Mary Jane McLoon resigned from her position as South Bristol Town Clerk and Registrar of Voters Jan. 28.
McLoon began working for South Bristol as the Deputy Town Clerk in 1999, receiving her promotion from the town’s voters sometime later. She’s resigning two years into her third three-year term.
Born in Gardiner, Maine and a graduate of Gardiner High School, McLoon progressively made her way south, moving to Damariscotta in 1965 and South Bristol in 1993.
Before starting at the town office, McLoon worked as a bookkeeper for Grant’s Dairy in Damariscotta, as a teller at The First and as an office manager for Dr. Claus Hinck, a dentist. “I like working with the public,” she said.
Now, McLoon plans to devote more time to her business – she works as a private caregiver for residents of Schooner Cove – and to her work with the American Legion Auxiliary.
McLoon joined the ranks of the charitable organization in 1975. A three-time President of the state Auxiliary’s 3rd District, she currently serves at the state level as the American Legion Auxiliary Department Historian.
McLoon will travel to Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Ind., and Minneapolis, Minn. this year for her work with the organization.
McLoon also volunteers at Togus, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center in Augusta.
McLoon will remain involved in town affairs, although in a different capacity. The South Bristol Shellfish Committee employs McLoon to handle paperwork and act as the shellfishermen’s liaison to the town and the Dept. of Marine Resources.
McLoon’s duties, at present, include pricing seed clams for conservation efforts. She agreed to stay on with the committee after her resignation at their request. “I like the guys,” she said.
The South Bristol Board of Selectmen recently appointed Annette Farrin to fill the remainder of McLoon’s term.
“[McLoon] has done a good job,” South Bristol Selectman Chester Rice said. “The town’s sad to see her leave.”
“It’s just time to move on,” McLoon said. “If they need help, all they have to do is holler.”
