A number of different boards in the two towns have open seats. However, no one is running to serve on the Winslow school board representing District 3.
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Turnout light at public hearing for Skowhegan ordinances on solar, board matters
Hearings were held Tuesday on items scheduled for a vote at an upcoming special town meeting on Aug. 24.
Canaan Town Meeting set Saturday, municipal elections scheduled for Monday
Voters will discuss 30 items on the Town Meeting warrant, which proposes a $1.36 million budget.
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.
Mixed reactions to passage of rent control in Portland
A similar measure was soundly rejected 3 years ago, but on Tuesday 58% of voters supported the change. Still, critics say it won’t help affordable housing.
Half of Maine’s voters have cast absentee ballots. Now Election Day voters get their turn.
An election marked by a deadly pandemic, deep polarization and record-setting absentee voting will come to a close Tuesday, but some races may not be decided for days.
Casting ballots: Where to vote in central Maine
For those planning to vote in person this year, area municipalities are taking precautions to ensure safety amid the highest coronavirus case counts in Maine since the pandemic began.
Portland mayor and most councilors announce opposition to 5 referendum questions
Every councilor except Pious Ali is opposing the ballot questions drafted by Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America, but all are silent on a 6th proposal, to lift a cap on marijuana stores in the city.
Affordable housing group opposes Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition says the local referendum measure would worsen the city’s affordable housing crisis.
Scott B. Taylor, Maine House 84
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