The Town Council’s attorney advises it has legal authority for yearly checks.
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Pantless jail escapee faces multiple felony charges
David Mockler of Lisbon is charged with escaping from the Androscoggin County Jail, stealing a vehicle and crashing it in Mechanic Falls in May.
Mechanic Falls tax rate raised 65 cents
The Town Council set the amount at $22.25.
Steve French retires from Mechanic Falls Water Department
Longtime superintendent has worn many hats over his career.
Local students complete projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WORCESTER, Mass. — Two local students, Jacob Bernard of Mechanic Falls and Vanessa Bussiere of Lisbon Falls, have completed research projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Bernard, of the class of 2025 and majoring in robotics engineering, completed a project entitled Building the Bio-CS Bridge: Bio-CS Curriculum Integration. Bussiere, of the class of 2023 and majoring […]
Mechanic Falls Adult Education honors 2022 graduates
MECHANIC FALLS — Twelve Regional School Unit 16 Adult Education students were honored at a graduation ceremony June 10 in the Elm Street School gymnasium. Teacher Susan Lasselle credited graduates with the ability to take the school situations or life situations that didn’t allow them to obtain a traditional high school diploma and rise above […]
Mechanic Falls voters OK $3.16 million municipal budget, elect officers
Write-in wins Town Council seat, and three RSU 16 and two Sanitary District positions also filled.
Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot voters approve RSU 16 budget
POLAND — Voters in the towns of Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot approved the proposed RSU 16 budget of nearly $25.9 million Tuesday at the polls. Minot voters passed it by a vote of 192 to 63. Poland voters approved it 340 to 142. And Mechanic Falls voters approved it 161 to 87. The school […]