Heather Donahue won an at-large seat Tuesday on the Town Council by a narrow margin, while Howard Margolskee secured the District 3 seat.
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Residents of MSAD 49 approve plan for $45.6 million elementary school in Benton
People in the Fairfield-based school district approved the measure Tuesday by a nearly 400-vote margin, but they rejected a related question seeking $1.8 million in local money for a larger gym for the school.
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Winslow voters elect Trahan, West to Town Council, Russell to School Board
Incumbents Lee Trahan and Jeff West defeated Benjamin Twitchell for seats on the Town Council, while former town Councilor Steve Russell bested Nick Weiss for a seat on the School Board.
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Winslow residents reject ballot measure that sought to ban the use of fireworks
Residents by a decisive margin Tuesday — 2,410 to 1,430 — struck down a question that would have prohibited the use of nearly all pyrotechnics in Winslow.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta voters approve funds for street work, boat launch and roof at civic center
City voters authorize borrowing $2,055,000 for capital improvement projects.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell voters overwhelmingly support renovating old fire station, getting new public works space
The city is not obligated to take specific actions based on the results of the two nonbinding ballot questions.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Fayette voters reject raising $500,000 for renovations to Starling Hall
Residents approved all other local ballot questions Tuesday, signaling support for high-speed internet and a desire to temporarily block solar development in the town.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Richmond votes to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2
The decision comes two years after the town began the withdrawal process and is not expected to have major financial impacts on the remaining towns in Regional School Unit 2.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Photos: Voters flood polling stations on Election Day in central Maine
Municipal clerks reported steady turnout Tuesday as central Mainers voted on state and local races and issues, and our photographers fanned out to polling stations in communities large and small.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta-area clerks report high turnout on Election Day as voters point to governor’s race as leading factor driving them to polls
Fayette saw the highest turnout for a midterm election in more than two decades, according to its election warden. In Hallowell, nearly 2,000 of Hallowell’s 2,300 registered voters had cast their ballots by noon on Tuesday, according to City Clerk Diane Polky.