Editor s note: Election results will be published on Seacoastonline.com as soon as they are available. Polls close at 8 p.m.
YORK, Maine Voters headed to the polls Saturday at York High School, where the final ballots are being cast in the town s annual budget referendum and election.
In addition to deciding the outcome of contested races for the Board of Selectmen, Budget Committee and York School Committee, pandemic-weary residents will either accept or reject each component of a 3.9% budget increase local leaders have proposed.
Polling place hours and absentee voting
During the first hour of in-person voting, about 90 people cast their ballots, according to Town Clerk Mary-Anne Szeniawski. If that pace continues until polls close at 8 p.m., about 1,000 people will vote in person, she said.
YORK, Maine Rhonda and Dana Rohrabacher, a couple known for their work in GOP politics at the federal level, have begun involving themselves in the political process at the local level here in their new hometown ahead of this month s nonpartisan municipal election.
The couple bought a home here in 2019 after Dana Rohrabacher, who garnered a reputation as a leading defender of Russia during his 30 years in Congress, lost his 2018 bid for reelection as a U.S. representative for California.
In a Facebook post about their move, Dana Rohrabacher praised York as having a much more traditional lifestyle with its colonial/patriot culture and raw natural beauty still intact.
YORK, Maine All 14 candidates who are running in the three contested races ahead of the town s May vote have been invited to participate in a virtual candidates night forum hosted by The York Weekly.
The live event, which will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, will give candidates an opportunity to introduce themselves to voters and explain their perspectives on the key issues affecting local government.
How do I submit questions?
Community members who wish to submit questions ahead of the virtual candidates night forum can do so via email.
Please send questions to yorkweekly@seacoastonline.com, with the phrase candidates night questions in the subject line.