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Androscoggin County, Election 2022, News, Schools & Education

Lisbon voters pass firetruck purchase, elect 2 to School Committee

by Vanessa Paolella November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Laura Craig and Kelli Rogers received the highest number of votes, earning them each a three-year term on the Lisbon School Committee.

Election 2022, News, Oxford Hills

With votes from a dozen towns missing, just 36 votes separate Oxford County Sheriff candidates

by Steve Sherlock November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

PARIS — The race for Oxford County Sheriff is too close to call. With votes from 23 of the nearly three dozen municipalities reporting, Independent challenger Justin Brown held a 36-vote advantage over Republican incumbent Christopher Wainwright out of 17,060 votes cast in Tuesday’s election. Wainwright’s hometown of Canton plus the towns of Fryeburg, Mexico […]

Androscoggin County, Election 2022

Poland voters approve charter changes; town meeting in June

by Eriks Petersons November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

POLAND — The annual municipal budget will be decided at the polls in June, instead of an in-person meeting every April, voters decided Tuesday. The measure passed by a tally of 2,117 to 563. Town officials felt a change was needed after Maine declared a civil emergency during the pandemic in 2021 and 2022. That’s […]

Election 2022, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News

Livermore Falls voters elect James Cyr as selectman

by Donna M. Perry November 8, 2022November 10, 2022

Cyr was unchallenged for his bid as selectman to a vacant seat on the board.

Androscoggin County, Election 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Plourde wins race for commissioner in Androscoggin County

by Steve Sherlock November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

AUBURN — Edouard Plourde of Lewiston retained his District 1 seat on the Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday in a special election to fill the final two years of a four-year term. District 1 includes much of downtown Lewiston. Plourde finished with 2,395 votes, while Republican challenger Bret Martel had 1,511. Plourde, 70, was appointed […]

Election 2022, News, Oxford Hills

Paris voters pass marijuana ordinance

by Steve Sherlock November 8, 2022November 22, 2022

PARIS — Following a failed attempt two years ago, voters Tuesday passed a revised ordinance that will allow for the sale and cultivation of marijuana. The tally was 1,280 to 703, with 65% of voters supporting it. Officials made several changes to the original ordinance that narrowly failed to pass in October 2020 by a […]