Three new school board members for the Fairfield-area district will join three who were reelected.
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Lapointe retains councilor-at-large seat in Hallowell
Diana Scully is elected as Ward 3 councilor in an unopposed election and Dawn Gallagher was reelected to the RSU 2 school board, despite her wish to drop out.
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Mark Cayer elected Lewiston’s next mayor
Mark Cayer defeats Tim Lajoie by a tally of 3,237 to 2,521.
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Rees named winner in Gardiner City Council race
Amy Rees, who was appointed in January to fill the seat left vacant when Patricia Hart was elected mayor a year ago, easily defeated Penny Sergent.
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Starks residents narrowly pass mass gathering ordinance
The vote was 70 yes to 65 no, according to Town Clerk Jennifer Hebert.
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Oakland town council chairman reelected, firefighter wins second open seat
Michael Perkins and David Groder will begin their newly elected terms in January.
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Waterville voters elect three new councilors, reelect school board member
Newcomers Flavia M. Oliveira, Claude R. Francke and Richard Andrew Foss were elected to the City Council and Hillary Koch defeated Mayor Nick Isgro for a seat on the Charter Commission.
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Rangeley rejects marijuana business ordinance a second time
It’s the second time in five months it’s been turned down.
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Farmington voters approve funding to replace firetruck
By a wide margin, voters approved appropriating $800,000 to purchase a firetruck to replace Farmington Fire Rescue Department’s Engine 1.
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Election Day turnout light in central Maine, though some motivated by CMP petition
A petition calls for a statewide referendum on the question of asking the Public Utilities Commission to rescind its vote in support of the CMP project and instead find that the proposal is “not in the public interest.”