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Since late March I have been privileged to volunteer with Chloe Maxmin, candidate for State Senate in District 13 (all of Lincoln County plus Washington and Windsor). When the…
#2020-BBR-Election
Residents who returned nomination papers for Wiscasset town office before the April 9 deadline will be on the ballot of the municipal election. Others who wish to run for a town office still can.…
letter to the editor
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I'm getting pretty tired of all these people complaining about the Stay-at-Home orders. How selfish are you? I understand that you may be currently unemployed and your worried…
According to selectmen, with a pandemic on, Alna’s July tax commitment puts the town in a tougher spot than some are for getting in a town meeting. The meeting could be held as late as the end of…
Corrected: The original article incorrectly stated some of the town’s communication with Selectman Kim Andersson.
The Wiscasset Select Board was unsure why candidates for town office were…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said April 16, unless conditions change, the district that serves Alna and Westport Island will keep distance…
For everyone’s safety, Town Clerk Julie Casson said the town would like to encourage absentee voting for Westport Island registered voters for the State of Maine Primary Election, RSU 12 budget…
Former State Rep. Jeff Pierce ran for office three times before his criminal past surfaced in his 2018 campaign. Pierce, a two-…
Alna residents who wrote in Leslie T. Fossel for first selectman Friday do not deserve to be called fellow citizens, Second Selectman Doug Baston told annual town meeting-goers Saturday afternoon…
Alna had no contests on the ballot for town seats Friday, but more than two dozen write-in votes for Leslie Fossel had incumbent First Selectman Melissa Spinney keeping her seat by 20 votes. The…
Four candidates are running for first selectman to fill out the rest of Trudy Foss’ term that ends in June 2021. Foss resigned.
Dwight Keene, 68, will be looking for a second run as…
Days of mulling, consulting and planning for Alna’s uncontested elections this Friday and the annual town meeting Saturday have led to a plan for munchies-free voting with other…
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Alna this week has gone from possibly moving the Saturday, March 21 town meeting to the fire station bay, to looking instead to a possible special town…
letter to the editor
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The Lincoln County Democratic Committee has made a decision to postpone in-person activities until the threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been minimized. We do not want to…
2020 Elections
Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and Westport Island Democrats met for the 2020 Democratic Caucus March 8. Around 100 filed into the Boothbay Region High School gymnasium to take…
Damariscotta reported its Tuesday, March 3, voting results at damariscottame.com. Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 173, no 685. And in the Democratic presidential primary,…
Dresden reported March 4, in March 3 results, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 183, no 413. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 70 votes; Michael…
Westport Island reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 77, no 240. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 48 votes; Michael…
Wiscasset reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 273, no 788. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 149 votes; Michael Bloomberg,…
Newcastle reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 151, no 689. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 178 votes; Michael Bloomberg,…
Alna reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 85, no 236. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 56 votes; Michael Bloomberg, 19;…
Democratic Party caucuses are Sunday, March 8, with a snow date of Sunday, March 15. The caucuses are a chance for registered Democrats to meet local legislative and other candidates, get involved…
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Sara Gideon's comment (Feb. 13, 2020) “I do know how to stand up to a bully, but maybe more importantly I know how to work around someone like that” raises the question: Is…
Press release
An enthusiastic crowd of 40 Democrats gathered at the 2020 Election Kick-Off meeting on February 9 at Ragsdale Studio in Boothbay. Attendees from Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Southport and Edgecomb…
2020 elections
U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Sara Gideon and her campaign drew over 250 to “Suppers with Sara” at American Legion Post 42 in Damariscotta Feb. 10. Gideon, seeking to unseat four-term incumbent…
With Jeff Verney’s $6,800 estimate, Alna selectmen plan to put a Pinkham Pond parking lot on next month’s town meeting warrant, First Selectman Melissa Spinney said.…
Dresden selectmen
Dresden selectmen voted Feb. 4 to hold a special election April 7 for the selectman’s seat Trudy Foss is leaving. Nomination papers are now available and will be due March 6. Absentee ballots will…
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It’s been my honor and delight to represent the residents of Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, part of Richmond, and my own town of Woolwich in the Maine state…
Incumbent Alna Road Commissioner Jeff Verney and First Selectman Melissa Spinney are seeking re-election. Both turned in nomination papers, as did Douglas Morier, seeking a three-year term …
Alna’s nomination papers for the March town elections are due back by Monday, Jan. 20, Town Clerk Liz Brown said. The town office will be open…
Press release
Representative Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, announced her campaign for Senate District 13 on Jan. 13, 2020. Maxmin will challenge Senate Republican Minority Leader Dana Dow. The campaign will…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Recently there was a letter to the Lincoln County News that stated President Trump has accomplished nothing. This is a rebuttal to that statement.
The following…
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Tuesday, Nov. 5, marked the 100th anniversary of Maine’s vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, which gave U.S. women the right to vote. The amendment finally was ratified…
