LEWISTON — Incumbents in Wards 1 and 7 lost their City Council seats Tuesday in close voting. Leslie Dubois defeated two-term Councilor John Butler by a tally of 413-328 to claim the Ward 1 seat. In Ward 7, Michael Lachance defeated incumbent Richard Desjardins, 597-409. Both candidates credited their wins to hard work and knocking […]
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Incumbents dominate Auburn City Council election
AUBURN — Incumbents dominated Tuesday’s election for the City Council. Despite contests in Wards 4 and 5 and a five-way race in the at-large category, only a single new councilor was chosen. Newcomer Adam Lee garnered 74 percent of the tally in the open Ward 4 seat, besting Doris Russell with 421 votes to her […]
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Durham and Pownal election results
Voters in RSU 5 approved a $14.7 million renovation of Freeport High School in a referendum Tuesday. The total vote from the towns of Freeport, Durham and Pownal was 2,324 to 2,252. But they rejected a $1.7 million project for track and field renovations. That vote total was 1,776 to 2,793. Results by town were: […]
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Livermore Falls voters reject administration budget, county change
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters narrowly rejected the town’s administration budget for the third time Tuesday and opted not to leave Androscoggin County to join Franklin County. Voters opposed raising $197,861 for the administration budget by a vote of 260-258. It failed in June at the polls and again in July. The administration article is $32,695 […]
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Former city councilors join Auburn School Committee
AUBURN — A pair of former city councilors will join the School Committee following Tuesday’s election. Ward 1 voters elected unopposed candidate Michael Farrell, and Ronald Potvin took one of the two at-large positions, ousting incumbent Francois Bussiere. Incumbent Laurie Tannenbaum took the most at-large votes with 1,461. Potvin took the other seat with 1,248, […]
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Cindy Mendros, Matt Roy join incumbents on Lewiston School Committee
LEWISTON — Voters returned five of eight incumbents to the School Committee during elections Tuesday. In Ward 2, Paul St. Pierre easily defeated challenger Stavros Mendros, 907-455 votes. “Voters today told me, as they were leaving, they appreciated my experience,” St. Pierre said. “They like all the years that I’ve put into it and the […]
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Voting machines get high marks from election officials
LEWISTON — Voters may not have noticed a difference in casting their ballots with Maine’s new voting machines, but they were a huge upgrade for the clerks that do the counting. “They are very sensitive,” Lewiston Ward 7 election worker Fernand Rivard said. “If you don’t put it in just right or you try to […]
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Lisbon rejects bond to purchase Worumbo Mill
LISBON — Voters on Tuesday rejected a $1 million bond issue to buy the vacant Worumbo Mill to make space for economic development or a town park. The unofficial vote was 984 to 2,414. Voters also defeated a $1.75 million bond issue for the Water Department to construct a water tank. The vote was 1,238 […]
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Paris voters approve ordinance changes
PARIS — Voters approved amendments to the town’s Special Amusement Ordinance on Tuesday by a tally of 318-209. The ordinance regulates the issuance of municipal permits for live music, dancing and entertainment in establishments licensed to sell alcohol, and it regulates the type of entertainment permitted. In particular, the ordinance prohibits sexually-themed entertainment in Paris establishments, […]
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Sumner rejects RSU 10 withdrawal
SUMNER — By a thin margin, Sumner voters rejected a move to begin withdrawal proceedings from the RSU 10 school district in Tuesday’s ballot. Out of the fewer than 200 residents who turned up to the polls, 74 voted in favor of the measure, while 113 voted against it. Reached after polls closed Tuesday, Town Clerk […]