Aroostook County Republican Party announces caucus schedule

AROOSTOOK COUNTY - Hayes Gahagan, Chairman of the Aroostook County Republican Committee (ACRC), has announced that Aroostook County Republicans will be called to caucus Feb. 3 and 4. In the event of inclement weather, caucuses will be held Feb. 10 and 11. This event is for those towns that have yet to caucus.

The purpose of the caucus is to elect delegates and alternates to the state convention, elect members of the Aroostook County Republican Committee, organize for the upcoming elections, and to cast your presidential preference ballot. Organizers urge all Aroostook County republicans to attend the caucus event for their town.

Organizers will hold the state convention in Augusta on May 5 and 6. Delegates/alternates will govern the convention and the operation of the Maine Republican Party for the next two years, adopt a party

platform, elect a state committee, and transact other such business as may properly come before the convention.

It is also an excellent opportunity for local republicans to meet and speak with those who are running for office.

The caucus schedule is as follows:

Northern Aroostook caucus communities, Friday, Feb 3 (snow date Feb. 10) at 7 p.m. at the Fort Kent Town Office

Allagash, Clayton Lake, Cross Lake TWP, Cyr PLT, Daigle, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Fort Kent Mills, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Guerrette, Hamlin, Lille, Madawaska, Madawaska Lake TWP, New Canada, New Sweden, Plaisted, Quimby, Sinclair, Soldier Pond, St. Agatha, St. David, St. Francis, St. John PLT, Stockholm, Upper Frenchville, Van Buren, Wallagrass, Westmanland, Winterville PLT

Central Aroostook caucus communities, Saturday, Feb. 4 (snow date Feb. 11) at 9 a.m.  at Northern Maine Community College

Ashland, Blaine, Caribou, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Connor TWP, Crouseville, E PLT, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Garfield PLT, Limestone, Mapleton, Masardis, Mars Hill, Nashville, Perham, Portage, Portage Lake, Presque Isle, Sheridan, Squa Pan, Wade, Washburn, Westfield, Woodland

Southern Aroostook caucus communities, Saturday, Feb. 4 (snow date Feb. 11) at 2 p.m. at the Houlton Fire House

Amity, Bancroft, Benedicta, Bridgewater, Cary PLT, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Glenwood PLT, Hammond, Haynesville Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Knowles Corner, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Macwahoc PLT, Merrill, Molunkus, Monticello, Moro PLT, New Limerick, N. Amity, Oakfield, Orient, Oxbow PLT, Reed PLT, Sherman, Sherman Mills, Silver Ridge TWP