FREEPORT — Long-time Town Councilor Rich DeGrandre lost his re-election bid Tuesday to challenger Bill Rixon by six votes. Rixon took the at-large seat by a vote of 2,076 to 2,070. District Councilors Sarah Tracy and Kristina Egan, who were running unopposed, were both re-elected, but incumbent sewer district Trustee Michael Ashby was unseated. DeGrandpre, […]
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Dion wins easily in Maine House District 43
PORTLAND — Democratic Rep. Mark Dion will return to Augusta for a third, two-year term after defeating Republican challenger Shannon Rafferty-Roy Tuesday 2,531 to 1,245 in the new Maine House District 43. Roy did not run an active campaign for the seat. House District 43 consists of northern Portland between the Westbrook and Falmouth boundaries […]
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Morgan ousts Pock; Fox, Smith also win South Portland council seats
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council will have two new members after incumbent Councilor Michael Pock lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 4. Claude Morgan, a former mayor and councilor, defeated Pock in District 1. Morgan received 6,182 votes to Pock’s 3,634, according to the city’s unofficial tally. There were 121 write-ins and 2,518 […]
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Morrione back to Portland School Board
PORTLAND — Incumbent Marnie Morrione was elected to another three year term to the city’s School Board, representing District 5. She was unopposed in the election, and received 3,729 votes, with absentee ballots still out. District 5 extends north and west of District 4, to the Westbrook border. Morrione has been on the School Board since 2008. […]
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Freeport narrowly votes to stay in Regional School Unit 5
FREEPORT — The town voted 2,228 to 2,152 Tuesday to stay in Regional School Unit 5. The 76-vote margin means Freeport will continue the school district consolidation with Durham and Pownal that took effect in 2009. A group called Moving Freeport Forward filed a withdrawal petition in October 2013. Freeport voted 953-768 last December to […]
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Falmouth voters get their library
FALMOUTH — On Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly supported the town financing half the funds needed to renovate and expand the library, with unofficial results putting it at a margin of 4,005 to 2,559. The project will cost $5.6 million, with the town committed to financing half, or just over $2.8 million. The rest will be funded by […]
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Hatzenbuehler wins in School Board District 4
PORTLAND — Newcomer Stephanie Hatzenbuehler was elected to the open School Board seat in District 4. Hatzenbuehler defeated her opponent Rebecca Wartell 2,272 to xx993 on Tuesday for the three year term. Absentee ballots have not yet been counted. Hatzenbeuhler, 37, is a social worker for Maine Medical Partners. Wartell, 27, is a community organizer and […]
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Pierce wins in Maine House District 44
FALMOUTH — Democrat Teresa Pierce has defeated Republican Gregory Payeur for the open seat in House District 44, with unofficial results at 2,586 to 2,438. Pierce is a former three-term town councilor. She served two terms as council chairwoman and one term as chairwoman of the Finance Committee. Payeur, a local self-employed businessman, had never run for […]
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Eder wins at-large School Board seat
PORTLAND — Former state representative John Eder won his bid for the open at-large seat on the city’s School Board. Eder defeated his opponent Gene Landry 9,412 to 8,482 on Tuesday for the three year term. Absentee ballots had not been counted. Eder, 45, served two terms in the state House of Representatives, from 2002 until […]
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Costa wins City Council District 4 race
PORTLAND — Unofficial city results show School Board member Justin Costa won the election Tuesday to replace Councilor Cheryl Leeman in District 4. Costa defeated political newcomers Ray Ruby and Rosemary Mahoney 2,058 to 914 to 802. Council District 4 covers neighborhoods north and east of Back Cove to Allen Avenue and the Falmouth town line. […]