Government Spotlight

Hear from the candidates for Select Board



The big open question New Gloucester voters will decide at the polls this June 13 will be who will serve the single 3-year term coming open on the Select Board, Colleen Strickler or Peter Bragdon?  

To help voters make an informed choice, a Candidates Forum will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at the Meeting House, starting at 7 PM and broadcast live on local cable access tv and livestreamed on Castus.  

Both candidates have agreed to attend, and will be answering questions sent to them by the town’s Candidates and  Referendum Issues Committee, as well as questions that will be submitted during the event by the attending public. The Forum will last approximately 75 minutes, giving voters a chance to hear the candidates’ ideas and intentions on a wide range of topics relevant to the work of the Select Board. Moderator will be Penny Hilton, current chair of the committee, with support from committee members Anne Maurice and Diana Thurston. The public is urged to attend and get their questions answered.