RANGELEY — Voters are expected to decide Tuesday whether they want to extend the runway at the town airport by 1,100 feet to accommodate LifeFlight of Maine’s medical airplane. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Office. LifeFlight, through the Federal Aviation Administration, is proposing the extension to allow its King Air B200 […]
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Norway board to vote on recycling corporation funds
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday on whether to accept more than $60,000 from the Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp., which disbanded in 2016. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. In July 2016, 12 of the 15 municipalities involved with the corporation voted to dissolve it and disburse […]
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Maine secretary of state predicts 20-to-30 percent Election Day turnout
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s top election official is predicting a “low to moderate” turnout on Election Day. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and whether to approve a third casino in southern Maine. Also on the statewide ballot are bonds and a constitutional […]
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Jay voters to consider funding broadband study
JAY — Voters are being asked Tuesday, Nov. 7, to consider using $1,663.42 from the undesignated fund to pay for Jay’s remaining share to support a greater Franklin County broadband planning study. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Building. The Opportunity Center of North Franklin County began […]
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Proposed $33.9 million RSU 9 budget passes first hurdle
FARMINGTON — It was a night of amendments and several written ballots as Regional School Unit 9 voters passed a proposed $33.9 million vote Tuesday. It factors in additional state revenues for education. It will go to a referendum validation vote in each of the district’s 10 towns Aug. 3. The proposal represents a $1.15 […]
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Lisbon voters pass school budget
LISBON — Voters on Tuesday approved the school budget by a vote of 213-164. The 2017-18 spending plan is $15.74 million, a $409,967 increase over last year’s budget. Thirty-four voters thought the new budget was too low, and 138 thought it was too high. The main areas of increase are regular instruction, transportation and buses.
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SAD 17 budget passes
PARIS — Voters in seven of the eight School Administrative District 17 towns Tuesday approved the $39.6 million budget by a vote of 1,197 to 785. Otisfield’s results were unavailable late Tuesday night. The 2017-18 budget reflects a 1.47 reduction in state subsidy and a 4.19 percent increase in local assessments. Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Tuesday night […]
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Vote on forestry, tech advancement bond set for Tuesday
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide a proposal that would fund advancements in aquaculture, marine technology, forestry and agriculture. The $50 million bond issue calls for the Maine Technology Institute to distribute $45 million in grants for upgrades in those areas. The Small Enterprise Growth Fund would direct the […]
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Voters approve $33.89 million budget to go to referendum
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a proposed $33.89 million budget for 2017-18 Wednesday to go to voters in a yes or no referendum format in the 10 district towns on June 13. The proposed spending plan represents a 3.51 percent, or $1.14 million increase over the current budget. Voters at Mt. Blue […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston school budget vote
Martel Elementary School students leave school on a March afternoon last year. This year’s school budget will be decided by voters during a referendum on Tuesday. Voting will be held at Longley Elementary School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. LEWISTON — Voters will decide the proposed Lewiston school budget for 2017-18 Tuesday at Longley […]