JAY — Residents voted Monday to transfer $125,000 from the undesignated fund to the industrial valuation account. It will be used to determine the valuation of Verso Paper Corp.’s paper mill and property, and for legal fees that will be incurred, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said. Ten voters, including five selectpersons, attended the special town […]
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Lewiston to vote on school budget again
LEWISTON — Residents are being asked to vote Tuesday on a $58.4 million school budget for 2013-14, even though they approved it in May. The second vote is needed because the school budget was approved in May before legislators passed the state budget in June. The state budget had an additional $409,000 for Lewiston eduction. […]
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Office to close for fourth vote on Livermore Falls budget
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to close the Town Office on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for a fourth vote on the town’s administration budget. Town office staff along with other community members will oversee the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. After voters rejected a proposed $197,861 administration budget twice at the polls and […]
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Scarborough voters reject year-round leash law
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Scarborough voters have overturned an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on town property. The law was enacted by the town council in October in response to the threat of a $12,000 federal fine after an unleashed dog killed an endangered piping plover chick on a town beach in July. […]
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Livermore Falls administration budget trimmed, sent back to voters
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Monday to cut $2,500 from the liens line of the proposed administration budget, bringing it to $195,361. The amended budget will go to voters Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. A public hearing on the article will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the Town Office. Voters rejected an […]
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Fayette school panel authorized to develop withdrawal plan
FAYETTE — Residents voted 206-80 on Tuesday to have the School Committee prepare a plan of withdrawal from the school system that includes Winthrop. Once developed, the withdrawal plan would be considered by the Alternative Organizational Structure 97 school board, the Maine commissioner of education and Fayette residents. If approved, it would allow withdrawal by […]
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Livermore Falls voters reject administration budget, county change
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters narrowly rejected the town’s administration budget for the third time Tuesday and opted not to leave Androscoggin County to join Franklin County. Voters opposed raising $197,861 for the administration budget by a vote of 260-258. It failed in June at the polls and again in July. The administration article is $32,695 […]
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Paris voters approve ordinance changes
PARIS — Voters approved amendments to the town’s Special Amusement Ordinance on Tuesday by a tally of 318-209. The ordinance regulates the issuance of municipal permits for live music, dancing and entertainment in establishments licensed to sell alcohol, and it regulates the type of entertainment permitted. In particular, the ordinance prohibits sexually-themed entertainment in Paris establishments, […]
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South Portland voting on anti-oil pipeline initiative
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — South Portland voters were deciding Tuesday whether to adopt an ordinance aimed at preventing the flow of tar sands oil to the city. Supporters said the proposal would protect the community of 25,000 residents from exposure to harmful toxins, while critics argued it would destroy existing businesses along the city’s working […]
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County change question on referendum ballot
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters on Tuesday, Nov. 5, will consider a referendum to withdraw from Androscoggin County to join Franklin County. If voters approve the referendum, it is not a done deal. Voters in Androscoggin and Franklin counties will need to vote on it in June 2014. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. […]