As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?

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Published
April 17, 2021

As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?

Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.
Published
March 31, 2021

Theater, visual art students to share talents at April festival

The MeAA Ten Minute Play Festival will be held at the academy’s Alumni Hall in Sidney.
Published
March 5, 2021

Maine woman impaled by tree limb has 7 broken ribs, husband says

A large limb came through the center dashboard and windshield of the vehicle in which she was riding, striking the woman's armpit, while another broke the windshield and impaled her shoulder.
Published
March 3, 2021

Oakland woman impaled by tree branch in ‘fair’ condition

David and Theresa Roy were traveling on Pond Road in Sidney Tuesday when a tree fell on their vehicle in high winds and a branch came through the car and impaled Theresa Roy, who is 79.
Published
February 13, 2021

Maine Pond Hockey Classic scales back competition, ups the fun in Sidney

Despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the annual mid-winter event drew teams to central Maine who turned out for the love of the sport.
Published
January 5, 2021

Whitefield man charged after multi-vehicle crash on I-95 Tuesday morning

Maine State Police were responding to accidents at mile markers 119 northbound and 130 southbound at the same time.
Published
December 10, 2020

Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international

Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
Published
October 22, 2020

Superintendent: Staff member of Oakland-based RSU 18 tests positive for COVID-19

Superintendent Carl Gartley said the staff member is not a teacher and already been out of school after learning of positive tests with close contacts.
Published
October 7, 2020

It’s not Maine Maple Sunday, but this new fall event will do

Thirty maple farms throughout the state, including farms in Albion, Clinton, Buxton and Sidney, are gearing up to host open houses this weekend instead of the traditional Maine Maple Sunday on the fourth Sunday in March.
Published
October 3, 2020

Bangor man, 18, killed in I-95 crash in Sidney, police say

Maine State Police said Nicholas Caron died after the vehicle he was driving went off the road during a rainstorm Friday.