Interested residents still have six days to submit nomination papers for any open office.
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Maine police chiefs endorse background checks on private gun buyers
The Maine Chiefs of Police Association says the state will be safer if voters pass Question 3 on the November referendum ballot.
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Fitzgerald resigns from South Portland school board
The City Council will appoint a District 5 resident to fill the post for the year remaining in Tappan Fitzgerald’s term.
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Cape Elizabeth municipal ballot is set for November elections
Three candidates will vie for two seats on the Town Council.
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Scarborough ballot is set for Nov. 8 municipal elections
Four candidates are running for two seats on the Town Council.
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Westbrook will hold referendum Nov. 8 on school expansion plan
The $27 million project would renovate and add 12 new classrooms to Saccarappa Elementary School, and add 12 new classrooms at Westbrook Middle School.
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South Portland ballot is set for Nov. 8 municipal races
While seven candidates will vie for two councilor-at-large seats, no one submitted nomination papers to run for the District 1 school board seat.
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Law enforcement in Maine unprepared for legal marijuana, police chiefs say
The Maine Association of Chiefs of Police will launch a public education campaign about the dangers of legal pot.
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Statewide, primary turnout appears light
Even in some communities with contested races, only one in 10 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday.