{"id":12501,"date":"2026-09-25T19:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/dorothy-maguire\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:47:22","slug":"dorothy-maguire","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/dorothy-maguire\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorothy Maguire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First time running for office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have listened to the people in the South Berwick community discuss the ever-rising burden of property taxes and will work to keep the tax rate increases to a minimum. I would help create a downtown that is walkable, including for the handicapped, functional and welcoming for residents and businesses around supporting local enterprises and building economic opportunities throughout our community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increasing number of elderly residents in South Berwick is about 20%, and about 16% of the population is 65 or older. Both are underserved in South Berwick. I aim to find mutually agreeable approaches to resolve this problem and facilitate their being able to stay in place or be cared for in the future in their community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">What is the biggest challenge facing your town\/county? The biggest opportunity?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Challenge: Keeping the cost of running this beautiful town in check is all important. Opportunity: Divising a parking plan to benefit downtown enterprises to facilitate further new development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">If you could change one thing about how the town\/county functions, what would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More transparency is needed between the town and the residents regarding issues being clearly explained and more open forums so that the town has a clear picture of residents&#039; wishes. It is obvious that more community input is needed at these meetings. Getting more involved means fewer surprises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Do you support more development \u2013 i.e. more housing construction and business building in your town\/county? Why or why not?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I support carefully scrutinized, limited housing development in order to support the town, to create more customers for the supported growth of downtown businesses. I will develop efforts to attract outside companies to employ in this community, acknowledging that zoning and other issues will need to be resolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12807,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Dorothy","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"Ann","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Maguire","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":12499,"voter_guide_candidate_age":74,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Retired","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"I have experience in bringing diverse groups together with many different perspectives, building cooperation, and developing practical plans that address community needs and shared goals.","voter_guide_candidate_education":"B.A. in literature, Suffolk University; legal secretarial certificate, Chandler School for Women","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1u067uZd5dWeYRBxV6-7UZKMav6xDxKoH","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[1094],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-12501","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-nonpartisan"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12502,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12501\/revisions\/12502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=12501"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=12501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}