Party officials in northern Maine have established dates, times and places for their caucuses to help choose the next president of the United States. There will also be other candidates running for office. Voters can also sign petitions to help them qualify for the ballot, and hear speeches from party leaders at the local, state and federal levels.
Republican Party
The Maine Republican Party has listed the times and locations for its caucuses to be held Saturday, March 5, around the state. There are 22 unique, regional sites to cast votes in the Maine Republican 2016 Caucus to help choose the next president.
Aroostook County has three caucus sites:
— 8 a.m. at University of Maine at Fort Kent, 23 University Drive, for Allagash, Cyr Plantation, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Madawaska, New Canada, New Sweden, St. Agatha, St. Francis, St. John Plantation, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wallagrass, Westmanland and Winterville Plantation.
— Noon at Northern Maine Community College, 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, for Ashland, Blaine, Caribou, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Garfield Plantation, Limestone, Mapleton, Masardis, Mars Hill, Nashville, Perham, Portage, Presque Isle, Wade, Washburn, Westfield and Woodland.
— Noon at Houlton High School, 7 Bird St., for Amity, Bridgewater, Cary Plantation, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Glenwood Plantation, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Macwahoc Plantation, Merrill, Monticello, Moro Plantation, New Limerick, Oakfield, Orient, Oxbow Plantation, Reed Plantation, Sherman, Smyrna and Weston.
Democratic Party
The Aroostook County Democratic caucuses will be held Sunday, March 6, at the following times and places:
— Town of Allagash, 2 p.m. Allagash High School.
— Towns of Bridgewater, E Township, TD R2 WELS, 4 p.m. Bridgewater Town Hall, Main Street, Bridgewater.
— Towns of Caribou, Connor Township, Madawaska Lake Township (T16, R4), New Sweden, Stockholm and Westmanland, 2 p.m. Caribou Wellness Center, 55 Bennett Drive, Caribou.
— Town of Eagle Lake, 1 p.m. Eagle Lake Municipal Building, 36 Devoe Brook Road.
— Towns of Easton and Fort Fairfield, 1:30 p.m. Fort Fairfield Armory Gym, 18 Community Center Drive.
— Towns of Fort Kent, Saint John Plantation and Wallagrass, 1 p.m. Fort Kent Municipal Building.
— Town of Frenchville, 2 p.m. Frenchville Community Center.
— Town of Grand Isle, 4 p.m. Grand Isle Town Office, meeting room, 366 Main St.
— Towns of Hodgdon, Houlton, Littleton, Monticello, 11 a.m.; and Amity, Cary Plantation, Hammond, Linneus, New Limerick, Weston, 1 p.m., Houlton Fire House.
— Towns of Island Falls, Sherman, Crystal, Hersey, 1 p.m. law office of Patrick Hunt, 7 Sherman Road.
— Towns of Caswell and Limestone, 3 p.m. Limestone Town Office, 93 Main St.
— Towns of Saint Agatha and Sinclair, 2 p.m. Long Lake Public Library.
— Town of Madawaska, 1 p.m. Madawaska High School Library, 135 7th Ave.
— Towns of Ashland, Castle Hill, Chapman, Garfield Plantation, Mapleton, Masardis, Oxbow Plantation, Portage Lake, 1 p.m. Mapleton Town Office, 103 Pulcifur Road.
— Town of New Canada, 1 p.m. New Canada Town Office.
— Towns of Dyer Brook, Ludlow, Merrill, Oakfield, Smyrna, 3 p.m. Oakfield Community Center.
— Towns of Blaine, Mars Hill, Presque Isle, Washburn, Westfield, 1 p.m. Presque Isle Recreation Center, 270 Main St.
— Town of Saint Francis, 4 p.m. St. Francis School.
— Towns of Cyr Plantation, Hamlin, Van Buren, 2 p.m. Van Buren Community Center, 130 Champlain St.
— Towns of Perham, Wade, Woodland, 1 p.m. Woodland Elementary School Library, 844 Woodland Center Road.
