CUMBERLAND — Voters approved a $28.9 million fiscal 2012 budget for School Administrative District 51 twice in the past week – at a Town Meeting-style vote June 9 and in Tuesday’s budget validation referendum, 1,184 to 643. Cumberland voters passed the spending plan, 874-477, while North Yarmouth approved it 310-166. The closing of the Drowne […]

CUMBERLAND — Voters on Tuesday banned gravel pits in the town’s two Rural Residential zones. They overwhelmingly supported a referendum on the ban, 862-507. Voters also elected Thomas Gruber to an at-large Town Council seat. He received 594 votes, defeating Michael Edes with 450 and Sally Leavitt with 313. Gruber will replace Jeff Porter, who […]

FALMOUTH — In an election that brought more than 42 percent of registered voters to the polls, residents elected an incumbent and a political newcomer to two Town Council seats Tuesday. Current council Vice Chairwoman Teresa Pierce was re-elected to the council for a second term, with 1,778 votes. “I’m very honored and excited to […]

FALMOUTH — After an emotionally charged, divisive campaign, Question 1, the so-called “town center” referendum, was defeated Tuesday by a vote of 1,938 to 1,777. More than 42 percent of registered voters turned out at the polls. Question 2, the school budget, and Question 3, the wood-chip boiler for the middle school, both passed. “Common […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Andrew Walsh and Darla Hamlin claimed two seats on the Board of Selectmen in Tuesday’s election, narrowly edging Mark Girard. Walsh and Hamlin earned 265 and 259 votes, respectively, while Girard received 250 votes. Walsh and Hamlin will replace Selectmen Carol Burgess and Mark Verrill, who chose not to run again. Martha […]