In a July report, researchers outline issues with the formula’s reliance on property tax value, and possible solutions. Now lawmakers will be able to decide if they want to implement changes.
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Auburn needs 1,300 more homes by 2030, report says
“Kids who grew up here and don’t have big paying jobs can’t afford to stay,” Councilor Belinda Gerry said of the affordable housing shortfall.
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First alarm fire at Lepage Bakery in Lewiston
An aerial view of firefighters on the roof of the Lewiston bakery Saturday morning.
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Director of Maine agency for indigent legal defense steps down
Jim Billings is the second director in as many years to step down, following the resignation of Justin W. Andrus in 2023.
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Three escape burning home in Lewiston
Witnesses said there were three people inside the home when the fire began. A woman with a disability was wrapped in blankets and carried out by firefighters.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford-based school district steadily filling positions
The first days of classes in Regional School Unit 10 are staggered from Sept. 2-4.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine
Oxford accounting procedures improving, audit shows
Finance Director Elizabeth Olsen and other staff have already put alternative procedures in place for the current fiscal year, which started July 1.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man hurt after motorcycle, SUV collide in Winthrop
The Friday morning collision on U.S. Route 202 critically injured the motorcycle rider.
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Record-setting balloonist to tell stories at live Lewiston event
The Maine Voices Live event will take place at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. It will be livestreamed as well.
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Former tankers grind it out in Lewiston
Members of U.S. Army Tankers-Brothers in Arms restore a Cold War-era tank at Veterans Memorial Park.