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…
Elections
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,…
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…
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.
…
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…
opinion
The biggest issue in the November elections may not be Trump or Biden. It could be about voting itself.
Whether votes will be counted fairly is turning into a major national argument. A…
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 man had been killed in in our country by some type of enforcement activity.
“…
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…
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 Primary and State Referendum Election, as Maine citizens prepare to cast ballots…
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…
‘It’s a nightmare to figure out how to do this safely’
In 16 years operating the Thomaston polls, Joanne Richards has never confronted such a “scary” election season.
“It’s a nightmare to figure out how to do this safely,” said Richards, the…
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…
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,…
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…
Deadline for citizen petitions also extended
Town of Rockport: COVID–19 Updated Response April 6, 2020: I am sure everyone understands that the responses to COVID-19 change by the day and sometimes the hour. For those of us working…
ROCKPORT — Like other Maine municipalities, Rockport is not sure how June elections and the schedule for annual town meeting will proceed, given a pandemic; for the time being, however, it’s local…
BELFAST — Belfast Republican Matt Digioia has formally announced plans to penbaypilot.com to run for House District 97, which includes Belfast, Northport and Waldo.
Digioia, a recovering…
CAMDEN — The deadline for returning nomination papers to be on the June municipal election ballot is April 10 in Camden. So far, two seated select board members, Bob Falciani and Alison McKellar,…
Nomination papers due by 4:30 p.m., April 10
LINCOLNVILLE — While disruptions are common this spring, municipalities are working hard to keep local government on track, and on schedule. In Lincolnville, as the town shapes its budget for 2020…
voting friday, march 20
BURNHAM — Three candidates are seeking to be elected to one select board seat in Burnham when voters head to the polls Friday, March 20 ahead of the annual town meeting.
Aside from the…
serves Friendship, Waldoboro, Washington, west Union
FRIENDSHIP — Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, has registered with the Secretary of State's Office and the Maine Ethics Commission to run for re-election for Maine House of…
locally, seat serves vinalhaven, Isle au Haut and north haven
STONINGTON — Representative Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, has announced her re-election campaign as a candidate for the Maine House of Representatives for District 134.
District 134…
Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Cushing Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…
locally, represents Vinalhaven, Isle-au-Haut, North Haven
DEER ISLE — Lobster boat Captain Julie Eaton has announced she is running for Maine State House of Representatives for District 134.
District 134 represents the towns of Frenchboro, Swans…
seat serves waldo county towns
LIBERTY — Col. Duncan Milne, a Liberty resident and Republican, has announced his candidacy for Maine State Senate District 11.
Senate District 11 includes the communities of Belfast,…
