Gov. Paul LePage speaks at aa Auburn town hall in 2015, LePage said he would not act to implement Medicaid expansion until it was fully funded by the Legislature. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage issued a defiant statement Wednesday following overwhelming approval by voters of a ballot initiative to expand the state’s […]
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Mechanic Falls OKs town office relocation
MECHANIC FALLS — Residents voted 458–279 on Tuesday to buy a building at 22 Pleasant St., renovate it and relocate the Police Department, Town Office and library there. The vote authorizes the town to obtain a bond for $500,000 to pay for the purchase and relocation effort. It will be combined with an municipal loan […]
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Lisbon voters OK bonds, elect officials
LISBON — Voters on Tuesday passed two bonds and elected three public officials. Voters approved appropriating $1.65 million for energy efficiency improvements to the high school, middle school, elementary school and central office, 1,263–770. The second question asked residents to accepted a $6.54 million loan to cover wastewater improvements. It was approved, 1,350–683. The 29-year […]
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Auburn School Committee results
At large: Faith Fontaine 3,804, Patricia Gautier 3,666, Claire Nacinovich 2,379 Ward 1: Robert Mennealy 1,060 Ward 2: Bonnie Hayes 1,403 Ward 3: Tom Kendall 1,224 Ward 4: Write-in candidate Jenna Scrivner 81 Ward 5: Daniel Poisson 1,297 Auburn School Committee at-large candidate Faith Fontaine Auburn School Committee at-large candidate Patricia Gautier Auburn School Committee […]
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Lewiston School Committee results
At large: Megan Parks 6,694, Safiya Khalid 2,619 Ward 1: Renee Courtemanche 775, Ahmed Sheikh 516 Ward 2: Monique Roy 1,650 Ward 3: Francis Gagnon 769 Ward 4: Tanya Estabrook 841, Benjamin Villeneuve 551 Ward 5: Luke Jensen 409, Hassan Abdi 291 Ward 6: No candidate Ward 7: Tina Hutchinson 1,232 Lewiston School Committee at-large […]
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Lewiston City Council results
Ward 1: James Lysen 1,058 Ward 2: Zachary Pettengill 1,005, Donna Gillespie 760 Ward 3: Alicia M. Rea 786 Ward 4: Michael A. Lajoie 1,402 Ward 5: Kristen Cloutier 567 Ward 6: Joline Landry Beam 1,112, Pauline A. Gudas 580 Ward 7: Michael J. Marcotte 833, Thomas P. Shannon 586 Lewiston Ward 1 City Council […]
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Durham rejects pot moratorium
DURHAM — Voters on Tuesday rejected a six-month moratorium on retail recreational marijuana establishments and social clubs by a tally of 516-579. The moratorium ordinance included stores, cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities and any development associated with marijuana. The ordinance would not have affected the rights afforded by the Maine Medical Use of […]
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Sabattus elects new officials
SABATTUS — Residents elected four people to offices Tuesday. Nicholas J. Gayton was elected selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor for a three-year term with 436 votes. Connie Castonguay received 275 and Michelle Ames got 197. Robert L. Gayton Jr. was elected to the Regional School Unit 4 board of directors for a three-year term […]
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Jason Levesque ekes out tight win for Auburn mayor
AUBURN — Six votes. That’s what put Jason Levesque over the top in the city’s race for mayor Tuesday. Defeated candidate Adam Lee, a local lawyer, said he would mull whether to seek a recount. “Every. Vote. Counts,” Levesque said after spending the evening at Gipper’s Sports Grill with the campaign opposing the merger of […]
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Auburn City Council results
At-large: David Young 3,894, Belinda Gerry 3,411, R. Wayne Werts 2,933 Ward 1: Holly Lasagna 1,156 Ward 2: Robert Hayes 1,412 Ward 3: Andrew Titus 1,245 Ward 4: Alfreda Fournier 979 Ward 5: Leroy Walker 965, Dustin Miles 481, Auburn at-large City Council candidate Belinda Gerry Auburn at-large City Council candidate David C. Young Auburn […]