STANDISH — Political newcomer Walter Butler beat out former Town Councilor Greg Sirpis for the At-Large seat on the Town Council, 950-641. The two other open seats, for Area 2 and Area 4, were uncontested. Incumbents Joseph Paul received 1,320 votes for the Area 2 seat and Brian Libby got 1,326 votes for the Area […]
Election 2020
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Falmouth voters elect three to school board, approve education budget
Residents choose Libby, Hickey and Pines to serve on the the School Committee and OK a $39.5 million school budget with no tax increase.
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Election results: Write-in candidates win Raymond Budget-Finance Committee seats
RAYMOND — In the candidate-less Budget-Finance Committee race, four residents received four or more write-in ballots: Joe Bruno got six; Laurie Forbes, Leigh Walker and Kaela Gonzalez each received four. Bruno is already on the committee and Gonzalez is ineligible as a town employee. Forbes and Walker will be contacted to see if they are […]
Posted inTimes Record
State House 49 Democratic nominee to be decided by ranked-choice count
Ranked choice will determine whether Kathy Wilson or Poppy Arford will run against Green Independent Fred Horch and Republican Carole Graves in November.
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Yarmouth returns Humphrey to the council, budgets pass muster
Tim Shannon and Michelle Cromarty also won seats in a five-way race for three council vacancies, but incumbent Sarah Day was ousted from the School Committee.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Election results: Sebago voters approve school year budget
SEBAGO — Voters Tuesday approved the $3,7 million Sebago School District budget, 290-58. The budget is up 2.3% from the current year’s budget of $3.65 million. Former Selectboard members Ann Farley and Philip Lowe were uncontested in the election for two three-year term seats on the Board of Selectmen. Farley received 270 votes, and Lowe […]
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Election results: School budget passes, Gideon wins big in Windham
WINDHAM — Voters approved the $50.8 million RSU 14 budget Tuesday and overwhelming endorsed Sara Gideon in the Democratic primary for the U.S Senate. The Windham-Raymond school budget passed 2,496 to 1,120 in Windham and was also approved in Raymond. Three other questions on the RSU 14 ballot passed as well: to authorize the district […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth voters OK school budget, elect town officials
North Yarmouth residents also approved the town’s $3.39 million budget.
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Election results: Carder, Maguire win seats on Gray council
GRAY — Incumbent Sandra Carder and newcomer Daniel Maguire won the two open seats on the Town Council Tuesday, with 1,107 votes and 839 votes, respectively. Incumbent Michael Bailey received 626 votes. Of the 13 municipal budget articles, 12 passed. Article 10, which would have increased the town’s property tax limit to $361,785 was defeated. […]
Posted inTimes Record
Mattie Daughtry secures Democratic nomination for Senate District 24
Daughtry, a Maine House representative for the past eight years, defeated political veteran Stan Gerzofsky with roughly 80% of the vote.