County Democrats holding caucuses Jan. 31

    On Sunday, January 31, Democrats will meet to elect delegates to the Democratic State Convention and to elect Democratic town committee officers and Democratic county committee members. Attendees will also discuss policy issues affecting all Maine people.     Caucus times and locations in each town will be posted at local town offices or can be found at www.aroostookdems.org.
    “Caucuses are a time to make your voice heard. Together, we will work from the grassroots to build a strong party framework …  that will continue to provide support for achieving the goals we all voted for in November 2008,” said John Knutson, chairman of the Maine Democratic Party.
    Elected officials and Democratic candidates or their representatives will be on hand to hear constituents thoughts on what should be the focus of the Democratic Party in the coming year.
    The caucuses are open to all registered Democrats and to people not currently registered in a political party who would like to enroll as a Democrat. People who would like to become registered Democrats may do so now at their town office or at the caucus. Enrollments at the caucus can take place starting one-half hour before the caucus start-time and continuing for the first half hour of the caucus itself.
    In case of snow, the alternate date will be during the first week of February.
    In Caribou, Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. at the Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center        In Limestone, Democrats will meet at 4 p.m. at the Limestone Town Office.
    For Madawaska Lake, Democrats will meet at the Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center at 1 p.m.
    In New Sweden, Democrats will meet at 2 p.m. at the New Sweden Town Hall.
    In Van Buren, Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. at the Van Buren Community Center.
    In Woodland, Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. at the Woodland elementary school.