Elections

Election 2012
Political signs for local candidates are displayed outside the Republican headquarters in Damariscotta. A shortage of Romney signs has angered some citizens in Lincoln County. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

In the last couple weeks leading up to November 6, one may have noticed a colorful collection of signs gathering along the roadsides. Love them, hate them, or simply ignore them,…

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Bruce MacDonald at the Great State Debate on October 10. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

Rep. Bruce MacDonald (D-Boothbay) is running for a fourth and final term as District 61's representative in the State House.

If reelected, MacDonald said he plans to continue to work for the…

Election 2012
Alan “Buzz” Pinkham. CHARLOTTE BOYNTON/Wiscasset Newspaper

Local small business owner Alan “Buzz” Pinkham (R) is seeking to fill the seat currently held by District 51 Maine Representative Jon McKane in…

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Michael "Mick" Devin. CHARLOTTE BOYNTON/Wiscasset Newspaper

 

Michael “Mick”  Devin (D), a retired Naval officer and a marine biologist, is seeking to represent the towns of Bristol, Damariscotta, Edgecomb, Monhegan Plantation, Newcastle and…

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Joseph Creamer. JOHN MAGUIRE/Wiscasset Newspaper

Residents will vote for one of two candidates for Road Commissioner in the town of Woolwich on November 6: Joseph Creamer and Jack Shaw. The Road Commissioner will serve a 3-year term.

Both…

Lincoln County Republicans

With just 27 days remaining before the election, the Lincoln County Republican Committee met October 10 to take stock of where the campaigns stood. Bruce Poliquin, Maine State Treasurer…

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Charlie Summers

As far as Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers is concerned, the relationships he builds with community leaders around here and throughout Maine would help drive his work as a…

Election 2012
Stephanie Hawke at the Great State Debate on October 10. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

Stephanie Hawke made the decision to run for the position of District 61 Representative in January of this year. Hawke was encouraged by the action of legislators in the 125th session that were…

Election 2012
Bruce MacDonald. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

Despite the negativity in national ads, refreshingly civil discourse dominated the Boothbay region's Great State Debate, where four local candidates for Maine legislature spoke on…

Union workers and retirees met recently with two guest speakers, Lincoln County Democratic candidates Chris Johnson for State Senate and Joel…

Wiscasset

A Wiscasset resident has filed a complaint with the town clerk and the selectmen regarding ballot questions 1 and 2 on the town of Wiscasset’s special election ballot.

Wiscasset Selectmen

Wiscasset selectmen held an emergency meeting Thursday, evening, October 4 to sign the warrant for the Regional School Unit proposed cost sharing formula change.

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U.S. Senate hopeful Cynthia Dill

Cynthia Dill has driven through Wiscasset more than a dozen times in her U.S. Senate campaign, and she's been caught in the same Route 1 bottleneck that motorists here endure every…

Election 2012

With little less than a month remaining until Maine and the country go to vote for the next leader of the United States, an important milestone has been reached at a local level.

In a way,…

Election 2012
BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay RegisterSenate hopeful and former governor Angus King, I-Brunswick, answered questions September 27 ranging from alternative energy sources to local issues. King, who served as Maine's governor from 1994-2003, is running for the senate seat vacated by Olympia Snowe. King said he would put policy over politics if elected. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

Maine could get off oil in a matter of half a decade, according to Angus King. The longtime advocate of alternative energy said the technology that could ease Maine’s oil dependence is here, now…

When and where to vote on November 5:

Alna: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Alna Fire Station

Dresden: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Pownalborough Hall

Damariscotta: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,…

Below is a listing of area polling locations and times on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Wiscasset, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wiscasset Community Center, Route 27.

Westport…

 

  • Arrowsic Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Bath Middle School from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Phippsburg Town Office from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • West Bath Fire Department…