HARPSWELL — Fewer than two dozen people attended a special meeting Monday night for public comment on how much School Administrative District 75 says it will cost to keep West Harpswell School open.  Even fewer had anything to say. Those who did agreed on several points for the Board of Selectmen to raise to the Department […]

FALMOUTH — A new 18-lot conservation subdivision is on the horizon for a section of Blackstrap Road known for its open and protected spaces. The Planning Board granted conditional approval to the 68-acre Hundred Acre Woods development at 570 Blackstrap Road on Nov. 2. The property is one piece of a 130-acre parcel owned by […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage greets a voter at Falmouth High School on Election Day. LePage won the election by a slim margin over independent candidate Eliot Cutler.

Voters and people waiting to register wind their way through the gym at Reiche School in Portland on Tuesday.

Governor Undecided 1st Cong. District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) Senate District 8 Sen. Justin Alfond (D) Senate District 9 Sen. Joseph Brannigan (D) House District 113 Mark Dion  (D) House District 114 Rep. Peter Stuckey  (D) House District 115 Rep. Stephen Lovejoy (D) House District 116 Denise Harlow (D) House District 117 Rep. Anne […]

WINDHAM — Independent challenger Susan Witonis defeated incumbent Cumberland County Commissioner Malory Shaughnessy, a Democrat, for the District 3 county commissioner seat. Results from Brunswick, Harpswell, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, Freeport, Windham, Sebago, Casco, Naples, Harrison, Bridgton, Baldwin, Raymond and Gray show Casco resident Witonis edging out Shaughnessy, of Windham, 19,346 to 17,958. “I […]

PORTLAND — Legal immigrants will not have the right to vote in local elections, voters decided Tuesday. City ballot Question 4 asked voters if they wanted to allow non-citizens to vote in city and school elections. Unofficial results showed voters defeated the measure, 12,404 to 11,248. The question was a citizen-initiated City Charter amendment. It […]

HARPSWELL — Residents voted Tuesday to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy ordinance that will give homeowners access to low-interest loans for energy improvements. The vote was 1,725 to 1,115. With approval of PACE, Efficiency Maine will administer a revolving loan fund to finance improvements in energy efficiency, such as solar panels and efficient heating systems […]

BATH — Republican Judith Stevens of Woolwich defeated Democrat Jennifer DeChant of Bath on Tuesday in the election to succeed Barbara Trott as Sagadahoc County register of deeds. Stevens secured 8,383 votes to DeChant’s 7,914, according to preliminary results. DeChant had success in the county’s larger communities, winning in Bath 2,040 to 1,543 and Topsham […]

PORTLAND – Voters on Tuesday approved changing the City Charter to allow popular election of a mayor. The measure passed 12,957 to 11,821, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday night. Two other charter amendments also earned approval. The School Committee will now be renamed the Board of Public Education, and its members will receive an […]