#2020-BBR-Election

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

My name is Pam Dunning and I am a candidate for a seat on the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen.

I respectfully listen to the opinions of others. Their voice is as important…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee held a good old Great American Picnic Aug. 22 with food aplenty and fellowship galore.

After filling our plates with delicious food, we heard from…

Wiscasset will hold its annual election on Tuesday Sept. 8, the same day voters will consider the proposed 2020-2021 municipal and school budgets. The three, two-year terms on the select board are…

Fewer than a dozen voters turned out for a public hearing on Wiscasset’s combined municipal and school budgets of just under $12 million Aug. 18. Selectmen held the hearing before their meeting in…

AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced Tuesday he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing a federal…

letter to the editor

 

Dear Editor:

I have lived in Wiscasset for 33 years, and last week something happened to me that I couldn’t believe would happen…

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Dear Editor:

It is time to vote on the 2020 warrant articles in Edgecomb.

Please be aware that voting on the warrant articles will…

The 2020 Edgecomb town meeting will be like no other in the town’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Edgecomb’s annual May town meeting being first postponed, and later changed to a…

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Dear Editor:

Maine citizens want to thank the GOP for our “ Foreclosed “40 Acres & A Mule” for President.

The complicit nature of the epic failures are indubitably homemade.…

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Dear Editor:

Politics in Washington is broken. It’s due, in large part, to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who will do anything, no matter how hypocritical, for political gain.…

Lincoln County Republican Committee

On Saturday, Aug. 22, the Lincoln County Republican Committee will be holding a celebration of the American Bicentennial at its headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta from 11 a.m. to 3…

2020 elections

U.S. Senate Democratic candidate and Maine State House Speaker Sara Gideon toured Bigelow Laboratory facilities Aug. 7 after announcing an eight-part climate plan earlier in the day. Gideon said…

Griffin Sherry, one of the founding members of the Maine-based, nationally-known, ‘roots holler’ group The Ghost of Paul Revere, will perform…

Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
 
I fully support Chloe Maxmin for State Senate in District 13. She supports…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor:

As a lifetime New York Yankee fan, I was excited to hear President Donald J…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I first met Chloe Maxmin when she was running for the legislature in 2018. Chloe grew up on a farm in Nobleboro, graduated from Lincoln Academy and was accepted and graduated…

Maine born-and-bred humorist Tim Sample will emcee the Drive In for Democracy: A Rally for the People, on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wiscasset Speedway. The event, hosted…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I fully support Chloe Maxmin for State Senate in District 13.

She supports increasing public access to transportation in rural areas. This would better help people…

Press release

Lincoln County Democrats will hold the Drive In for Democracy:  A Rally for the People, at the Wiscasset Speedway, 274 West Alna Rd., from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. The “pandemic-…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I am pleased to write this letter in support of the candidacy of Chloe Maxmin, running for the State Senate District 13 seat. I know from experience she will consult with and…

About 35 Dresden residents sat six feet apart in the cleared out fire house Saturday, July 18, with some of the bay doors open to increase airflow, while the residents passed most town meeting…

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said voters July 14 passed the $24 million, 2020-21 school budget, 1,858-825.

"The RSU 12 Board of…

Democratic Primary

Democratic Primary

Dresden Town Administrator Michael Henderson on Wednesday morning reported the following election results:

First Selectman

  • Doray, Sabrina 82
  • Gleason, Donald 143
Ross Norton held his selectmen’s seat in an uncontested re-election bid on the July 14 Westport Island ballot.…

Wiscasset’s voting results provided by Town Clerk Linda Perry. See attachment.

Alna voting results from a town email, including a 117-157 loss for a proposed raising of $50,000 for legal costs.

State Republican Primary
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Newcastle is unable to report its results for the July 14 election due to a software issue with the tabulation machine. The issue is focused on the tabulation of state…
letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I’m proud to vote for Chloe Maxmin for State Senate District 13 in 2020.

As a young farmer in Lincoln County who cares…

Wiscasset voters will choose among six candidates for three, two-year seats on the select board at the annual town election Sept. 8. They’ll also consider a combined municipal and school budget of…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) is hosting a delayed Fourth of July celebration on July 18 at its headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta, Maine. This event will take…

Dresden’s state primary/referendum and the town election are Tuesday, July 14 at Pownalborough Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots are available at the town office. They can be turned…

Masks are recommended at Westport Island’s polls July 14 and the open town meeting July 18, but are not required due to the Constitutional right to vote, town officials said in selectmen’s…

The Wiscasset select board is proposing a 2020-2021 budget of $5.86 million that includes using monies from capital reserves to buy three emergency vehicles and doing…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Every time we turn on the news, we are overwhelmed with the increased numbers of people infected with and dying from the coronavirus. The coronavirus is an unparalleled public…

Republicans convened for their monthly meeting at the Lincoln County Republican Headquarters on Route 1 in Damariscotta.  The agenda was extensive, due to the shutdown, but enthusiasm was…

Most speakers Wednesday night, June 24 in Alna opposed taxpayers’ footing up to $50,000 in legal costs. They and a few other Zoom public hearing-goers suggested officials work with residents more…

Wiscasset selectmen will recommend using monies from capital reserve to cover close to a million dollars’ worth of spending including buying an ambulance, police cruiser and used fire truck.

Alna, Westport Island and the rest of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will vote July 14 on the district’s…

Alna selectmen are asking voters at the polls July 14 for another $50,000 for legal costs. “I hope that’s enough,” Second Selectman Doug Baston said via Zoom June 10 as the board set the…

Weather permitting, an outdoor town meeting would be safest because everyone wouldn’t be breathing the same air, Westport Island’s Pat Smith told selectmen via UberConference Monday night.

Dresden selectmen on May 26 considered the ambulance contract with Wiscasset for $25,000. It did not appear Dresden would be responsible for uncollectibles for the past year, but Town…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I look forward to voting on Nov. 3 for Chloe Maxmin to represent me in State Senate District 13 because, like me,…

As COVID-19 continues impacting towns’ budgeting, Alna Treasurer Amy Stockford told selectmen via Zoom May 20, depending on when and if voters do a second round of spending, a second tax bill…

For the first time, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 voters might decide the budget without first having the open meeting where they can alter it, Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle…

The Wiscasset Select Board rescheduled the annual town meeting and election for Tuesday, Sept. 8, canceled the Fourth of July parade and fireworks, and approved a proposed ambulance contract with…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I am thrilled to be able to vote for Chloe Maxmin on Nov. 3 (running for State Senate District 13), someone who is devoted to serving her constituents. I received a call from…

Dresden selectmen

The Dresden town election will be July 14, along with the state primary and the town’s special election previously scheduled for April 7. Town meeting will be Saturday, July 18 at 9 a.m. The…