Area voters will have a chance to see, hear, and question six of the candidates for Maine governor at a forum May 12 at 2 p.m. at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta.
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Elections
Town of Boothbay
This year’s Boothbay selectmen’s race may be as much about the town’s recent past as it is about its future. In the past two years, the town has seen controversy: The 2016 voter-approved $1.3…
The 2018 Boothbay selectmen’s race isn’t a typical municipal election. The competition between three candidates for two seats has resulted in 32 Boothbay Register letters to the editor and a pair…
Wiscasset went to the polls on April 17 to decide whether or not to continue the lawsuit against Maine Department of Transportation over the Route 1 downtown project. The results were yes, 303; no…
For its April meeting, Indivisible Boothbay has invited candidates who are running for seats in the Maine Legislature, House District 89, and the Maine Senate, District 13. Invited candidates…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that many training and support resources are available to residents running for municipal offices such as members of select boards,…
The deadline for submitting political letters to the editor (for print and online) for the Boothbay Register regarding the Boothbay town meeting and election (May 7) and Boothbay Harbor election…
The Lincoln County Democrats will meet Wednesday, April 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road, Newcastle. The monthly meeting is an opportunity to meet members,…
The Boothbay Harbor Republican Committee will hold their 2018 caucus from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 14 in the municipal building.
The caucus will elect delegates to the State…
Boothbay Harbor Town Clerk Michelle Farnham reported nomination papers for all open town government positions were filed by March 21. All candidates are running unopposed.
Incumbent Wendy…
On Sunday, March 4, more than 3,000 democrats convened biennial caucuses across the state. In Lincoln County, 18 towns gathered in seven locations to rally for victory in 2018. #…
Boothbay candidates seeking a municipal office will have one extra day to turn in their nomination papers. The due date was March 8, but an impending snowstorm has resulted in town officials…
Southport
The annual Southport town meeting was held Monday, March 5, the same day as local elections. Selectman and Fire Warden Gerald Gamage broke down the tax rate to show the value of each article out…
Democrats caucused around Lincoln County on Sunday as they elected delegates and town committees. The slogan for the 2018 election season is “Victory Begins Here!”
At different sites,…
The Boothbay Republican Town Committee is hosting a dinner at the Boothbay Fire Station on Wednesday, March 21 at 6 p.m. They will be serving Lucille’s famous lasagna, salad, garlic bread and…
Four Boothbay selectmen on March 1 criticized actions taken by a fellow board member. Chairman Chuck Cunningham began the board meeting by responding to a Feb. 22 Boothbay Register letter to the…
Elections 2018
Eleven Democratic candidates are competing to run for governor this Sunday, March 4, at the statewide Democratic caucuses. In Lincoln County, Democrats will meet at several locations, staggered…
Southport Selectmen
It’s mostly business as usual down on Southport. The election March 5 has a few races, but all the candidates are running uncontested. These include Mary Lou Koskela for selectman, Gerry Gamage…
The man who received more votes for Maine governor than any in history was the featured speaker Feb. 17 at the Lincoln County GOP caucus. Paul LePage addressed local partisan Republicans in…
Lincoln County Republican Caucus
The Lincoln County Republican Caucus met at Great Salt Bay Community School on Saturday, Feb. 17 for a gubernatorial straw poll. Gov. Paul LePage and wife Ann addressed the audience as keynote…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Newcastle Community Center, 86 River Road, on Wednesday, Feb 28. There will be light…
Democratic Caucuses are Sunday, March 4, Snow date March 11. The caucuses are a chance to meet local legislative and other candidates, get involved in a municipal committee, and become a delegate…
The Outreach Committee of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host the first of many voter registration drives on three upcoming Saturdays at the Main…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee invites the public to enjoy great food, friendly company and lively discussion at a lasagna dinner on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 5-7 p.m. at Mobius, 319 Main…
Lincoln County Republicans will assemble on Saturday, Feb. 17 from noon–4 p.m. at the Great Salt Bay School, 559 Main Street, Damariscotta to affirm support for Republican core principles and to…
