PORTLAND — Incumbent Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce easily turned aside a Democratic primary challenge from Cumberland Town Councilor Michael Edes on Tuesday. With 74 percent of county precincts in, the Bangor Daily News reported Joyce with a 7,774 to 5,205 lead, or 59 percent to 41 percent of the vote. Joyce was first elected […]
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SAD 75 budget of $36.2M approved
TOPSHAM — Voters in the four towns of School Administrative District 75 on Tuesday approved next year’s $36.2 million budget, 1,397 to 494. The vote was the second affirmative vote in less than a month. In a May 22 district meeting, nearly 70 voters approved the budget for the first time. In Tuesday’s state-required referendum, […]
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Sartoris requests recount in House District 50 primary
BRUNSWICK — Jackie Sartoris, the candidate trailing in an incredibly close Democratic primary race for state House District 50, is formally requesting a recount in the election. According to Tuesday’s results, candidate Ralph Tucker led Sartoris, 441-432, a margin of only nine votes. Sartoris, in a release Thursday night, said that after considerable thought and […]
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RSU 1 voters say yes to $28.35M budget
BATH — Regional School Unit 1 voters on Tuesday approved a $28.35 million budget, 861-334, for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The spending plan passed 400-131 in Bath, 73-13 in Arrowsic, 133-51 in Phippsburg, 84-60 in West Bath and 171-79 in Woolwich. About 60 RSU 1 voters approved the fiscal 2015 budget at the May 27 […]
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Falmouth backs school budget, elects board members
FALMOUTH — Voters overwhelmingly approved a $31.7 million school budget Tuesday, 1,923-405, according to unofficial results of the state-mandated referendum. Voters also chose three school board members in an uncontested race for three seats. Incumbent Lucy Tucker scored 1,706 votes, Danielle Tracy received 1,640 ballots, and Joshua Barrett received 1,609. The approved budget calls for a […]
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Bell, Wilson, Simpson claim seats on SAD 51 board
CUMBERLAND — Vickie Bell and incumbents Pete Wilson and John Simpson won seats Tuesday on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors. Bell, of Willow Lane, defeated Turnberry Drive resident Tim Ferris, 804-306, for a one-year term. Simpson, Wilson, and Leo Paquin of Old Colony Lane ran for two open three-year seats, receiving 735, 541 […]
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Calthorpe elected to Chebeague Board of Selectmen
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Newcomer Bill Calthorpe on Tuesday defeated former Selectman Mary Holt, 95-58, for a seat on the town’s Board of Selectmen. Calthorpe will assume the seat currently held by Herb Maine, who chose not to seek re-election. Calthorpe, 53, has lived on Chebeague Island for 28 years. A native of Boston, he attended […]
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Timmons wins Cumberland Republican nod in state House District 45
CUMBERLAND — Michael Timmons on Tuesday defeated Joseph Kumiszcza, 389-162, in a primary race for the Republican nomination in state House District 45. Timmons, of Bruce Hill Road, will now face Dale Denno, a Democrat who lives on Main Street, in the November election. The candidates are running for the seat being vacated by Rep. […]
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Cumberland, N. Yarmouth voters OK school budget twice
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 voters approved next year’s $32.6 million budget twice this past week. The first vote came June 5 at a Town Meeting-style gathering at Greely High School, where more than 60 voters breezed through all warrant articles in 50 minutes. Then on Tuesday, the SAD 51 spending plan was approved […]
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Kittredge, Bickford Hamrock, Bates elected to Yarmouth Council
YARMOUTH — Residents on Tuesday elected incumbents Andrew Kittredge and Randall Bates and newcomer Tamson Bickford Hamrock to three-year terms on the Town Council. Robert Waeldner, another newcomer, ran unsuccessfully. Councilor Leslie Hyde chose not to seek a second term. Kittredge received the most votes, 1,061, followed by Bickford Hamrock, with 1,050, and Bates, with […]