Augusta First

10/19/2023

On October 4th, Augusta First and the League of Women Voters held a candidate forum for both city council and board of Education candidates. You can view the CITY COUNCIL candidates here!

Please make a plan to vote for this November 7th election!

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10/19/2023

On October 4th, Augusta First and the League of Women Voters held a candidate forum for both city council and board of Education candidates. You can view the BOARD OF EDUCATION candidates here!

Please make a plan to vote for this November 7th election!

This is "Schoolboard candidateforum23A.mp4" by CTV7 Augusta on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

03/17/2022

Have you ever thought about running for Augusta School Board? Check out this video to learn more about running for office in Augusta!

Augusta has an open at-large position for the Board of Education that will be voted on in June. Other elections for Board of Education and City Council will occur in November.

Informational Webinar with Augusta First.

10/15/2021

Check out the Augusta First and League of Women Voters Candidate Forum schedule for Friday through Sunday! Check out your local candidates here. Tune into Channel 7!

Or watch with this link: https://www.ctv7augusta.com/candidate-forums/2021-candidate-forums

10/15/2021

Check out the schedule for the Candidates Forums for Augusta municipal races that will be airing this week on CTV-7! Monday through Thursday schedule here!

Or watch now with this link: https://www.ctv7augusta.com/candidate-forums/2021-candidate-forums

10/12/2021

Augusta First and the League of Women Voters teamed up to host a candidate forum for municipal candidates. Please check out your local candidates below!

Thank you to Cony High Schools A.P. US Government class and Mr. Lippert for providing question for this forum. Thank you to Lithgow Library for providing their beautiful event space for the group to use.

Races up for election this November:
Mayor - Marci Alexander and Mark O'Brien
At-Large Councilor - Josh Lilley, Scott Milewski, Abigail St. Valle
Ward 2 Councilor - Kevin Judkins and Alyssa Wingate
At-Large Board of Education (2) - Sergei Chaparin, Pia Holmes, Kevin Lamoreau
At-Large Ward 3 - No candidates

These forums were sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Augusta First, and the Lithgow Library.

01/12/2021

Please join us this Thursday via Zoom as we hear from Augusta Food Bank Executive Director Bob Moore!

7:15-8:00AM on the second Tuesday of each month!

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12/09/2020

This Thursday morning representatives from Free ME from Lung Cancer will be talking with us about this Augusta-based nonprofit, their mission and goals.

Please message us if you would like an invitation to the Zoom meeting!

10/15/2020

Here is the schedule for the Candidate Forums airing on Channel 7

State Candidates Forum for Augusta Legislators

Monday at 12:30pm
Tuesday at 9pm
Wednesday at 6pm
Thursday at 2pm and 9pm
Friday at 10am and at 9pm
Saturday at State 8am
Sunday at 12:30am State

City Candidates Forum for City Council and Board of Education

Monday at 3:30pm
Tuesday at 5pm
Wednesday at 1pm
Thursday at 1pm and at 9pm
Friday at 9am and 3pm
Saturday at 10am
Sunday at 11:30am

10/13/2020

We are pleased to present the Augusta First Candidate Forums for Municipal and State Legislative Seats!

We would first like to thank Channel 7 for their amazing work with these videos.

We would also like to thank Andrew Silsby and Sammee Quong for moderating these events, as well as Cony High School's A.P. U.S. Government class for submitting questions that were asked to candidates during the City Council Candidate Forum.

Please share the link below with Augusta voters:
https://www.ctv7augusta.com/candidate-forums/2020-candidate-forums. There will be a schedule released for airing times on Channel 7, as well.

Please be informed when your vote, and vote early if at all possible. Check out all the ways that you can vote at www.augustamaine.gov/vote.

These forums were sponsored by Augusta First. Augusta First is an open, non-partisan group of engaged and informed individuals committed to excellence in Augusta government.

10/09/2020

Both the Municipal Candidate Forum and the State Candidate Forum for Augusta candidates will be available on Tuesday, October 13th.

The schedule of airings on Channel 7 will be available, as well as links to each forum that can be viewed online.

Thank you to Courtney Allen and Harold Elliott, Jr. running for At-Large City Council for participating in the municipal forum.

Thank you to Senate District 15 candidates Kalie Hess and Matthew Pouliot, House District 85 candidates William Clardy and Donna Doore, and House District 86 candidates Justin Fecteau and Adam Turner for taking part in the State forum!