Recounts have been scheduled for referendum Question 1 and Question 2, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Nov. 29. The Question 2 recount will begin Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Florian Room of…

Thank you, voters of Camden, Rockport and Islesboro, for participating in this lively election season. Thank you for welcoming me at your doors. Your stories, ideas and concerns inspired me, and I…

With overwhelming support, voters in 21 Region 8 communities voted to borrow $25 million to construct a new Midcoast School of Technology facility on the school’s existing Rockland site. The final…

Voters in Knox and Waldo counties apparently don’t have too much trouble deciding that funding transportation needs is a wise investment, as they easily approved Question 6, which raised a lot of…

In a close race between Dave Emery and Dave Miramant for Senate District 12, the final numbers have yet to be set.

Senate District 12 includes Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Friendship, Hope,…

If there was a prize for garnering the largest spread of votes in favor of Question 4, which at the polls Tuesday was the Citizen’s Initiative to raise the minimum hourly wage, Camden won with 2,…

Waldo County voters were fairly adamant at the polls Tuesday, with all but Belfast, Islesboro and Lincolnville coming out against the measure to require background checks before firearms can be…

Though voters in individual towns, and towns in each county went back and forth in their support, or not, of the Citizen’s Initiative to fund public schools with a new tax on individual income…

Votes in Knox and Waldo counties had different views about whether to legalize the possession and use of marijuana, with voters in Waldo County voting against the measure, 11,298 to 10,887; and…

The margin for passage of Question 5, the Citizen’s Initiative to vote for candidates by a rank choice system, was more slim in Waldo County than in Knox County, but at the end of the day, both…

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With all town election results in, Stanley Zeigler (D-Lincolnville) has won the race for Maine House District 96 against Ryan Harmon (R-Palermo) 2,633 to 2,210.

Christine Burstein would have…

With just four towns left to report their voting results, and already with an unbeatable margin, it is safe to say at this early hour (3:05 a.m.) on Nov. 9 that incumbent Susan W. Longley (D-…

LINCOLNVILLE - The race for the remainder of Lincolnville Selectman Cathy Hardy’s vacated seat on the Board of Selectmen came down to two of the three candidates on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 8,…

Belfast voters helped carry the RSU 71 school construction and renovation bond question well into the favorable margin, with the total votes from the five school district towns coming in at 3,705…

The decision has been made to go with ecomaine for the disposal of trash from Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation, according to the voters in Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, the four towns…

Anne Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, earned 2,512 votes at the polls, and Donald Robishaw, R-Rockland received 1,984 in the race to represent District 93 in Augusta. District 93 comprises Rockland and…

Camden voters turned out in full force Nov. 8 and gave sweeping approval for Hillary Clinton, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, signing a trash contract with ecomaine,…

PALERMO — By a vote of 410 to 407, the town of Palermo passed its 2016 Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

The Ordinance applies to all land areas within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal…

Knox County returns are rolling in. We will add the tallies as they arrive. Knox County comprises Appleton, Camden, Criehaven, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, Matinicus, North Haven…

LINCOLNVILLE — Obtaining a ballot and an empty curtained booth in which to fill in the circles beside one's choices was a quick process for voters in Lincolnville throughout the day, but up until…

MIDCOAST — Yes, we used the word heavy twice. It will become the word for the day and seemed the appropriate way to verbalize this voting day in Maine's Midcoast area. From Belfast to Rockland…

The Maine State Bar Association reported: “According to the Secretary of State, as of November 1, more than 220,000 Mainers had requested absentee ballots for the November 8 election, and more…

Lincolnville residents are lucky to have choices this year when they elect their next select board representative, and although I'm not a Lincolnville resident myself, I wanted to offer a few…

Lincolnville is faced with a unique situation this coming election. A valued select board member and life-long community member is ending her term early, leaving a seven-month opening. Board of…

Tragically, I can't vote for my dad, Ed Glaser, for Rockland City Council. But I can urge you to! I can't imagine a better person to be on the council. And not just because he's my dad. He's been…

Susan Longley has been an innovative probate judge. No doubt one of her most successful innovations has been the institution of a mediation system for disputed family cases, such as guardianships…

The easy choice – Owen Casas

In an election year full of tough decisions at both the local and national level, I'm relieved to be faced with an easy choice for Maine's House District 94…

We have the opportunity in Waldo County to re-elect a judge of probate whose work over the past years has benefited those who appear in her court and the taxpayers. How lucky can we get? Judge…

I would like you to support Rosie Gerry in his bid for Lincolnville Board of Selectmen. I feel that his prior years on the board and vast knowledge of the town make him the best candidate for this…

I've known Sen. Mike Thibodeau for more than a decade. He has worked hard for the people in Waldo County. I know this because he helped my family sort through a very complex issue when we needed…

As I joined the Camden Select Board in mid- June [2016], I thought this might be a good time to write an update on the experience.

The experience is much like viewing an iceberg.

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The unsung heroes in all Midcoast towns are the municipal clerks. You may not know them, but they probably know you, or at least, your vital birth, marriage and death stats. These are the quiet,…

The League of Women Voters of Maine and the Maine Secretary of State have both produced in-depth and information guides to the five initiatives and one bond measure that is before all Maine voters…

 The Aldersgate United Methodist Church is offering free transportation to the polls for early absentee voting on either Friday, October 28, or Tuesday, November 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. on each day.…

Gina Sawyer is seeking the open one-year term, November 2016 to June 2017, on the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. The seat became available before it…

Camden will host two candidate forums to allow voters to meet the candidates for the Maine Legislature and Senate and hear their views on important issues. The debates will take place at the…

Yesterday, October 18, Governor LePage was quoted in the Bangor Daily News as saying “I am not confident that we are going to have a clean election Maine.” Well, after 18 years as a poll…

Josh Gerritsen is seeking the open one-year term, November 2016 to June 2017, on the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. The seat became available before it…

Rosendel “Rosey” Gerry is seeking the open one-year term, November 2016 to June 2017, on the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. The seat became available…

The undersigned sheriffs in the state of Maine announce our formal opposition to Question 3, a ballot initiative expanding firearm background checks…

Driving around Waldo County, I am constantly told how to vote and who to vote for. So much information is available I worry that reading…

 Why is Maine refusing $3 million in federal grant dollars to help young people who need mental health counseling and…

 My husband and I feel very fortunate to call Maine our home, and to raise our children in this beautiful area.

The Mayor and all Belfast City Council members express our unanimous support for Ranked Choice Voting referendum question 5, a common-sense reform that will empower voters and restore majority…

Owen Casas, I-Rockport, is seeking the House seat for District 94, which comprises Camden, Rockport and Islesboro.

Owen Casas was born and raised in Washington, Maine, and now lives…

Over the next month and into November, as Manager of your Mid-Coast Solid Waste transfer facility, I and a representative of ecomaine will be meeting with the public and our member select boards…

When Lincolnville was celebrating its 200 birthday over a decade ago it was mentioned at a celebration gathering that Maine's greatest export was its children. Many of our sons and daughters in…