Maine people know that, in the end, state government is our institution. We expect it to serve the people’s interests and to operate in a manner that earns the people’s trust. That is why…
Elections
Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, Aug. 27 at: the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to 10 a.m.; the Maine…
Maine Department of Transportation
Businessman Paul Coulombe and Danielle Betts of Knickerbocker Group held a community meeting at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Aug. 10 to discuss the upcoming ballot measure on the Route 27 corridor…
Boothbay resident Dawn Gilbert had a great seat for Donald Trump’s Aug. 4 campaign stop at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland. She was one of 40 GOP stalwarts seated behind the Republican…
Election years always make for more interesting and exciting gatherings of Lincoln County Democrats at their annual Lobster Bake, and how could this year’s bake be an exception?…
The Lincoln County Democrats will be holding their annual lobster bake Saturday, Aug. 13 to raise funds for upcoming county campaigns, and will be hearing from scheduled speakers…
The issue of gun sales transactions in Maine will be among the questions voters will be asked to address on this year’s November ballot, and the issue was the subject of the monthly meeting of the…
Lincoln County Chief Deputy Ken Mason has obtained enough signatures to appear on the ballot in Kennebec County, where he is running for sheriff as an independent.
Mason had been tapped by…
On Thursday afternoon, July 14, Republican candidates joined Lincoln County GOP leadership to officially open their new headquarters on Main Street in Damariscotta above Salt Bay Café. Entering up…
Lincoln County Republican Committee
The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRP) announced the opening of its headquarters, located at 15 Courtyard Lane in Damariscotta (above the Salt Bay Café and across from the Best Thai…
A November 8 ballot initiative calling for closing of current loopholes in the law requiring background checks on gun purchasers in Maine will be the topic at the next meeting of…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will hold his next town halls in Boothbay Harbor and Greenville. On Wednesday, July 6, Governor LePage will deliver remarks in Boothbay Harbor about moving…
Healthy Lincoln County
The Healthy Lincoln County Substance Use Prevention Partnership held a meeting Tuesday, June 21, to examine the proposed initiative legalizing marijuana in Maine that will appear on November’s…
Town of Newcastle
The town of Newcastle met to consider 26 warrant articles on Monday, June 20 at Lincoln Academy.
Brian Foote was reelected to the Board of Selectmen, where he…
Town of Newcastle
The town of Newcastle will hold its open town meeting on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at the dining commons at Lincoln Academy.
The town held the first part of its town meeting on June 14, at…
Town of Damariscotta
The town of Damariscotta held its town meeting on Wednesday, June 15 at Lincoln Theater at 6:30 p.m. After introductions of the town manager, Matt Lutkus, and the Board of Selectmen, Board…
The Lincoln County Democrats are excited to invite you to join us at our new 2016 campaign headquarters grand opening! This will be a…
The verdict is in: Wiscasset voters chose Option 2 of the Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown traffic proposals at Tuesday’s election.
Option 2, the proposal recommended by MDOT…
Democratic and Republican Primaries
With all precincts now reporting, the primary race for District 53, between Democratic Allison Hepler of Woolwich and Will Neilson of Arrowsic is very close, but Neilson appears to have won the…
Republican Primary
Abden Simmons of Waldoboro has clinched the Republican nomination for District 91, which includes Waldoboro, Friendship, Union, and Washington.
For much of the evening, the vote was close,…
Roberta (Robin) Mayer of Damariscotta, has prevailed in her bid to run as the Republican candidate for House District 90. With all seven precincts reporting, Mayer had 237 votes, while her…
Wiscasset has a school resource officer for another year and will upgrade its ambulance service to ensure 24/7 coverage as a result of Tuesday’s voting. In other results, the school budget, hiking…
Wiscasset residents have gone with Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown option number two. The vote ran 90 for Option 1, which would remove some of Main Street’s parking; 426 for Option…
Incumbents won all three seats up for election to the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen Tuesday. In unofficial results at the polls, current board chairman Ben Rines Jr. received 493 votes; Selectman…
Next to the Wiscasset Community Center driveway Tuesday morning, Showcase Antiques co-owner Ted Talbert and Wiscasset Bay Gallery employee Quincy Brimstein stood by, Talbert with notecards reading…
Dresden Selectmen
Dresden Town Clerk Patricia Theriault was on the hot seat at the Monday, June 13 selectmen’s meeting after she apparently failed to post notice warrants for the Tuesday, June 14 elections within…
Danariscotta Board of Selectmen
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen chose to honor James Hall by dedicating the 2016 town report to him. He was asked to appear at the board’s June 1 meeting to discuss one of his projects, the…
Republican Primary
Melvin Williams, a dairy farmer of 35 years, has thrown his hat in the ring to represent House District 91.
