December 25, 2024
CAMPAIGN 2008

Caucus locations

The following is a list of some of the party caucus locations in eastern Maine:

Republican Party

Penobscot County cities and towns will gather at Peabody Hall at Husson College at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2; Piscataquis County towns will gather at the county courthouse in Dover-Foxcroft at 1 p.m. Feb. 2; Knox County towns will gather at the Samoset Resort in Rockport at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 2; Hancock County towns will gather at Ellsworth City Hall and Blue Hill Town Office at 10 a.m., at the Bucksport Town Office at 1 p.m. and the Orland Town Hall at 2 p.m., all on Feb. 2; towns in southern Aroostook County will gather at the Houlton Fire Station at 10 a.m. Feb. 2; central Aroostook towns will gather at the Campus Center of the University of Maine at Presque Isle at 4 p.m. Feb 2; northern Aroostook towns will gather at Fox Auditorium at the University of Maine at Fort Kent at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1; Waldo County towns will gather at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast at 9 a.m. Feb. 2; Washington County towns will gather at Calais High School at 10 a.m. Feb. 2; the Somerset County towns of Pittsfield, Palmyra, Detroit, Hartland and St. Albans will caucus at the 1st Congregational Church, 134 Somerset Ave., Pittsfield at 10 a.m. Feb. 2.

Democratic Party

Caucuses will take place on Sunday, Feb. 10, in individual communities, including in Penobscot County at the Bangor Civic Center, Brewer Auditorium and Orono Town Council Chambers at 12:30 p.m.; in Piscataquis County at the Dover-Foxcroft Library at 4 p.m. and the Guilford Fire Station at 1 p.m.; in Knox County at Camden Opera House and the Rockport Town Office at 1:30 p.m. and Rockland City Hall at 2:30 p.m.; in Somerset County at the Fairfield Community Center at 1 p.m.; in Hancock County at Ellsworth Auditorium at 1 p.m. and Mount Desert High School at 2:30 p.m.; in Aroostook County at Mars Hill Town Office and Fort Kent Municipal Building at 2 p.m., Caribou Recreation Center and Northern Maine Community College Edmunds Center in Presque Isle at 1 p.m.; in Waldo County at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast and Searsport Public Safety Building at 1 p.m.; and in Washington County at Shead High School in Eastport at 1 p.m. and Calais City Hall and Lubec Town Hall at 2 p.m.

More information on the respective caucuses can be found on the

parties’ Web sites. Republican

information can be found on www.mainegop.com and Democratic details can be found at www.mainedems.org.

Correction: Maine Republicans will caucus in several locations in most counties during the upcoming state GOP caucus, scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 1-3. An article on Page A1 of the Jan. 26-27 paper was incorrect on this point. For a partial list of both Republican and Democratic caucus locations, see Page A9 of the Jan. 26-27 paper. A complete listing of the Republican caucus locations also can be found at http://www.mainegop.com/flexpage.aspx?area=caucus2008schedule

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