BUCKFIELD — The following action was taken by the Buckfield-Sumner Solid Waste Committee Board of Selectmen at the May 21 meeting: Budget What happened: The Buckfield-Sumner Solid Waste Committee passed the proposed $210,614 budget for fiscal 2020. What it means: The budget is $4,375 less than the current spending plan, which is a 2% decrease. […]
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Guest speaker talks D.C. experience, local issues in the area
BETHEL — On May 21 Liesha Petrovich from the Oxford Hills Indivisible Coalition spoke about her recent trip to Washington D.C., where she attended a People’s Action Conference and a increasing coalition for “Medicare For All.” The event was at the Mahoosuc Land Trust building on the North Road. Almost 15 people attended the nearly […]
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New elementary school in Lewiston gets finishing touches
Furniture is being delivered to the new Connors Elementary school in Lewiston, where an open house is scheduled for 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, June 17.
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Tri-Town remembers sacrifices of veterans
Members of area veterans’ organizations lay wreaths, say prayers and hold parade to remember the sacrifices of those who fought to ensure freedom in the United States.
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Supreme Court refuses appeal challenging bathroom policy for transgender students
The court declined to hear an appeal sponsored by a conservative group on behalf of students at the Pennsylvania school.
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Supreme Court compromise on Indiana abortion law keeps issue off its docket
The court lets stand a part of the law dealing with ‘remains’ of an abortion, but won’t rule on the part of the law that could have made it illegal for women to end a pregnancy because of fetal abnormalities.
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Maine waste processing facility nearly ready for business
A commercial waste-processing facility is due to begin operations more than a year after it was originally expected to go into service.
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Crash injures 2, closes Route 132 in Monmouth
Two people were taken to the hospital Sunday after a collision involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle on Route 132 in Monmouth.
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Driver issued summons after striking parked South Portland cruiser, police say
The police car was struck while it was stopped on I-295 and its officer was assisting Maine State Police with another crash Saturday night.
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Late-night grill fire leaves Yarmouth house likely a total loss
The blaze is blamed on a charcoal briquettes igniting a wooden deck.