Governor Paul LePage and wife, Ann, will address Lincoln County Republicans at the Lincoln County Caucus which will be held on Feb. 17 at the Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. Under Governor…
Elections 2018
The Boothbay Republican Caucus met Monday, Jan. 29 at the Boothbay Town Office hosting Kenneth Fredette, gubernatorial candidate, and Dana Dow, incumbent up for reelection for Maine Senate…
Boothbay Harbor Republicans will caucus with other Lincoln County towns on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta from noon to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Lincoln…
A large and energetic crowd turned out on a cold night at the Newcastle Community Center Jan. 24 for the Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) monthly meeting and for the chance to meet Eric…
Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) will conduct a straw poll for gubernatorial candidates at the county caucus to be held on Feb. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Great Salt Bay School, 559…
Lincoln County Republicans will conduct caucus training for upcoming Republican caucuses on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Newcastle Community Center, 86 River Road. Light refreshments…
Of the four questions on the state ballot – Question 1, the York County casino issue; Question 2, Medicaid expansion; Question 3, the transportation bond; and Question 4, a constitutional…
Boothbay Harbor voted Tuesday on five separate articles outlining prohibitions of specific retail marijuana functions – stores, social clubs, and cultivation, manufacturing and testing facilities…
Elections 2017
On Election Day, Boothbay residents will vote on proposals regarding adopting an ordinance regulating retail marijuana and establishing nine drug-free zones.
The local special town meeting…
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the town of Boothbay Harbor will have five articles to vote on on the local town ballot in addition to the four state referendum questions on the state ballot. The five…
The final educational meeting for potential retail marijuana business in Boothbay Harbor was a panel discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Selectmen invited three panelists and Police Chief Bob Hasch to…
Senator Dana Dow, a Waldoboro resident and the current state senator for Senate District 13, has announced that he will seek re-election in 2018 after serving three non-consecutive terms…
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Boothbay Harbor voters will decide on five local issues and four state issues.
The town ballot will offer voters the opportunity to vote on whether or not to prohibit…
Lincoln County Democrats have invited all announced Democratic Maine gubernatorial candidates to join them at their August family cookout and lobster bake Aug. 13 in Waldoboro, and a number have…
Lincoln County Democrats are holding a lobster bake again this year, but are planning to combine the usual focus on lobsters, oysters and speeches with fun for the whole family. Mark Eves, former…
At its meeting on Wednesday, July 26, at the Newcastle Community Center, the Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) accepted the resignation of Gordon Colby from the position of chairman.…
On Thursday, June 29 at 7 p.m., sixteen members of the Southport Democratic Committee gathered for a quarterly meeting at the Southport Public Library. The group discussed a number of timely…
Former Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew took her first steps as a gubernatorial candidate June 28 in the Windjammers Days Street Parade. Local Republicans…
Boothbay-area voters who wish to have more influence on local, state, and national politics may be interested in a local group of activists that has sprung up in the wake of the January 21 Women’s…
With over 60 members in attendance, Gordon Colby, chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Committee, welcomed featured speaker Demi Kouzounas, newly elected chairman of the Maine State GOP on…
It was quiet at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, in the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department bay, where voting officials sat waiting to receive voters. Nick Upham, moderator of Friday’s portion of the town…
Boothbay Harbor Town Meeting
On Friday, May 5, Boothbay Harbor voters will decide whether or not to authorize selectmen to match funds for permanent repair of the footbridge.
Article 4 in the town warrant reads, “To…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will meet at the Newcastle Community Room at 86 River Road, Newcastle, Wednesday, April 19 for a 6:30 p.m. social gathering…
They emailed, they phoned, and they drove to Bangor and Augusta, all in an effort to schedule a local town hall with Senator Susan Collins. Midcoast Maine Indivisi…