A Waldoboro Republican, Williams will vye with Abden Simmons, also of Waldoboro,…
Republican Primary
Roberta (Robin) Mayer, selectman of Damariscotta, is running for House District 90 in the Republican primary on June 14. The district is far flung, and includes Damariscotta, part of Nobleboro,…
Elections 2016
Jason Putnam didn’t plan to run for Wiscasset School Committee. So he didn’t take out nomination papers to get on the June 14 ballot for one of the two seats up for election.
But a couple of…
Democratic Primary
Will Neilson, owner of Solo Bistro Bistro in Bath, is in the running for the Democratic Primary for District 53, which includes Woolwich, Dresden, Phippsburg, Arrowsic, Georgetown and part of…
Democratic Primary
Alison Hepler is one of two candidates running for the Democratic primary in District 53, which includes Dresden, Woolwich, Arrowsic, Georgetown, part of Richmond and Phippsburg. She is a…
Republican Primary
Abden Simmons of Waldoboro, running for District 91 in the Republican primary, said it is time for working people to have a voice in Augusta.
Simmons is a member of the Waldoboro Board of…
Two Republicans are seeking their party's nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in Maine's 1st Congressional District in the primary election June 14. Both Mark…
Elections 2016
Two Wiscasset School Committee seats are up for election June 14, but just one candidate is on the ballot, incumbent Michael Dunn. Chairman Steve Smith announced recently he would not seek re-…
At the primary election on June 14, three races for Maine State House are contested in Lincoln County.
In House District 91, which includes Friendship, part of…
Elections 2016
Wiscasset has two incumbents on the ballot for the board of selectman and three declared write-in candidates. The top three vote getters get elected.
The town election is June 14. Polls will…
Wiscasset’s proposed $8.9 million school budget passed piece by piece, intact, at a special town meeting May 25. The offer, 6.32 percent higher than the 2015-16 budget, faces a final vote at the…
Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, had a perfect attendance and voting record during the recently concluded legislative session.
Sen. Johnson cast 271 votes during the 2nd Regular Session of…
Edgecomb Town Meeting
Last year, Ted Hugger was all smiles attending his first-ever town meeting. Now, the Edgecomb businessman is the only candidate seeking election to the board of selectman. Edgecomb will conduct…
The town of Edgecomb is looking for ballot clerks for the June and November referendum elections. Town Clerk Claudia Coffin submitted 22 possible nominations after the town Republican and…
Danariscotta Board of Selectmen
A town meeting brought out a dozen citizens to vote on the Secondary School and Adult Education warrant on May 4 at Damariscotta Town Hall.
The 13 participants unanimously supported all 17…
Town of Wiscasset
Wiscasset’s town ballot is lacking a full compliment of candidates. Write-in votes will be needed to decide vacancies on the board of selectmen, and school and budget committees.
Voting for…
Elections 2016
Wiscasset School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said he will be off the panel July 1. Smith announced April 28 he will not seek re-election.
His work schedule is the reason, Smith said in an…
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A parent who had four children attend Edgecomb Eddy School is seeking a school committee seat. Mark Graham, 48, plans on submitting his nomination papers…
Town of Newcastle
Nomination papers are now available at the town office for the following elected positions in the town of Newcastle:
One Selectman/Assessor
One member of School Committee
One…
Lincoln County Democrats got to hear from a number of registered candidates for seats in the Maine House of Representatives and Senate at their monthly meeting March 21 in Newcastle.
Speaking…
Elections 2016
Nomination papers for Wiscasset’s board of selectmen, school committee, water district and budget committee are now available. Balloting will take place at the June 14 primary election.
Town…
Dresden Town Clerk Pat Theriault has announced that nomination papers are available for the following positions: treasurer, town clerk, property tax…
