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Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Politics
Ranked-choice voting, spoiled ballots draw attention at local polls
Opinions on the new voting system ranged from excitement to ‘I didn’t want to deal with it’ at polling stations across central Maine.
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Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
Mainers going to polls in first statewide test of ranked-choice voting
On Tuesday, voters will select Republican and Democratic nominees for governor, and decide the fate of the ranked-choice system itself.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Augusta school board to consider approving budget after residents vote
Voters Tuesday will weigh in on a $30.5 million Augusta school budget that city councilors have OK’d after trimming $300,000 from what school board members endorsed.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine begins putting ‘non-binary’ on driver’s licenses for those not ‘F’ or ‘M’
It becomes the third state to offer the designation, after Ian-Meredythe Dehne Lindsey of South Portland, who identifies as neither female or male, filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Cony valedictorian tells graduates that high school is just the prologue
144 seniors attended commencement ceremony Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Two compete for Augusta school board at-large spot
Jennifer Dumond and Kevin Lamoreau hope to fill Edward Hastings seat, who was elected as chairman of the board.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Charter changes, school budget await Augusta voters
Augusta residents will also be asked whether they approve of the proposed roughly $30.5 million school budget.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Erskine Academy graduates 140 at Augusta Civic Center
The Friday night graduation included a keynote address by Susan M. LaGasse, an honorary alumna of the South China school.
Posted inCommunity
Maine Job Corps plans training programs in August
The no-cost training program is for young women and men, ages 16 to 24 years old.