The decision comes two years after the town began the withdrawal process and is not expected to have major financial impacts on the remaining towns in Regional School Unit 2.
Election 2022
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Incumbent loses Portland school board seat after ranked-choice runoff
Pious Ali and Regina Phillips win Portland City Council races, while Julianne Opperman wins a school board seat after a ranked-choice runoff on Wednesday.
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Pingree wins reelection in 1st Congressional District
With 44 percent of the votes counted at around 11:15 p.m., Pingree had a commanding lead of 59% to 41% over Republican challenger Ed Thelander.
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Jared Golden holds a lead in Maine’s closely fought 2nd District race
After a costly and hard-fought rematch of the 2018 contest, both Golden and Poliquin hope for the best.
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Gov. Mills defeats LePage by overwhelming margin
Democrats also retained control of both houses of the Legislature in a high turnout election that many predicted would favor Republicans.
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House, Senate hang in balance as election results come in across the country
Republicans are looking to break Democrats’ grip on both chambers following an expensive and divisive midterm campaign.
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Lewiston’s Mana Abdi to be first Somali-American lawmaker in Maine
“I’m walking into new territory,” Abdi said. She says her election is a sign that the Legislature is growing more representative of the people it serves.
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Abortion bans, protections awaiting verdicts from voters
Democrats fear their grip on the U.S. House may be slipping and their control of the U.S. Senate – once seen as more secure – may loosen.
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Midcoast voters hit polls to be heard on women’s rights, education reform, stronger economy
Midcoast voters trickled into the polls throughout Election Day to cast their vote in both local and statewide races on Tuesday. Brunswick Town Clerk Fran Smith said the flow of Election Day voters had been manageable because 6,300 ballots were cast in advance by people who voted absentee. That accounts for roughly half the registered […]
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Mainers turn out in heavy numbers to vote on pivotal Election Day
A steady streams of voters filed into school gymnasiums and community centers across the state Tuesday even after more than 250,000 cast absentee ballots.