Ann Matlack (D-St. George) won the race against Justin Thompson (R-Port Clyde) for Maine House District 92. 

CAMDEN and ROCKPORT —Camden and Rockport have collectively voted 2,896 to 2,357 to spend $4.9 million on renovating and repurposing the Mary E. Taylor School on Knowlton Street in Camden.

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Stanley Page Zeigler, D-Montville, has won the race for Maine House District 96 against Robert Currier, R-Belmont, by a total of 2,218 to 1,813. 

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a Congressional Representative to represent Congressional District Two in Washington D.C.

In Waldo County…

Janice Dodge (D-Belfast) has won the race for Maine House District 97 against Bevelyn Zakia Beatty (R-Belfast) by a total of 3,641 to 1,509. 

ROCKPORT — Voters in Rockport said OK to borrowing $1.5 million to help fund the construction of a new library in Rockport Village. They also approved a bridge loan to fund the library…

LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in Lincolnville approved the town’s municipal warrant question, which was a two-part question relating to the tasks of the Lincolnville town administrator and budget…

VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven voters approved the island’s municipal question about improving the playground located at the Vinalhaven School by a total of 436 to 260. 

The question stated: “Do…

Betty Johnson, of Lincolnville, won her reelection bid has won the seat for District 1 for Waldo County Commissioner against Rosendel Gerry, also of Lincolnville, by a total of 4,481 to 2,313.…

Dave Miramant has won the race for Maine Senate District 12 against Wendy Pelletier by a total of 12,373 to 7,184. 

Benjamin Dorr has won the race for Rockland City Council against Howard Hayward, Jr.  and Brady Perkins.

Dorr collected 1,246 votes.

Hayward collected 652 votes.

Perkins…

Here are the results of the November 6, 2018 Question 1 Home-based Assistance state referendum as they roll in from municipalities in Knox and Waldo counties. 

Question 1 on the 2018…

ROCKLAND — Voters in Rockland have elected Douglas Curtis, Jr. and Thomas Peaco to represent the city on the RSU 13 School Board. 

Curtis and Peaco have been elected to three-year term…

ROCKLAND — Rockland voters elected Ian Emmott to a one-year term for Port District, Matthew Ondra for Port District, Hannah Woodman for Warden and Thomas Marshall, Jr. for Ward Clerk.

Each…

Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Rockland) has won the race for Maine House District 93 against Maynard L. Stanley, Jr. (R-Owls Head) by a total of 2,392 to 1,473.  

ROCKLAND — Voters in Rockland were not met with binding municipal questions on their November 2018 ballots.

Instead, Rockland residents were asked to respond to four non-binding advisory…

Running unopposed for Knox County Commissioner in District 1, Dorothy Meriwether (D-South Thoamston) has won the seat. 

The seat covers the municipalities of Owls Head, Rockland, South…

Stacy Grant (D-Stockton Springs) has won the position as Register of Deeds in Waldo County after running unopposed in the race. 

THOMASTON — Thomaston voters were faced with referendum questions on their municipal ballots covering the redevelopment of the business block, dog ordinance changes and Select Board stipends. …

THOMASTON — Residents in Thomaston voted to approve the two municipal referendum questions pertaining to how the former Lura Libby Elementary School building should be used in the future.

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Timothy Carroll (D-Owls Head) won the race for Knox County Sheriff after running unopposed for the position. 

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a new Governor as current Governor Paul LePage is term-limited. 

With results from the Nov. 6 election…

Jeffrey Evangelos (I-Friendship) has defeated Abden S. Simmons (R-Waldoboro) in a tight race for Maine House District 91 by a total of 2,175 to 2,055. 

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a U.S. Senator to serve alongside current U.S. Senator Susan Collins. 

Below is how the local towns voted…

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a Congressional Representative to represent Congressional District One in Washington D.C.

In Knox County,…

Carol Emery (R-St. George) won the position of Knox County Judge of Probate after running unopposed on the Knox County ballot. Here are the votes, town by town:

William Pluecker (I-Warren) won the race for Maine House District 95 against Paula Sutton (R-Warren) with a total of 2,249 votes to 1,891. 

UNION — Voters in Union approved the town’s municipal question about allowing the operation of agency liquor stores within town lines by a vote of 757 to 465. 

The question was: Shall this…

CAMDEN — Voters in Camden favor a plastic carry-out bag ban, as well as a ban on polystyrene containers. They don’t, however, want to decrease the number of requisite signatures for nomination…

BELFAST — The (unofficial) numbers are in for Belfast City Council’s contested seats and longtime council members Neal Harkness and Mary Mortier have won their seats against challengers Joanne…

Vicki Doudera (D-Camden) won the race for Maine House District 94 against against Owen Casas (I-Rockport) by a total of 2,944 to 2,647. 

ROCKPORT — Voters in Rockport approved a ban on polystyrene containers at a vote of 1,604 to 470.

The ordinance prohibits the distribution and use of disposal expanded polystyrene cups,…

CAMDEN/ROCKPORT – Throughout the Midcoast, towns and there cities of Rockland and Belfast are recording heavy voter turnout since polls opened at 8 a.m. Lines stretched out the doors as voters…

LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in Lincolnville will see one municipal warrant question on their Nov. 6 ballots relating to the tasks of the Lincolnville town administrator and budget committee. 

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MIDCOAST — Area registrars and town clerks are reporting a noticeable uptick in absentee ballot requests prior to this year’s November 6 election than the previous gubernatorial year in 2014.…

AUGUSTA – Absentee ballots for the Nov. 6, 2018 General and Referendum Election are available to request through this Thursday, Nov. 1, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap reminded voters today.…

VINALHAVEN — When Vinalhaven voters head to the polls Nov. 6 they will encounter a municipal warrant on improving the playground located at the Vinalhaven School. 

The question states: “Do…

ROCKLAND — Rockland voters will be met with four municipal referendum advisory questions pertaining to marijuana when visiting the polls for the November election. 

Advisory questions are…

THOMASTON — Thomaston voters will be voting on seven referendum questions on their municipal ballots in the November elections with the highlight question being whether the town should move its…

UNION — Voters in Union will see one municipal warrant at the November polls with the lone municipal question pertaining to whether agency liquor stores should be allowed to operate within the…

Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6 including four bond issues.

One of those bond issues, appearing as Question 5 on the statewide ballot, would provide $…

Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6, including four bond issues and a citizens’ initiative.

One of those bond issues, appearing as Question 4 on the…

Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6 including four bond issues.

One of those bond issues, appearing as Question 3 on the statewide ballot, would provide $…

Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6 including four bond issues.

The first bond issue, appearing as Question 2 on the statewide ballot, “aims to improve…

The League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund has released its 12th Easy-to-Read Voter Guide for the 2018 general election. This year’s guide covers the gubernatorial race, the federal race…

ROCKLAND — More than 150 members of Maine’s dedicated seafood industry and community members congregated at the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Oct. 4, to listen to each candidate for Maine’s governor…

Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6, the first one being a citizen’s initiative to establish in-home and support services for the elderly and disabled.

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What’s more important than your family’s safety and security, and our fundamental rights? 

“Nothing!”

As the former Sheriff of Knox County, I know that protecting the people of…

Jayne Crosby Giles, R-Belfast: I was born in Belfast and lived in Waldo County most of my life. Professionally, I…

Owen Casas, I-Rockport: I was born and raised in Midcoast Maine. Growing up here I learned a lot about hard work and, as the old timers would teach me, making something out of…