AUBURN — Councilors are close to finishing work on next year’s budget, according to City Manager Clinton Deschene. Councilors are slated to meet Monday for a first vote on the proposed budget. A final vote would be scheduled in the next few weeks. “If councilors don’t have a finished budget by Monday night, I think […]
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The Friends of the Norway Memorial Library looking for volunteers
NORWAY — From sponsoring a middle-eastern musical performance to chocolate-tasting events to purchasing video and audiobooks, the Friends of the Norway Memorial Library have been working for more than a quarter of a century to improve the library’s resources. Now they are looking for new volunteers. “The Friends organized in 1987 and have been in […]
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New Gloucester Board of Selectmen holds emergency meeting
NEW GLOUCESTER — At an emergency meeting on Thursday, New Gloucester selectmen grappled with a severance package for former bookkeeper Sandra Sacco. The board also brainstormed a transition plan to replace retiring Town Manager Sumner Field III after his departure on January 2. The board approved offering four weeks of gross pay to bookkeeper Sandra […]
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RSU 16 committee discusses student transportation, enrollment
POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee voted Monday to allow special arrangements for student transport to continue this school year. Assistant Superintendent Kim Brandt reported that the facilities and transportation subcommittee has recommended an end to past action allowing a number of exceptions to the general policy concerning out-of-town students. This policy requires parents […]
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Special town meeting scheduled to fund West Paris Fire Department
WEST PARIS — Residents are being asked to provide an emergency infusion of cash to the depleted fire department account during a special town meeting next month. At the Sept. 26 meeting, residents will also vote on appropriating money to repair the town’s baseball field and replace the old fire station roof. A new changeable […]
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LePage to visit town damaged by train derailment
AUGUSTA— Maine Gov. Paul LePage will visit the small Quebec town just across the border where a runaway train killed dozens of people and leveled much of the downtown, his office said Wednesday. LePage will attend a memorial Mass for the victims Saturday in Lac-Megantic. Before the ceremony, he will meet with Lac-Megantic Mayor Colette […]
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Taxes topic of special Lewiston meeting
LEWISTON — Councilors will crack open their budget books again at a specially scheduled workshop meeting Wednesday. “We hope to get a budget option finalized so we can come back on July 16 and do the actual budget amendment,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. “We’ll also take a quick look at our capital budget to […]
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Roxbury town meeting scheduled for Tuesday
ROXBURY — A special town meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the Town Hall, 1095 Roxbury Road. The warrant includes three articles: * To see if the town will amend the official shoreland zoning map. A copy of the map and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection conditional approval are […]
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Otisfield town meeting voters OK petition opposing tar sands oil
OTISFIELD — Voters approved a $1.4 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting Saturday morning in just three hours. They also OK’d every article in the 25-article warrant that sought approvals, including two citizen-initiated petitions. One opposed the possible transport of tar-sands oil through Otisfield and Maine; the other, to withdraw $22,606 from a trust […]