local elections
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Bridgton voters OK separate licensing for food, pot businesses
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Kennebunk voters release town from Barnard Tavern deed restriction
But the vote to free the town from enforcing a ban on tearing it down does not necessarily mean the owners will be allowed to do so to rebuild it.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Ballot measure calling for smaller shelters in Portland falls short with 31% of the vote
The unofficial result means the city likely will be able to move forward with its plan to build a 208-bed homeless services center without a legal battle.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2021
Votes will be counted for Portland school board incumbent who dropped re-election bid, city says
City officials said Sarah Thompson can't formally withdraw from the race because the city charter requires candidates to sign a pledge to stay in the race.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Developers backing Portland’s shelter plan spend $40,000 on referendum
A commercial real estate agent and a local developer have formed a ballot question committee to support Option C, which would allow the city's 208-bed homeless services center in Riverton to move forward.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
In South Portland council races, it’s moderates against progressives
Mayor Misha Pride is challenged by longtime school board Chairman Richard Matthews in District 3, and former councilor Linda Cohen faces human rights leader Margaret Brownlee in District 4.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
In Biddeford races, concerns about the price of redevelopment success
Biddeford has undergone a transformation since bringing down its trash incinerator. But the city's popularity is pricing people out.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Three compete for pair of Bath City Council seats
Political newcomers Louis "Roo" Dunn and Tim Pratt are vying for one open seat, while Mary Ellen Bell is running uncontested for another.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
Toxic politics taking its toll on Portland’s public servants
The tension that has been building in recent years between an energized, aggressive progressive movement and more moderate city officials seems to have spiked in the last week.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Climate change, racial equity among the issues in Portland’s District 2 race
A political newcomer is taking on a longtime Portland resident and former elected official for a seat on the Portland City Council representing the West End and Parkside.
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