CARTHAGE — Thirty residents approved a $198,467 budget at the annual town meeting Monday evening at the Town Office, Selectman Stephen Brown said Tuesday. The budget was $2,029 more than last year, Brown said. “None of the dollar amounts were changed, and we had quite a bit of discussion about the different warrant questions, which […]
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Carthage residents to vote on $198,467 budget
CARTHAGE — Residents will vote on whether to approve a $198,467 budget during their annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the Town Office. The budget is $2,029 higher than the previous year’s municipal budget. Selectman Stephen Brown said that the 40-article warrant is “fairly similar” to the 2013 town warrant, with […]
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Hanover residents approve $504,163 budget
HANOVER — Twenty-five residents on Tuesday unanimously approved a $504,163 budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, town employee Ellie Andrews said Wednesday afternoon. The budget included Regional School Unit 10’s assessment. The budget is “about $50,000 more than the previous year,” Andrews said, with a majority of the increase because of RSU 10 budget increases. […]
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Voters approve two articles at Durham town meeting
DURHAM — Fifteen voters unanimously approved amending the Land Use Ordinance and the 911 Addressing Ordinance on Tuesday evening. Town Clerk Shannon Plourde opened the meeting at 7 p.m. Local attorney Gordon Grimes was elected moderator. Codes Enforcement Officer Paul Baines, who is not a Durham resident, explained the two articles. The first amended the […]
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Jay considers coordinating voting time with RSU 73
JAY — Selectpersons indicated Monday night that they were interested in changing the annual town meeting referendum date from June to April to vote at the same time Regional School Unit 73 holds its yes or no validation vote on the school budget. The district holds a district-wide, open-style meeting for voters from three towns […]
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Verso mill manager to update Jay board on the mill, paper industry
JAY — The Androscoggin Mill manager will update selectpersons Monday night on the state of the mill, the paper industry and what is anticipated in the next five to 10 years, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Town Office. It will be a 15- to 20-minute […]
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Turner schedules town meeting vote on rescue budget
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday to review and vote on a warrant for a special town meeting this month. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, at Leavitt Area High School. One article will ask if residents will vote to spend up to $431,588 for […]
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Chesterville voters reject purchase of truck body
CHESTERVILLE — Residents voted 18-20 Thursday to not buy an all-season truck body for a wheeler truck, Town Clerk Heather Wheeler said Monday. The vote was by secret ballot, she said. Residents were asked to transfer $20,000 from the undesignated amount of the general fund and to take the remaining balance for a new truck […]
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Chesterville voters to consider new truck body, renaming road
CHESTERVILLE – Selectmen will hold a special town meeting Thursday, Sept. 18, to consider buying a new, all-season truck body and appliances for the kitchen at the Town Hall. Residents will also be asked to consider renaming the new section of the George Thomas Road the Webber Road. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. […]
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Dixfield selectmen add sign request to special meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to send a request for the town to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for the new electronic scoreboard at Dirigo High School to a special town meeting. Resident Mark Thompson originally made the request during […]