WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that although he’s looking ahead optimistically to a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he could still pull out if he feels it’s “not going to be fruitful.” Trump said that CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Kim “got along really well” in their recent […]
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U.S. raises prospect of Trump-Putin meeting at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president’s first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have eroded. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders […]
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Historical Society Archives open house NEW GLOUCESTER — A New Gloucester Historical Society Archives Open House will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 7, at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road, Route 231. All interested parties are invited, with a special invitation to the research groups working on the society’s new exhibit […]
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Poland board accepts planner’s resignation, appoints successor
POLAND — The Board of Selectpersons accepted the resignation of Planning Board member Jesse Childs on Tuesday night and appointed alternate Mark Weinberg as a regular member. Childs told Administrative Assistant Sarah Merrill on March 13 that he no longer wished to serve on the board. On another issue, the board discussed the possibility of adopting […]
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Minot selectmen raise highway department pay
MINOT — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to increase the pay for highway department employees by $1 an hour and to increase the starting pay for a truck driver position. Town Administrator Arlan Saunders said because of the low pay scale, officials have been unable to fill the truck driver position for six months. […]
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Poland board approves fence, urges LED study
POLAND — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday night approved $6,000 of town funds to repair a fence, and directed the town manager to look into the potential of converting streetlights to energy-saving LEDs. At the Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to approve the money to repair fencing at White Oak Hill Cemetery in […]
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Horses Across Maine to meet
OXFORD — Horses Across Maine holds monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the American Legion on King Street. The nonprofit is raising funds for Maine veteran organizations through a 280-mile ride across Maine. The organization seeks new members, including local equestrian organizations. All are welcome. For more information, […]
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Paris Board of Selectmen Feb. 26, 2018 Paris Town Office School budget process What happened: SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts and the town’s three school directors gave a brief overview of the district’s budget process and answered questions asked from selectmen. What it means: Directors Bob Jewell, Mike Dignan and Henry Raymond attended the meeting after receiving […]
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State Department says North Korea passed up meeting with Mike Pence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence was all set to hold a history-making meeting with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, but Kim Jong Un’s government canceled at the last minute, the Trump administration said Tuesday. A potential meeting between Pence and the North Koreans had been the most highly […]
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Early RSU 73 budget figures show slight increase
JAY — The initial proposal of the 2019 RSU 73 budget is $18,804,544, an increase of $749,907 from this year. At Thursday’s board of directors meeting, Superintendent Kenneth Healey explained that the proposed budget represents preliminary figures and that he does not yet know how state funding will offset the increase. Of the budgeted amount, […]