hard as I can in Augusta for the people of our towns,” said Doudera. Doudera and her husband, Ed, a retired local attorney, have owned several local businesses, starting with The Blackberry Inn...

• Jim Eaton announces candidacy for Waldoboro area Legislative seat

  Thu, 02/22/2024 - 5:00pm

  WALDOBORO — Veteran paramedic Jim Eaton has announced his candidacy for State House District 45, which includes Bremen, Friendship, Louds Island, Waldoboro and Washington. “I have responded to over 5,000 ambulance calls across Lincoln, Knox, and Kennebec counties,” said Eaton, in a news release. “When we are sent out, there’s never any question to whether someone is a Democrat or a Republican. Waldoboro had been a home and a community to me and my family since 1977 and helping your community is...

• Knox/Lincoln counties organize for Robert Kennedy for President, call rally for Feb. 17

  Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:15am

  

  A rally in support of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s independent bid for the presidency will be held at historic Watts Hall in Thomaston on Saturday, February 17, at 1p.m. Representatives of the Kennedy campaign will be present. Featured speakers will include former State Senator David Miramant, of Camden, and former State Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, of Friendship. Campaign literature and signs will be available and a volunteer list will be collected at the rally. Bonnie Potter from Chamberlain...

• Elise Brown announces run for Waldo County Commissioner Seat

  Wed, 01/24/2024 - 8:30pm

  

  Elise Brown, of Liberty, announced her candidacy for the position of Waldo County Commissioner in District 3 to represent the towns of Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Morrill, Palermo, Liberty, Searsmont, Thorndike, Troy, and Unity. Elise has been in local public service since 1994, holding roles in the Liberty community including firefighter, fire chief, EMT, director of Emergency Management, and Budget Committee chair. At the Waldo County level, Elise Brown has worked closely with...
• the new electoral process in Maine

  A Guide to Semi-Open Primaries info session held in Rockland, Feb. 6

  Wed, 01/24/2024 - 5:00pm

  

  ROCKLAND — The League of Women Voters Midcoast and the Rockland Public Library present a talk, Tuesday, February 6, at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all. Did you know that Maine now has semi-open primaries? “With the presidential primary around the corner on March 5, it’s important to know that unenrolled voters can now vote in the primary of their choice,” said RPL, in a news release. Join the Midcoast League at the Rockland Public Library for a quick guide to semi-open primaries, a...
• Press release

  Sen. Reny announces re-election bid for District 13

  Tue, 12/26/2023 - 8:45am

  

  Cameron Reny, born and raised in Bristol, is seeking re-election for Senate District 13. “There has already been positive movement to address issues important to our district, like housing, climate resiliency, and affordable healthcare. I want to see that work continue,” said Sen. Reny. “I am proud of the progress made by working together. I’ve made so many good connections and working relationships over the past year with colleagues and constituents from both sides of the aisle, and it helps...