CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Councilor Caitlin Jordan was re-elected in the Nov. 8 election. Her cousin, Penny Jordan, was elected to another council seat. Caitlin Jordan received 4,142 votes, Penny Jordan received 3,940, and Shannon Auritt trailed with 1,817 votes. Cape Elizabeth saw an 80 percent voter turnout with 6,598 ballots cast. Caitlin Jordan, a lifelong […]
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Democrats Vitelli, Carson win open state Senate seats
BRUNSWICK — Former Sen. Eloise Vitelli, an Arrowsic Democrat, defeated Guy Lebida, a Bowdoin Republican, 11,403 to 10,171, in Tuesday’s state Senate District 23 race. Fellow Democrat Everett “Brownie” Carson prevailed in the Senate District 24 race. He will replace Sen Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, who could not seek re-election because of term limits. Lebida, who narrowly bested […]
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Tucker unseats Clough, Merrill tops Watson for Brunswick School Board
BRUNSWICK — A record turnout of voters on Nov. 8 elected a former town councilor to replace a two-term incumbent on the School Board by a wide margin. Ben Tucker, who served on the Town Council from 2008-2013, unseated incumbent Brenda Clough, 1189 to 456, in District 2. In a tighter race, political newcomer Mandy Merrill […]
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Newly chosen South Portland city manager doesn’t want the job
Edward Collins declined the position just two days after he was selected by the City Council, saying he’s not the right person for the job.
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Michael Sanphy wins four-way race for mayor in Westbrook
Voters also decide two contested City Council races and approve a $27 million bond to expand two local schools.
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Foley, Donovan win Scarborough Town Council seats
SCARBOROUGH — In a four-person race for two seats on the Town Council, incumbent Councilor Bill Donovan was re-elected Tuesday, along with first-time candidate Kathleen Foley. In uncontested races for two seats on the Board of Education, voters also re-elected incumbent Jodi Shea, and elected Cari Lyford to a first full, three-year term. Foley earned […]
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Belichick, Brady respond after Trump touts their support
A letter from Belichick to the president-elect praised him for overcoming ‘slanted and negative media’ to ‘come out beautifully.’
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Women learn the power of tools in Bath
Iinstructor Isabella Pierson, left, teaches Meggan Henerlau and Nancy Flick the finer points of planing wood Sunday, Nov. 6, during a Women Build event at Maine’s First Ship in Bath. Neither Henerlau nor Flick had ever worked with power tools before.
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Hillary Clinton’s campaign was crippled by voters who stayed home
Data shows she received far fewer votes than Barack Obama in an election that was supposed to see a big increase in turnout.