Longtime councilor Kevin Cookson loses re-election bid in Winthrop as voters instead pick one new person, one incumbent and a former councilor.
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SAD 12 voters narrowly approve school budget
The 2015-2016 budget for Jackman-based School Administrative District 12 was defeated in Jackman, but was approved by residents in Moose River and by an overall margin of four votes.
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Hallowell City Council seat goes to Diano Circo
He defeated Andrea Mooney 90-24.
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Augusta voters approve $1.7 million bond for street improvements
Residents voted 1,708-524 to approve the local bond proposal.
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Readfield, Windsor voters give green light to firetrucks
Both towns will use bonds to finance the bulk of the cost.
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Monmouth voters approve boat launch money
Voters agreed to spend $50,000 to more than double parking at the boat launch on Cochnewagon Lake.
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Oakland voters authorize new police station
Close to 70 percent of voters approved the $1.05 million project.
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Cusick takes Augusta Ward 3 Board of Education seat
The Ward 3 Board of Education race was the only contested local race in Augusta on Election Day.
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Incumbents ousted in Waterville Ward 1 and 7 seats
Political newcomer Stephen Soule defeated Council Chairman Charles Fred Stubbert for the Ward 1 seat. Jacqueline Dupont defeated incumbent Karen Rancourt-Thomas for the Ward 7 seat.
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Portland businesses cheer voters’ rejection of $15 minimum wage
The proposal to make Portland’s minimum wage twice as much as the state minimum met resistance from the business community and got just 42 percent of the vote.