The unofficial result means the city likely will be able to move forward with its plan to build a 208-bed homeless services center without a legal battle.
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Votes will be counted for Portland school board incumbent who dropped re-election bid, city says
City officials said Sarah Thompson can’t formally withdraw from the race because the city charter requires candidates to sign a pledge to stay in the race.
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Developers backing Portland’s shelter plan spend $40,000 on referendum
A commercial real estate agent and a local developer have formed a ballot question committee to support Option C, which would allow the city’s 208-bed homeless services center in Riverton to move forward.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News
In South Portland council races, it’s moderates against progressives
Mayor Misha Pride is challenged by longtime school board Chairman Richard Matthews in District 3, and former councilor Linda Cohen faces human rights leader Margaret Brownlee in District 4.
Posted inMaine, Politics
In Biddeford races, concerns about the price of redevelopment success
Biddeford has undergone a transformation since bringing down its trash incinerator. But the city’s popularity is pricing people out.
Posted inTimes Record
Three compete for pair of Bath City Council seats
Political newcomers Louis “Roo” Dunn and Tim Pratt are vying for one open seat, while Mary Ellen Bell is running uncontested for another.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Politics
Toxic politics taking its toll on Portland’s public servants
The tension that has been building in recent years between an energized, aggressive progressive movement and more moderate city officials seems to have spiked in the last week.
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Climate change, racial equity among the issues in Portland’s District 2 race
A political newcomer is taking on a longtime Portland resident and former elected official for a seat on the Portland City Council representing the West End and Parkside.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Three set sights on Raymond Board of Selectmen seat
Joseph Bruno, Dana Desjardins and Abigail Geer are running for a three-year term on the Raymond select board.
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City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022
Officials’ interpretation of the minimum wage ordinance approved by 62% of voters last week runs contrary to organizers’ intent, their attorney says.