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Androscoggin County, Election 2022, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News

Livermore Falls voters approve $2.9 million budget

by Donna M. Perry June 14, 2022September 22, 2022

The spending plan is $189,010.45 more than the current budget.

Androscoggin County, Election 2022, News

Poland voters approve charter commission proposal

June 14, 2022September 22, 2022

POLAND — Voters Tuesday approved the creation of a charter commission by a vote of 271 to 161. Because of that decision voters also elected six members to the new charter commission: Arthur Berry, Walter Gallagher, Barbara Merrill, Suzette Moulton, James Porter and James Walker were named to the commission. The Town Council proposed forming the charter commission to […]

Election 2022, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal

Rangeley voters approve $4.72 million budget

by Donna M. Perry June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Results of elected town and school official races will be known Wednesday.

Election 2022, News, Oxford Hills

Bailey, Kilgore, Summers win selectmen seats in Paris

by Steve Sherlock June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Peter Kilgore and Christopher Summers will serve three-year terms, while Michael Bailey fills a vacancy and will serve the final two years of that term.

Androscoggin County, Election 2022, News, Politics

Minot voters OK school budget, spending for broadband expansion

by Christopher Williams June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

MINOT — Voters ratified the proposed Regional School Unit 16 budget of nearly $25.9 million Tuesday by a vote of 192-63. The school budget for Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland passed an initial vote at a district meeting in May, but needed a second vote Tuesday to implement the budget for the upcoming school year. […]

Election 2022, Local & State

Republican voters give Bruce Poliquin another shot at U.S. House

by Steve Collins June 14, 2022June 15, 2022

Despite making a stronger challenge to Poliquin than anticipated, Liz Caruso said late Tuesday she had phoned Poliquin to concede — and promised to get behind him.