FREEPORT — The town voted 2,228 to 2,152 Tuesday to stay in Regional School Unit 5. The 76-vote margin means Freeport will continue the school district consolidation with Durham and Pownal that took effect in 2009. A group called Moving Freeport Forward filed a withdrawal petition in October 2013. Freeport voted 953-768 last December to […]
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Canton votes to elect fire chief
CANTON — Residents voted 269-171 Tuesday to elect the fire chief by secret ballot every three years, Town Clerk Kathy Walker said Wednesday. Selectmen now appoint the chief, who serves until he or she retires, resigns or is no longer deemed fit to serve, Walker said. “The town will now need to draft an ordinance […]
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Former trooper Turner elected as Oxford County Commissioner
BUCKFIELD — Riding the wave of Republican victories across the state, former Maine State Police Trooper Timothy Turner was elected as an Oxford County commissioner on Tuesday. The Buckfield resident overcame a bid from Lee Holman, a centrist Democrat from Hartford, by a margin of nearly 20 percent. It is Turner’s first first elected position. […]
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Ames, Marquis, Baril take Sabattus selectmen races
SABATTUS — Unofficial election results tabulated just before midnight on Tuesday show Michelle Ames, Andre Marquis and Jeffrey Baril all headed back to the Board of Selectmen. Ames, who had previously served on the board, received 878 votes to Norm Estes’ 608 and Les Gibson’s 401 for the open three-year seat, according to Town Clerk […]
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Gallant re-elected as Oxford County Sheriff
PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant overwhelmingly won another four-year term as the county’s top cop. With 35 of 37 towns reporting as of Wednesday evening, Gallant had 16,628 votes to defeat challenger and former Deputy Mike Parshall of Upton, who received 8,192. Results from Upton and Albany Township, which have just over 400 registered […]
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GOP surge: Republicans seize control of U.S. Senate
The president scheduled a news conference for later in the day to offer his take on an Election Day thumping of Democrats that gave Republicans control of the Senate, strengthened the GOP hold on the House and put a series of Democratic-leaning states under control of new Republican governors. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who […]
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Mainers approve at least five bond proposals
AUGUSTA (AP) — Mainers have approved at least five bonds designed to stimulate economic growth. The largest bonds approved Tuesday would add $12 million to two state programs that provide loans to small businesses. Another would set aside $10 million for drinking water and wastewater treatment facility upgrades. A $7 million bond aimed to bolster […]
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Poliquin defeats Cain in 2nd District Congressional race
BANGOR — Republican Bruce Poliquin is projected by the Bangor Daily News to have defeated Democrat Emily Cain in the race to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Independent Blaine Richardson was a distant third. Unofficial voting results showed Poliquin defeating Cain in eight counties in the district, including Penobscot County where Cain lives. Cain was […]
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LePage wins another four years in the Blaine House
LEWISTON — Before a hometown crowd of about 300 supporters in the basement reception hall of the church he attended as a boy, Republican Gov. Paul LePage declared victory early Wednesday morning. “Tonight I’m very, very humbled and very proud; I’m very, very proud,” LePage said. “Because 50 years plus, I was raised across the […]
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Stewart elected to board in special election
DURHAM — Write-in candidate Michael Stewart of Hollowell Road was elected to the Board of Selectmen with 90 votes in a special election Tuesday. He will be filling the seat vacated by Barry Baldwin, who resigned earlier in the year. There were no candidates for the position in the special election. The next highest write-in […]