HARRISON — Voters passed a $6.96 million municipal budget at Wednesday night’s town meeting. About 35 voters went through the 25 warrant warrant in just over 30 minutes, approving $471,241 for administration. For town departments, amounts approved were $583,167 for Public Works; $244,066 for Solid Waste; $212,423 for Public Safety; $119,501 for Recreation; $117,449 for […]
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Lending a helping hand
Richard Newton, who lives in Norway Station Apartments on Beal Street, puts the finishing touches on a storage box for tenants’ belongings. Newton said the old box was starting to rot so, despite his lack of experience with carpentry, he spent the past few days building a new one. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Norway voters to decide on $4.97M budget
NORWAY — Residents will vote on a $4.97 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting Monday, June 18. It begins at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said the budget, which does not include the School Administrative District 17 assessment, is an increase of $98,387, […]
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Otisfield sets public hearing on 2019 budget
OTISFIELD – A public hearing on the $1.9 million municipal budget is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Otisfield Community Hall, according to Chairman Hal Ferguson. Ferguson said the 2019 spending plan is $30,817 more than this year. He also advised that there are two new articles on the warrant for the annual town […]
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Carey wins GOP primary
LEWISTON — Seth Carey has emerged the winner of Tuesday’s GOP primary for the office of district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, topping fellow Republican candidate Alex Willette by more than 1,800 votes. Carey was the decisive winner in Auburn, where he lives and has recently established a private law practice. Willette, a […]
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Recount confirms winners of Oxford selectmen seats
OXFORD — Incumbent Scott Hunter will remain on the Board of Selectmen, according to a ballot recount Wednesday. The recount, which took place at the Town Office, was requested by Dana Dillingham after Tuesday’s election showed he, Hunter and James Bowden polled within six votes of each other for one of the two available seats. The […]
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Four-footed hurricane victims get help from RPC
RINCON, Puerto Rico — On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at 6:15 a.m., Hurricane Maria made landfall just south of Yabucoa Harbor in Puerto Rico. What happened was in the news worldwide. The island was devastated. People were and still are without power, drinking water, medical care, food, shelter. Since then, news reports continue to share the progress, […]
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SAD 44 voters approve school budget
BETHEL — SAD 44 voters Tuesday gave final approval to the 2018-19 school budget and elected school directors. According to Superintendent David Murphy, the $11.3 million spending plan passed 829-378. The tallies by town were: Bethel, 436 yes, 206 no; Newry, 80 yes, 49 no; Woodstock, 188 yes, 79 no; and Greenwood, 125 yes, 44 […]
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Bean, Dumont win seats on Harrison board
HARRISON — Selectman Achille F.S. Belanger lost his bid for re-election by three votes Tuesday. Three candidates ran for two seats on the Board of Selectmen. Penny Bean won one of them with 414 votes, followed by Henry Dumont with 213. Belanger had 210 votes. There were 71 write-ins and 284 blank ballots for selectman. […]
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Oxford Hills school budget headed toward passage
PARIS — Voters in seven of the eight School Administrative District 17 towns Tuesday approved the $39.9 million budget by a vote of 2,886 to 1,191. With all towns accounted for except Otisfield late Tuesday night, the school district’s spending package was on its way to passing. “We are grateful for the continued support of the […]