Recount requested in tight Bucksport school board race

Recount requested in tight Bucksport school board race

Bucksport’s school board election is headed to a recount Thursday afternoon after a request by the incumbent. Keith Kneeland Jr., who sought a second three-year term representing the town on the RSU 25 board, lost the seat to Emily Fitzgerald by three votes, according to unofficial town results. He received 770 votes to her 773; 191 ballots were left blank or went to write-in candidates. Only one seat was open to represent the town on the board …