BETHEL — Voters in School Administrative District 44 towns Tuesday rejected changing the formula for sharing costs, according to Superintendent David Murphy. The tally from Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock and Newry was 760-779. The measure failed by 19 votes. Newry voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new formula, 123-41. Bethel voted down the change, 374-427; Greenwood […]
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Shane Bouchard and Ben Chin face runoff for Lewiston mayor
LEWISTON — To the surprise of few, Ben Chin led the pack in Tuesday’s five-way race to pick a new mayor in Lewiston. The real drama for political insiders was whether Shane Bouchard or Mark Cayer, both City Council veterans, would come in second, earning the opportunity take part in a two-person runoff against Chin […]
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Rick Mason captures state House seat his wife had held
LISBON — It’s a bittersweet moment for Rick Mason, elected Tuesday to fill a State House seat left vacant in September following the death of his wife. He called it “quite an emotional day” in which he was overwhelmed by the support he received. Mason, a Republican, defeated Democrat Scott Gaiason 1,180 to 868 in […]
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Rumford voters approve loans, streetlight purchase
RUMFORD — Voters Tuesday approved borrowing a total of $2 million for a downtown infrastructure project and buying hundreds of streetlights and converting the fixtures to LEDs. Town Clerk Beth Bellegarde said residents voted 770-361 to authorize the town to enter into a loan of $1.38 million at 1.5 percent interest. The money, which is […]
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Lewiston and Auburn voters soundly reject merger
Lewiston and Auburn voters rejected a merger of the two cities by a wide margin Tuesday night, capping an emotional campaign that divided residents in both communities and showed clear rifts among officials. Merger opponents who gathered in Auburn cheered and yelled, “We’re two proud cities,” after results streamed in, showing the consolidation effort losing […]
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Question 3: Maine voters approve $105 million transportation bond
PORTLAND (AP) — Mainers have approved a $105 million transportation bond issue. The proposal on the Tuesday ballot will bring an estimated $137 million in matching grants. The bulk of the money would be used to improve secondary roads and bridges. Money would also benefit ports, harbors, marine transportation, aviation, railroad and bicycle and pedestrian trails. A […]
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Dignan wins SAD 17 seat in Paris
Throughout the morning on Election Day, a steady stream of voters visited the Paris Fire Station. In addition to the state referendum questions, there was a SAD 17 director race in which Mike Dignan beat Fred Labbe, 693-300. (Erin Place/Advertiser Democrat) PARIS — In the only contested race in Paris, Mike Dignan beat Fred Labbe for […]
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Question 1: Maine voters say no dice to York County casino
PORTLAND – The proposal to build a casino in York County was dealt a crushing defeat by Maine voters Tuesday, ending a costly campaign that was marred by a record fine for violations of state campaign finance laws. With about 75 percent of precincts reporting, Question 1 on the ballot was losing by a whopping […]
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Bethel voting 'steady
Bethel voters cast their ballots in the Crescent Park School gym on Tuesday morning. Town Clerk Christen Mason said turnout was “steady” through the morning. In addition to the statewide referendum questions, Bethel and other SAD 44 residents were voting on whether to change the district’s local cost-sharing formula to shift some of the school tax burden […]
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Merger referendum brings out voters in Lewiston and Auburn
Voters interviewed during the first half of Election Day said one reason they came out was to cast their votes on the proposal to consolidate Lewiston and Auburn. “I’m not for the merger,” said longtime Lewiston resident Noella Breton. “We’re doing enough with Auburn already. We don’t need to go through this. Lewiston is Lewiston; […]