Lewiston’s initial budget outlook would result in a $1.81 increase to the property tax rate. Officials are hoping to pare that down over the coming weeks.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston man charged with starting one of three suspicious fires overnight
Jason Hunter, 40, was charged with arson related to a car fire early in the morning Wednesday on Lincoln Street.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Judge denies AG’s request to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour law on gun purchases pending appeal
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the attorney general’s call to restore the waiting period for gun purchases while waiting for a federal appeals court to take up the case.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man sentenced for defrauding pandemic business loan program
Shahied Golden, 30, misused the funds from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Son, brother of slain Farmington women found responsible in 2023 homicides
If William N. Cumming Jr., 56, of Bar Harbor, had not killed himself, he would have been charged with murdering Jean Robinson and Allison “Joy” Cumming, police said Wednesday.
Posted inMaine
Muslim holy days should be state holidays, Lewiston lawmaker says
Rep. Mana Abdi, D-Lewiston, is pushing for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to join Christmas, Thanksgiving and others on the state calendar of holidays.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris board selects firm for property revaluation
To keep costs down, the Pittsfield-based company has agreed to appraise one-quarter of the town each year until the revaluation is completed in 2029.
Posted inMaine, The Franklin Journal
Budget, ordinance changes face New Sharon voters Saturday
The budget is almost $1.75 million, an $453,948 increase over this fiscal year.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Senate Republicans call for MaineCare reforms after blocking budget deal
Senate President Mattie Daughtry, a Democrat, accused Republicans of ‘moving the goalpost’ with their call for reforms and said lawmakers are out of time to get a budget passed.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Spruce Mountain teacher resigns following child exploitation charges
Jan Barlow, 47, of Auburn resigned Tuesday from the school district that serves Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls.