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Beers seeks a return to the Kittery Town Council
By Jesse Scardina
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KITTERY, Maine — Town Council candidate Gary Beers’ top priority is to continue the school district’s transition to 21st century learning and support the district along the way, but that’s far from the only priority the longtime town resident has.
Also on Beers’, 70, radar is resolving the Rice Public Library discussion, dealing with the Kittery Port Authority and continuing conversations with Eliot about sharing more services.
“My hope is eventually to have one police department,” Beers said.
Costa looks for bigger role on Kittery Town Council
By Jesse Scardina
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KITTERY, Maine — After roughly 14 years on the town’s Board of Appeals, Town Council candidate Brett Costa decided it was time to try and serve on a different board.
“Over my time on the Board of Appeals, I’ve dealt with citizens in town and I’ve seen things that work and others that don’t,” Costa said, adding he’s termed-out for the appeals board but has maintained a spot because of a lack of other volunteers. “I want to be on a board that makes more of a difference.”
Costa, 56, moved to Kittery in 2000 with his then girlfriend, now wife, Lynne. Having grown up in Burlington, Massachusetts, Costa compared the growth of Kittery to that of his hometown.
“I love it here, it reminds me of Burlington when I was younger,” Costa said. “It’s a small-town community. Everyone knows of each other.”
Costa is one of five Town Council candidates running for three seats. The election is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Kittery Community Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Dennett wants to remain Kittery’s conservative voice
By Jesse Scardina
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KITTERY, Maine — Town Council candidate Frank Dennett is seeking re-election to continue to provide a conservative voice for the town.
“I want to give those who are conservative some glimmer of hope, which is usually very quickly lost,” Dennett said. “But hope springs eternal.”
Dennett has been a staple on the Kittery Town Council, serving for the past 26 years — save for a six month period that he missed. Often, Dennett is the councilor holding the council and town accountable when it comes to proper grammar and punctuation on ordinances and town documents.
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Brake wants to ‘move along town projects’
By Jesse Scardina
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KITTERY, Maine — Former Town Council member Jeffery Brake is running again to help move along town projects and discussions.
“I’d like to see a lot of the things get done that haven’t been getting done in a long time,” Brake said. “To me, things don’t get done in town anymore.”
One such project Brake, who has a career in waste management and currently operates a redemption store, said he would like to see movement on is the possible combining of Eliot’s and Kittery’s transfer stations.
Brake said in his leisure time he tries to spend time with his wife and two children, as
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Thomson touts experience on Kittery council
By Jesse Scardina
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KITTERY, Maine — Town Council candidate and current Chairman Jeff Thomson first sat on the council at 25 years old.
Now, at 64, Thomson is continuing to pursue a town political career that spans five decades, because, as he puts it, he’s a student of history.
“I love the story of history,” Thomson said. “It’s always been an interest and passion of mine. I was on the council at a very young age.”