FARMINGTON — Changes to the town’s sign ordinance will be considered by voters at a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Community Center on Middle Street. The warrant also includes an article to approve spending $40,000 on the first of five lease-purchase payments for a new front-end loader for the […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
YPLAA to host Candid Candidates night Wednesday
LEWISTON — The Young Professionals of Lewiston Auburn Area will present the 4th annual Candid Candidates forum from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Franco-American Heritage Center on Cedar Street. The public is invited. This year’s forum will focus on candidates running for state legislative offices. With 16 candidates confirmed, it will […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
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 […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Absentee ballots are being mailed
AUGUSTA — Early voting is getting under way in Maine — for those in uniform. Maine election officials say that they’re mailing absentee ballots for military service members and civilians living outside the country. There were 300 requests on file, and those ballots were due to be sent Saturday. Absentee ballots will be available for […]
Posted inLocal & State
Cutler camp says internal poll shows surge building for independent in Maine governor’s race
LEWISTON — A new poll from the campaign of Eliot Cutler suggests Cutler, the independent in the race for the Maine governor’s office, is gaining steam. The poll that sampled 400 likely voters statewide Sept. 16 and 17 suggests Cutler, who had trailed a distant third in publicly released polls, may be experiencing a surge […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Andover, Newry to vote Sept. 24 on SAD 44 withdrawal issues
Residents from Andover and Newry will vote Wednesday, Sept. 24, on issues related to withdrawing from SAD 44. Andover voters will decide whether they wish to withdraw from SAD 44, while Newry voters will decide whether they wish to allow the town’s Withdrawal Committee to appropriate $50,000 from the town’s surplus account to investigate withdrawal […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Public hearing on Andover withdrawal vote scheduled for Sept. 9
ANDOVER — A public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Town Hall to discuss the withdrawal agreement between SAD 44 and the town, Andover Withdrawal Committee Chairwoman Paula Lee said. The hearing will take place before the selectmen meeting and give residents the opportunity to ask questions about the agreement […]
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Bear trapping season begins 2 months before vote that could can the hunting method
PORTLAND — Bear trapping season begins about two months before a state-wide referendum that could ban the hunting method. The state’s bear trapping season runs from Monday to Oct. 31. Trapping bears is one of three hunting methods voters could choose to ban in a November vote. The other two methods are hunting with bait […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico residents vote to reduce tax commitment using surplus funds
MEXICO — Residents voted 10-1 during a special town meeting Tuesday evening to allow the town to allocate $150,000 from the undesignated fund balance to reduce the 2014-15 tax commitment. The residents also voted to allow the town to use an additional $150,000 from the same balance to reduce the town’s debt service budget. Prior […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Woodstock voters OK $50,000 for possible overdrafts
WOODSTOCK — Residents unanimously voted Tuesday evening to raise and appropriate $20,000 to cover anticipated overdrafts in the Equipment Account. Prior to the special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said two Public Works department trucks need major repairs because of the harsh winter. The sum of $12,500 will be […]