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Citizens to decide school, municipal budgets at Town Meeting

SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Residents will weigh in on school and municipal budgets, including creating five new reserve accounts, at Town Meeting on Monday, May 6. In all, 53 articles are ....

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No contested races in Southwest Harbor elections

SOUTHWEST HARBOR — When residents head to the polls on May 7, they will find just one choice for the one open seat on the Select Board. ....

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Municipal candidate sign-ups now open

MOUNT DESERT — Anyone wishing to run for an office in Mount Desert this spring may now pick up nomination papers at the town office. ....

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New York governor attempts to boost voter turnout with new law aligning local, state races

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill into law that changes the state’s election calendar so more local elections are timed with statewide races in an attempt to boost voter turnout. The legislation, signed Friday, would increase voter turnout by moving county and town elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years when statewide… ....

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Washington held an election in which no one ran. Now it's unclear whether the winner will serve

“Guess what?” Washington Select Board Chair Kent Lew told The Berkshire Eagle, referring to the fact that no one took out papers for the Select Board vacancy. “We had to ....

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