CUMBERLAND COUNTY — A Gorham Democrat has taken the District 27 House seat vacated over the summer by Andrew McLean. Kyle R. Bailey, D-Gorham, took the seat with 3,709 votes. His challenger, Roger E. Densmore III, R-Gorham, received 2,635 votes. Bailey is a former Gorham school committee member who owns a project management consulting business […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Incumbents hold seats on Scarborough council, school board
SCARBOROUGH — Incumbents won their bids for re-election to the town council and school board, and voters chose another new school board member to replace departing member Hillory Durgin. Town Councilor Jean-Marie Caterina won her re-election bid with 7,548 votes. Fellow Councilor John Cloutier also won, with 7,389 votes. Jonathan Anderson also won a seat […]
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Southern Meetings: Nov. 6-13
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 11/9 7 p.m. Town Council Meeting Tues. 11/10 6:30 p.m. School Board Tues. 11/10 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Tues. 11/10 7 p.m. Conservation Commission Thur. 11/12 7:15 p.m. Civil Rights Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos/streams […]
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Absentee voting already breaking records
Officials in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth are already seeing unusually high numbers of absentee ballots this year and most predicted the final voter turnout numbers will be even higher after Election Day.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Scout wants kids to read all about themselves
Eagle Scout Harrison Fream built a Little Free Library in Bayside’s Kennedy Park to get books into the hands of students on the East End.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Scarborough Garden Club extends thanks
Together with the Scarborough Historical Society and the town of Scarborough, the Scarborough Garden Club maintains the historic Hunnewell House. The garden club would like to thank Scarborough Community Services and others for the alternate delivery of water for the Hunnewell House gardens this past summer. Due to a water main break last fall on […]
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The View From Here: Suburban battleground in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
As Susan Collins and Sara Gideon scrap for votes, the margin of victory in Greater Portland towns could decide the election.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
New space shines a light on Scarborough day care program
Scarborough Community Services has moved into the former House of Lights building on Payne Road, providing some much-needed new space for ongoing daycare programs.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Rivard would represent all in Senate 30
During my eight years in the Maine Legislature, I observed many nice people with such a strong allegiance to their political party that they, sadly, ignored the people whom they served. Sara Rivard, a chiropractor, is a candidate for Maine Senate District 30 (Gorham, parts of Scarborough and Buxton) and she is one of those […]
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Letter: Support candidates with a plan for Medicare
This election season, as an older Mainer, I want to urge fellow Maine voters to consider candidates with clear plans to protect and strengthen Medicare, which provides health care for over 52 million Americans 65-plus. Medicare is a crucial safety net for hardworking Mainers who pay into the program their entire working lives. Enrollments are […]