A bill, as initially proposed, would have allowed towns to post notices about upcoming meetings on their websites instead of in newspapers.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local & State, News, Oxford Hills
Norway fire receives $3,000 grant for traffic safety equipment
The money from the non-matching grant will pay for traffic safety equipment, such as signage, LED lighting, cones and safety vests.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Mainers could see higher taxes if US cuts local bond exemptions
Officials say removing the exemptions to reduce federal spending would dramatically increase the cost of borrowing money, raising the cost of projects and the burden on taxpayers.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine to distribute municipal COVID-19 relief funding soon
The Mills administration says the state has already received $59.6 million of more than $119 million in federal aid it is making available to counties, cities and towns.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Municipalities push to retain remote meeting capabilities adopted for pandemic
Maine was one of only seven states before the COVID-19 pandemic that did not allow municipalities to hold remote meetings. But attitudes have shifted in the past year.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Residents, officials tell police problems prompting calls for reform in Maine too
Central Maine residents, police chiefs and other officials discuss policing in a wide-ranging virtual town hall session.
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
LePage slams municipal group as ‘enemy of elderly’
Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday lambasted a legislative committee for watering down a bill he initiated to try to protect the elderly from tax-lien foreclosure and urged Mainers to contact legislators. LePage also went after the Maine Municipal Association, which he said “has proven that it is the enemy of the elderly in Maine” by supporting the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Jay woman hired as New Gloucester town manager
NEW GLOUCESTER — Carrie Castonguay of Jay was hired by the Board of Selectmen to replace Town Manager Paul First, who resigned from his post on April 2. She will begin her duties May 15 at a salary of $68,000. Castonguay held the town manager post for the town of Belgrade since March 2016. Prior […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield advised on spring cleanup along private roads
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told selectmen Monday night that he was advised the town can legally do spring cleanup on private roads if every homeowner on the road grants permission. The issue was raised at the board’s previous meeting, prompting Puiia to ask the Maine Municipal Association for clarification. “The town money isn’t […]