ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Amy Morin, a health and occupation major from Lewiston, has earned the recognition of being included on the spring 2013 dean’s list at Elizabethtown College. — MILTON, Mass. — Sophia Geelhoed of Poland, Matthew Nicholson of Lisbon Falls and Emily Violette of Lovell have attained membership to the Curry College dean’s list […]
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RSU 4 proposes new school budget, smaller tax increases
WALES — A new RSU 4 budget totaling $229,000 less than the budget rejected earlier this month will go to voters in three weeks — but it doesn’t include any cuts. After more than two hours of discussion Wednesday night, school board directors rejected Superintendent Jim Hodgkin’s proposal to cut seventh-grade sports and a director of […]
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Food Mobile to visit Litchfield LITCHFIELD — Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Food Mobile will be distributing around 7,000 pounds of food, including fresh produce and assortment of meats, essential nonperishable items and breads to people in need in the Litchfield area from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the Litchfield Central Fire Station, […]
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RSU 4 School Board to consider new budget Wednesday
WALES — RSU 4 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said he’s trimmed $160,000 from the proposed 2013-14 school budget. He’ll ask directors to weigh in on it, and set a new budget vote on Wednesday. A $17.7 million budget was defeated this past Tuesday during a referendum vote. Hodgkin said he’s now tentatively anticipating $120,000 more from […]
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Residents honored with Spirit of America Awards
LITCHFIELD — Spirit of America Awards were presented April 23 to the following people. Keith Marquis: He has put on a fireworks show for local people since 1990 at no charge. Scott Weeks: He has been responsible for the Antique Car Show for 18 years. The show is held each year to raise funds for […]
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Incumbents sweep Litchfield races
LITCHFIELD — Voters kept Rayna Leibowitz in office Tuesday. The chairman of the Board of Selectmen won in her race for the selectmen’s seat against Bruce Pelkey by a vote of 121-73, according to results from the town clerk. Judith Bourget and Patricia Soboleski keep their seats on the Budget Committee, getting 143 and 163 […]
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After defeat, RSU 4 starts school budget over
WALES — The morning after the school budget’s defeat at the polls, RSU 4 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said he expected to have a new, leaner budget before voters in four to six weeks. The $17.7 million budget, a 0.85 percent increase over the current year, narrowly passed in a referendum in Wales and Litchfield before […]
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Voters in RSU 4 defeat school budget
WALES — Voters in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales defeated the $17.7 million RSU 4 budget Tuesday, according to election results from town clerks. The combined tally was 292-331. The vote in Sabattus was 121-180. It passed narrowly in the other two towns: Litchfield, 109-100, and Wales, 62-51. The budget for 2013-14, $17.75 million, was a […]
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Litchfield to vote on ‘hold the line’ budget Saturday
LITCHFIELD — Voters will weigh in Saturday on a municipal budget that would pave several miles of roads, reroof the town office and pay off residents’ old ambulance rides. Selectmen have supported a $1,346,411 budget, which is a 1.7 percent increase over the current year. Town Manager Mike Byron praised department heads for holding expenses […]