Military veteran Rafael Macias will be sent to the Maine House of Representatives, serving District 51.
local elections
Lakes Region towns see mixed results on ballot measures
Several Lakes Region towns voted on ballot measures pertaining to infrastructure improvements and local government reform.
Hepler retains House District 49 seat
Rep. Allison Hepler will be serving another term in the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 49.
Kuech, Willis win Gorham council seats; Thistle, Yeo-Fisher land school terms
Gorham voters favored Janet Kuech and David Willis in a four-way race for two Town Council seats, and chose Eric Thistle and Nicole Yeo-Fisher for the School Committee. All seats are for three-year terms. Willis was the top vote getter in the Town Council race with 5,365; Kuech tallied 3,980; Jim Hager, 3,491; and George […]
Denise Tepler elected to represent Sagadahoc County, Dresden in Maine Senate
Sen. Tepler will be serving District 24 during a contentious presidential year, which saw a massive amount of out-of-state funding.
Morse declared Westbrook mayor
He said he’ll focus on economic improvements and lowering property taxes.
Doherty, Fellows elected to Scarborough Town Council
Scott Doherty and Cory Fellows won a three-way race for two seats on the Scarborough Town Council. Fellows received 7,962 votes, Doherty received 7,559 votes, and candidate Crescencia Maurer received 6,316 votes. The pace of growth and affordability of living in Scarborough following a revaluation were major themes for all three candidates. Meanwhile, Bill Donovan […]
Scarborough approves $6 million land bond
Voters also approved $1 million for body-worn and cruiser cameras for the Police Department, as well as $1 million for a replacement fire truck.
South Portland elects Pride, Walker to council; De Angelis to school board
South Portland voters elected Jessica Walker and reelected Misha Pride to the City Council and reelected Rosemarie De Angelis to the school board on Tuesday. Pride defeated Robert Kierstead for the District 3 council seat by a vote of 7,553 to 5,757, while Walker defeated incumbent Steven Riley for the District 4 seat, 6,741 votes to 4,633 […]
Scifres, Sahrbeck and Swayze elected to Cape Elizabeth council
Cape Elizabeth voters elected Elizabeth Scifres, John Sahrbeck and Andrew Swayze to the Town Council in a six-way race for three seats. Scifres received 3,742 votes; Sahrbeck received 3,731; Swayze received 3,181; David Hughes received 2,149; David Andrews received 2,128; and Council Chair Tim Reiniger, the only incumbent in the race, received 1,961 votes. Meanwhile, […]