Public Notices
Special Municipal Election – March 31, 2026
ABSENTEE BALLOTS AVAILABLE 2/27/2026 UNTIL 4:00 PM, MONDAY, 3/30/2026
ABSENTEE DROP BOX is located at the front entrance of the municipal building.
(ACCEPTING BALLOT RETURNS UNTIL 8:00PM ON 3/31/2026 ELECTION NIGHT)
How To Vote in the Special Election
3 31 2026 Notice of Election Warrant Sample B
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Democratic Party Caucus
February 28, 2026
When: 10am, Saturday, February 28, 2026
Where: Katahdin Higher Education Center
1 Dirigo Dr, East Millinocket, ME 04430
Republican Caucus
February 21, 2026
Ed Ford, Chair of the Penobscot County Republican Committee, has announced that the
Central Lakes Republicans and the Katahdin Area Republicans operating within the
Penobscot County Republican Committee will host a joint 2026 REPUBLICAN REGIONAL
SUPER CAUCUS on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Medway Middle School, 25 Middle
School Way, Medway, Maine 04460 between 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Doors open at 12:30
p.m. and we will start promptly at 1:00 p.m.
All registered Republicans in the towns listed below are invited and urged to participate in
this northern county wide event The purpose of this caucus is to elect Delegates and
Alternates to the State Convention, elect members to the Penobscot County Republican
Committee, each town Caucus Chair, and other town officers, Delegates and Alternates.
Establish and ratify by-laws and collect registration dues for the state convention and
organize for the upcoming elections. The town caucuses listed below will be held in the
school following the main speaking event and will include hearing from our candidates at
the federal, state, and county level. The following towns are hereby announced for caucus:
***Participating Town GOP Committees (Existing and Forming) – Burlington ***, Carroll
Plantation, Chester ***, Drew Plantation , East Millinocket ***, Edinburg ***, Enfield
***, Howland ***, Kingman Township, Lagrange ***, Lakeville, Lee ***, Lincoln ***,
Lowell ***, Mattawamkeag, Maxfield ***, Medway ***, Millinocket ***, Mount Chase,
Passadumkeag ***, Patten, Seboeis Plantation, Springfield, Stetson***, Webster
Plantation, Winn ***, Woodville***.
Please keep in mind, not all towns above have an organized municipal GOP committee
except as indicated by ***. Contact the Chair if having a municipal GOP is in question.
The 2026 Republican State Convention will be held on April 24 & at the Augusta Civic
Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine, 04330. This is an excellent opportunity for
local Republicans to meet and speak with those who are running for office.
This Super Caucus Event will also hold a Special Caucus to fill the remaining term
of the House District 29 seat of State Representative Kathy Javner. These Towns
that will be called together are: Chester, East Millinocket, Grindstone Township, Herseytown
Township, Long A Township, Medway, Millinocket, Mount Chase, North Penobscot, Patten,
Soldiertown Township and Woodville.
CONTACT: Ed Ford, Penobscot County Republican Chair
(207-745-2287) (goppencty@gmail.com)
Super Caucus Press-Release_Feb 21, 2026 (2)NORTHERN PENOBSCOT
Notice of Formal On-Demand Public Meeting in Millinocket
Discussing the improvement of pedestrian crossings and bicycle lanes on Central Street (Route 11 & Route 157) from Congress Street to Forest Avenue.
MaineDOT invites and encourages you to attend an on-demand public meeting to provide information about the proposed project. This can be viewed at any time during the formal comment period and allows for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff. The formal comment period will last from February 19, 2026 to March 9, 2026.
Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made at the on-demand meeting or directed to the Project Manager below.
Daniel Loring, Senior Project Manager
Maine Department of Transportation
24 Child Street, 16 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0016
Telephone: 207-624-3451
Email: daniel.m.loring@maine.gov
Work Identification Number 026298.00
Access to this and all other active meeting presentations is available on our Public Meetings Page located at bit.ly/mainedot-meetings. You can also access those meetings using the QR Code to the right.
For more information regarding MaineDOT Public Involvement, including meeting accessibility and available accommodations you may request
for all types of meetings, please see the link to our Background Information page. bit.ly/background-publicinvolvement. You can access that page using the QR Code to the left.
MaineDOT On-Demand Public Meeting
TOWN OF MILLINOCKET
NOMINATION PAPERS
NOMINATION PAPERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2026, AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE FOR THE FOLLOWING VACANCIES TO BE VOTED ON AT THE MARCH 31, 2026, SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION:
ONE (1) MEMBER TO THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF NOVEMBER 2026
COMPLETED NOMINATION PAPERS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CLERK’S OFFICE BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026, 4:00 PM, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE MARCH 31, 2026 OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Diana M. Lakeman
Town Clerk
Dated 2/6/2026
PUBLIC HEARING
The Millinocket Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Courtroom at the Municipal
Building (197 Penobscot Avenue) on Thursday, January 15th, at 6:00 P.M. to receive comments
from the public concerning a Subdivision Application to Subdivision of property at Our Katahdin
site. Plans for this project can be viewed at the office of the Code Enforcement Officer and
questions about the public hearing can be addressed to the Code Enforcement Officer at
code@millinocket.org or call 723-7005 x2. Attendance can be in-person or on the Zoom
platform.
Agenda 01-15-2026 Planning Board
CHARTER REVISIONS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026
THE PURPOSE: NOTIFICATION OF THE AMENDED SECTIONS OF THE TOWN
CHARTER AS FOLLOWS:
C202. Qualifications.
C205. Compensation.
C301. Qualifications.
C402. Qualifications of Board Members.
C405.A. Powers and duties of Board; preparation of budget.
C405.B. Powers and duties of Board, pre partition of budget.
C1012. Charter Amendment.
Dated December 22, 2025 at Millinocket, Maine
Diana Lakeman
Town Clerk
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PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE #1-2026
DISORDERLY PROPERTY, CHAPTER 51
CODE OF THE TOWN OF MILLINOCKET
The Millinocket Town Council will hold public hearings on the proposed adoption of
Chapter 51, Disorderly Property, to the Town of Millinocket Code. The hearings will
be held during the Council meetings of January 8 th , 2026 and January 22 nd , 2026 in the
Council Chambers located in the Municipal Building at 197 Penobscot Avenue, and
via Zoom, beginning at 5:30 PM.
Dated at Millinocket, ME December 12, 2025
Diana M. Lakeman
Town Clerk
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PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE #3-2025
Chapter 75, A – H, Code of the Town of Millinocket
General Assistance Ordinance Appendices Changes
The Millinocket Town Council will hold public hearings on Ordinance #3-2025, to amend Chapter 75, General Assistance of the Code of the Town of Millinocket by repealing Appendices A – H of the existing Ordinance and replacing with Appendices A – H.
The hearings will be held during the Council meetings of November 24, 2025, and December 11, 2025, in the Council Chambers located in the Municipal Building at 197 Penobscot Avenue, beginning at 5:30 PM.
Dated at Millinocket, ME November 13, 2025
Diana M. Lakeman
Town Clerk
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