Election
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Bath voters approve $3.8M landfill bond by 2-1 margin
BATH — Voters on Nov. 8 approved borrowing $3.8 million to fund a construction project at the city landfill, 3,447 to 1,758. The city also...
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State Senate: Breen wins re-election, Carson defeats Coffin
FALMOUTH — Incumbent State Sen. Cathy Breen won her bid for re-election against Republican challenger Charles “Bart” Ladd by a preliminary vote of 15,267 to 11,175...
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Cumberland’s Denno unseats Timmons in Maine House rematch
FALMOUTH — Democrat Dale Denno defeated incumbent state Rep. Mike Timmons, R-Cumberland, 3,385 to 2,638, in a rematch Tuesday in House District 45. It was...
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Yarmouth prohibits sex offenders from living near schools
YARMOUTH — Voters on Nov. 8 overwhelmingly approved an ordinance that restricts where sex offenders can live. Residents passed the ordinance 4,110 to 1,430, by just...
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth voters OK performing arts center
CUMBERLAND — Residents in Cumberland and North Yarmouth voted 4,149 to 3,953 Tuesday, a 2 percent margin, to borrow as much as $9.5 million to...
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Rowe wins Freeport's only contest, for Sewer District seat
FREEPORT — In the town’s only contested election, voters on Nov. 8 elected Earl Rowe Jr. to the Freeport Sewer District Board of Trustees. Residents on...
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Davis narrowly wins re-election to Portland School Board
PORTLAND — Incumbent Laurie Davis held on to her District 3 School Board seat by a slim margin Tuesday, narrowly defeating challenger William Linnell, 3,270...
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Democrats sweep Portland's legislative races
PORTLAND — Some are old, some are new, some were unopposed, but Portland stayed blue. Democrats swept their way into eight state House seats and two...
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Ali, Batson topple incumbents Hinck, Suslovic in Portland City Council elections
PORTLAND — Incumbents were upended Tuesday in the Portland City Council elections. School Board member Pious Ali easily defeated Councilor Jon Hinck and challenger Matthew Coffey to...
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Senate, House candidates square off in Cape Elizabeth as election nears
CAPE ELIZABETH — Candidates in state Senate District 29 and House District 30 in an Oct. 27 forum discussed the opioid crisis, gun violence, and low-income Mainers. ...
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Breen, Ladd differ on tax policy in Senate candidates' forum
FALMOUTH — Property taxes and tax relief were areas of disagreement for the two state Senate District 25 candidates in a recent Town Hall forum. Incumbent...
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Yarmouth group opposes sex offender residency restriction
YARMOUTH — Voters on Nov. 8 will decide whether to restrict where sex offenders can live. The referendum question will be the only municipal ballot item...
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Election Day in Portland: What you need to know
PORTLAND — City voters on Nov. 8 will cast ballots in national, state and municipal elections, and for six statewide referendum questions. In municipal elections, both...
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No contests, 1 write-in candidate in South Portland, Scarborough school elections
SOUTH PORTLAND — School Board candidates in the city and in Scarborough are uncontested in the Nov. 8 election. In South Portland, Stanford Street resident Jennifer...
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No contests in Brunswick Town Council election
BRUNSWICK — All three incumbent town councilors are unopposed on the Nov. 8 municipal ballot. Polls are open Election Day from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at Brunswick...
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Topsham voters to decide bag fee, foam container ban
TOPSHAM — Ordinances that would impose a 5-cent fee on single-use shopping bags and ban the use of polystyrene foam containers go to town voters...
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Councilors’ conduct motivates South Portland candidates
SOUTH PORTLAND — United by shared criticism of two sitting councilors, all seven candidates for City Council said the council’s performance has played a role in their...
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Center of attention: Cumberland-North Yarmouth voters weigh $9.5M bond
CUMBERLAND — Voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth will decide on Election Day whether to borrow as much as $9.5 million to add a performing...
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Volk faces Caterina in bid to keep Senate District 30 seat
SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilor Jean-Marie Caterina, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent state Sen. Amy Volk in Senate District 30. The district includes most of Scarborough,...
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Only 1 contest in Peaks Island Council elections
PEAKS ISLAND — Three people are running for one, two-year seat on the Peaks Island Council. But the race for three other, three-year seats is uncontested,...
