Houlton councilor accepts seat despite resigning a month earlier
Houlton voters chose former councilors Torres and Alexis Brown on Tuesday to fill two open three-year terms. Both women had previously resigned.
Houlton voters chose former councilors Torres and Alexis Brown on Tuesday to fill two open three-year terms. Both women had previously resigned.
Aroostook County voters skewed with statewide trends on Election Day, rejecting Maine’s Voter ID referendum and approving the red flag law.
Presque Isle voters elected two political newcomers to the City Council on Tuesday.
In a contested race for one open seat on the RSU 39 school board, Caribou voters elected a political newcomer and volunteer firefighter.
Knight Phair led the race with 1,130 votes. Bagley, now elected to a second council term, received 1,042.
What was predicted to be a relatively light election across Maine has so far drawn steady lines of Aroostook County voters.
The deadline to request a ballot or vote early in person at your town office or city hall is 5 p.m. Thursday.
Several prominent statewide referendum questions concerning voter ID and a red flag law and a handful of municipal positions are on the ballot in Aroostook County communities.
A recent town shakeup and uncertainty about future leadership will force Houlton voters to decide on a bond developed by officials who are no longer at the helm.
Protesters of all ages on Saturday protested the Trump administration as part of the nationwide No Kings day.