Voting

I voted yesterday! Absentee voting allows you to cast your ballot without going to the polls in person on election day. Registered voters can request an absentee ballot by phone, mail, online or in person at your City Hall's municipal clerk's office...

The most Googled word during the last Presidential debate was "bigly". Some of us thought that The Donald had made up a new word. Did he? Not according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, who defines bigly as, "in a big manner". After much research, I have determined that Trump was in fact saying, "big league"...

I don't know about you but I am feeling a bit unsure and a tad anxious that November is looming close on the horizon. As it stands with everyone in the race spinning their own version of their story to say the waters are muddied is the understatement of the century...

Did you know there are SIX referendum questions on the November 8 ballot for the State of Maine? From legalizing marijuana to raising the minimum wage to background checks on guns, the issues are big and the money spent by interest groups will be huge. ...

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reminding voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, June 14 to cast ballots in the Primary Election.

2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service and our national parks are a great summer family vacation. Fourth graders across the country can get a free park to access the entire park system for a year, part of the Kid in a Park program. Many national parks are offering special programs for kids of all ages.

USA Today is asking their readers to vote. They have a series called USA Today 10 Best with several different categories that you can vote in. One of them, is Best Boardwalk, and Old Orchard Beach, Maine is one of the 20 finalists that you can vote for.

USA Today has a series called '10 Best' where readers vote for their favorites in several different categories. One category is 'Best Lobster Roll in Maine and Massachusetts'. There are twenty nominees to choose from and the voting ends at noon today!

The Hope & Justice Project is one of the many nonprofits that will be included on Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 2016 Community Matters More ballot for a chance to receive $5,000.

Hailey Chaney is from Jay and a recent graduate of Spruce Mountain High School. To follow her ambitions to be a model/actress, she is in the right place. In September she moved to Burbank, California, which is right near Hollywood. She is a finalist in the Miss Jetset 2015 contest...