BRUNSWICK — Democratic candidate Matthea Daughtry has won the state House District 66 race over Green Independent candidate Fred Horch and Republican candidate Grant Connors. Unofficial results from the Town Clerk show that Daughtry won with 2,108 votes, Horch in second with 1,504, and Connors in third with approximately 1,009. The House District 66 is […]
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Morrison beats Sarbanis, Kessler in House District 122
SOUTH PORTLAND — In Maine House District 122, incumbent Democratic Rep. Terry Morrison has turned aside a two-man challenge from Republican Thomas Sarbanis II and Chris Kessler, who ran independently. The win gives Morrison a third term in district seat covering Knightville, Ferry Village and Willard Square. Unofficial vote totals show Morrison winning 3,080 to 1,115 for […]
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Kaenrath beats Battle for South Portland House seat
SOUTH PORTLAND — Incumbent Democratic Rep. Bryan Kaenrath has won a fourth, two-year term serving Maine House District 124 by defeating Republican challenger Kevin Battle, 2,092 to 1,870. The vote totals are unofficial, but show Kaenrath carried all three city polling stations in the district comprised of the western part of the city. He won […]
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Businesses sought for 'Shop Falmouth' promotion
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Economic Improvement Committee has set out to encourage a “shop local, buy local” mentality in residents this holiday season, but is still looking for business participation. The first annual Shop Falmouth event will take place Dec. 7-9, encouraging residents to patronize local businesses for their holiday shopping. “What we’re trying to create […]
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Last vote as senator for Snowe
U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, flanked by her husband former Maine Gov. John R. McKernan Jr., prepares to place her ballots in the electronic reader after voting Tuesday morning at Falmouth High School. This was her last Election Day vote as Maine’s senior U.S. senator; after more than 30 years in Congress, including terms as […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Old Port hotel gets OK from Portland Planning Board
PORTLAND — The Planning Board on Monday approved a proposed Old Port entry in the city’s expanding hotel market. The board unanimously approved the site plan for the 123-room Canal Plaza Hotel, which would also include a restaurant and more than 700 square feet of retail space. The hotel would be built on what is […]
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Planner: Cumberland making the most of its town center
CUMBERLAND — The town center’s character has changed with the times and with resident’s whims, Town Planner Carla Nixon explained in a presentation Nov. 1 at Prince Memorial Library. “If you go back to the beginning of our community, in the colonial days, the town center functioned as a town center,” Nixon said on Monday. […]
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Portland pledges $75K to buy, conserve urban woods once threatened by development
PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday night agreed to buy and conserve a nearly 13-acre urban forest that neighbors said was in jeopardy of being redeveloped with industrial buildings. While the council’s 9-0 vote to spend $75,000 to acquire the lot does not guarantee the property’s permanent protection, the council likely would have doomed […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Saxton takes House District 64 from incumbent Olsen
HARPSWELL — Democratic candidate Jeremy Saxton defeated incumbent Rep. Kimberly Olsen, R-Phippsburg, for state House District 64, in a 2,954 to 2,547 vote. The vote totals are based on preliminary numbers from Harpswell, Phippsburg and West Bath. This is the first year Saxton has sought public office, and he said he ran because he wanted […]
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Gerzofsky takes third term for Senate District 10
BRUNSWICK — Incumbent Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, has won his third term in state Senate District 10 by defeating Ralph Dean, R-Freeport, 11,466 to 5,338. The voting totals are based on unofficial reports from four precincts, which finds Gerzofsky winning by 68 percent. District 10 represents Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell and Pownal. Gerzofsky previously served four […]