Nina Milliken, a Blue Hill Democrat running for House District 16, is quick to admit she “might be nuts.” She has three young children, one quite teensy. It was a talk with former representative Genevieve McDonald, a mother of twin babies when she was first elected, that convinced Milliken to go for it. Though she …
He’s intense. He’s funny. He can talk for hours. He has no political experience, but Steve Hanrahan, a resident of Brooksville, has decided to run for Maine’s House District 16 (Castine, Sedgwick, Brooksville, Blue Hill, Surry and Trenton). He is solid Republican, wears a U.S. Marines cap and a T-shirt indicating his feelings for his …
The eight Hancock County legislative races are good to go for the Nov. 8 election. Each of the two Senate and six House seats are contested by candidates from the two major political parties except for House District 12, in the eastern corner of the county, where the incumbent Republican is being challenged by a …
It’s back to school time. COVID is still with us, but we know a lot more about how to manage it. Schools are open, first-day-of-school rituals are in and masks are out. If more people were vaccinated, fewer people would be ill, but individual freedom has become more valued than the collective good in our …
By Jill Goldthwait The slate of legislative candidates for the November election has undergone the customary post-primary reshuffling. All candidates who prevailed or were unopposed in the primary election had until July 25 to reconsider and withdraw from the ballot. Sixteen Democrats withdrew. There are replacement candidates for all but four seats. Nine Republicans withdrew; …
Tourism has been a bit of a roller coaster over the last few years. The year 2019 saw 37 million visitors come to Maine. In 2020, hit hard by the pandemic, tourist visitation was down about 27 percent. Cruise ship visits ceased. The Canadian border was closed. The summer of 2021 saw tourism back in …
“Not left. Not right. Forward.” And so, a new political party is launched in our country with three priorities: free people, thriving communities and vibrant democracy. The party has an ambitious premise: “Reinventing what a political party should be.” The principals are New Jersey’s former Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman, former Democratic candidate for president …
The sleeping giant that is Congress is stirring. While not quite leaping out of bed to do calisthenics in front of a window, Congress is at least yawning and stretching. And the crowd goes wild! They might pass a bill! A massive proposal addressing climate change and environmental issues looked like it would follow the …
Democrat Lynne Williams is seeking a second term in the Maine House of Representatives. Unopposed in the Democratic primary in June, she will be up against Republican Stephen Coston, also of Bar Harbor, in November. Williams, an attorney, has a resume replete with a variety of campaign experiences. She has been a fundraiser and advisor …
For the most part, decade after decade, Maine municipal officials have kept their towns chugging along. In cities and larger towns, elected officials have a town or city manager and other staff to absorb part of the workload but even then, demands on an elected official’s time are substantial and the pay low, if not …
In one of the few contested primaries in Hancock County, Stephen Coston of Bar Harbor bested Duncan Haass of Lamoine by a vote of 307-191. Coston will be up against two-term incumbent Democrat Lynne Williams, also of Bar Harbor, in the November general election for the House District 14 seat (Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Lamoine, …
The party slates are now set for the November election but hey, it’s summer, and most voters will not be thinking about the election until fall arrives. In the meantime, it’s a good time to consider the service of someone who will not be returning to Augusta. Democrat Sarah Pebworth has represented Blue Hill, Brooklin, …
