In the 2010 election, Elizabeth Miller, the Democratic incumbent from Somerville who had held office for the last six years, faced a challenge from newcomer Deborah Sanderson, a Republican from Chelsea.

GARDINER — Party officials will meet Friday — just weeks before the election — to select a replacement for Republican House candidate Daniel Bates, who died late last month.

BELGRADE LAKES — An effort to make the fight against the invasive plant milfoil a region-wide one got off to a start — albeit a small one — Tuesday night when town officials hosted a meeting with other watershed towns to discuss the issue.

GARDINER — A new communication tower that started transmitting Tuesday will improve portable radio coverage for firefighters and rescue crews when downtown, officials said.

GARDINER — A downtown revitalization program has an offer that will be tough to refuse for businesses looking to open a storefront in the historic downtown district: free rent during the holiday shopping season.

JEFFERSON — Town officials are trying to validate the width of Goose Hill Road so the records are clear and the town can maintain it.