EASTBROOK – Residents voted Monday at Eastbrook’s regular annual meeting to pay up to $150,000 to cover one-third of the costs of improving part of Route 200, according to a town official. The preliminary estimate for the project, which would affect less than a mile… Read More
Columbia Expenses were slashed by nearly $10,000 in the $108,044 municipal budget that voters approved at Monday’s annual meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Sherman The 40 voters who spent two hours Monday night deliberating a proposed $480,000 municipal budget slashed another $13,000 from the plan, which already was down $27,000 from last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Glenwood Plantation The two permanent residents in this community will hold the annual town meeting and election of officers at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, at the Reed Plantation town office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
GUILFORD – Residents opted for convenience Monday by voting to construct a solid waste facility on Blaine Avenue, rejecting an option to haul their trash to a facility just over the Dexter town line. Along with that vote at the annual town meeting came a… Read More
Waltham Voters decided Saturday to instruct the Select Board to do further research before committing the town to an expansion of a town-owned building on Route 179, according to a town official. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Addison Town meeting voters have raised approximately $28,000 less in taxation than they did a year ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++)… Read More
DETROIT – Pittsfield Police Chief Steven Emery, who lives just over the town line in Detroit, was elected Friday to the SAD 53 board of directors. It is the third time he will be seated on the board. Emery received 2 votes, while Robin Schissler… Read More
Freedom A town meeting request for a new firetruck could be the deciding factor in whether property taxes will increase this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
LEE – Residents will consider a municipal budget proposal reflecting a 13.6 percent drop in overall spending during the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 17, at the junior high school. The proposed budget of $205,200 represents a decrease of $32,200 compared with… Read More
Cary Plantation Cary Plantation will hold its town meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, March 31, at Smith Schoolhouse, instead of the date previously published. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
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Burnham When residents gather for the annual town meeting, they will be presented with a budget with few differences from last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Westmanland The 2003 cost of education and road work will nearly double the tax rate of $6 per $1,000 in assessed property value. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
Cherryfield In a town meeting Monday otherwise described as “jovial,” a traditional denial of funding for community service organizations brought some dissention. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
North Haven Islanders approved an $881,818 municipal budget Saturday at the annual town meeting, reflecting a 5.4 percent increase in town-related expenditures for the ensuing year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Island Falls Town agent Cheryl McNally was pleased with Monday’s voter acceptance of the proposed municipal budget. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) {… Read More
GARLAND – Residents at the annual town meeting Saturday defeated a proposed building notification ordinance for the second consecutive year. Under the proposed ordinance, residents would not have been required to obtain a permit for new construction or to move a building; rather, they simply… Read More
Haynesville Voters in this community of 125 people will gather at the town office at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, to conduct their annual business and elect officers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Friendship The big decision for town meeting-goers this year will be adoption of the Friendship’s first land use ordinance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
SEDGWICK – It took about two hours Saturday for residents to approve all the articles on the annual town meeting warrant, including a proposal to study the possibility of hiring an administrative assistant for the town. The idea arose as a way to increase the… Read More
Steuben Nearly 75 voters spent 51/2 hours Saturday deciding town issues and funding the operation of their government. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
CRANBERRY ISLES – Town meeting voters decided Monday to delay for another year the testing of chemicals that would kill mosquitoes to give fishermen time to test the toxic agents on lobster larvae. “They’re not worried about adult lobsters, they’re worried about the babies,” First… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – Residents will be asked at a special town meeting later this month to endorse several key spending items that relate to a new school, expanded town office and a new town administrator. Though the warrant has not yet been completed – selectmen are… Read More
Cranberry Isles Voters will be asked Monday to endorse a new solid waste collection system when they gather for the 2003 annual town meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Hodgdon Town officials think their carefully guarded tax rate will take a jump this year because of a higher state valuation and school costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Columbia Falls Voters at the Tuesday, March 18, town meeting will be asked if they want the town to buy a $140,000 firetruck. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
Allagash Town officials hope that the 2003 budgets to operate town government and fund education and county taxes won’t rise above the current tax rate of $14.40 per $1,000 in property valuation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Harrington The annual town meeting date published in the town report brought that session to order a week earlier than usual. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Cary Plantation At approximately $160,795, the proposed municipal budget is up slightly this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More
St. George Townspeople will consider changes to the town’s land use ordinance, a request to buy new property maps and a decrease in the municipal budget when they gather for the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the new town… Read More
Jonesport Town meeting voters will address three significant issues when they meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, at Jonesport-Beals High School gymnasium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
BAR HARBOR – By a 203-to 54-margin, voters adopted a resolution Tuesday night opposing a pre-emptive strike against Iraq. The votes were cast in ballot form after residents debated for 45 minutes the issue of whether the United States should pursue a war with Iraq… Read More
Bridgewater Despite a $7,482 increase in the proposed municipal budget, town officials are hoping to keep the tax rate at $16 per $1,000 in property valuation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Swanville Residents attending this year’s town meeting will face a contested race for a seat on the Board of Selectmen and a proposed budget that might make some taxpayers blanch. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
MILBRIDGE – In a little under three hours, approximately 150 residents on Monday night decided to spend $804,025 to run their town government in 2003. The “flat” budget matched the same total presented to voters a year ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Perham Town officials have projected an 8 percent increase in the cost to run local government next year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
CARMEL – In a light turnout Monday night, voters approved a nearly $950,000 municipal budget, but put off to another meeting resolving the contentious issue of the sale of three properties. Included in the articles the 54 residents voted on was one that would have… Read More
STONINGTON – The town offices won’t be moving any time soon. By a 100-48 vote at the annual town meeting Monday, residents rejected a proposal to move the town offices from Main Street to the former Stonington elementary school. The vote ends a year of… Read More
DEER ISLE – Voters at the annual town meeting Monday voted 210-129 to reject a proposed moratorium on multiunit development in town. The proposed ordinance would have prevented the town’s planning board from considering applications for multiunit development for six months. Supporters of the proposal,… Read More
SWANS ISLAND – Nearly a third of the town’s 350 residents passed a new budget Monday and elected five municipal officers during the annual town meeting at Swans Island Elementary School. Incumbent Selectman John Grace won a third term after no one challenged him from… Read More
Searsport Residents will vote today to fill two terms on the Board of Selectmen and choose two SAD 56 directors in preparation for Saturday’s town meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Steuben Voters at the annual town meeting will be asked to fund a town manager position approved a year ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Blaine The tax rate in this town of 820 people will remain at $18.50 per $1,000 in property valuation for municipal budget expenses, education and county taxes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
St. Francis Careful spending is expected to hold the tax rate at $13.40 per $1,000 in assessed property value for the 11th straight year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Beddington The annual town meeting and election of officers will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Town Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
Garfield John Orcutt, a first selectman for 25 years, doesn’t expect much change in the budget for running the town and paying county taxes and the town’s share of education at SAD 32 in Ashland. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Swans Island Residents will elect six municipal officials and consider changes to the town’s shellfish and flood plain ordinances during the annual town meeting on March 3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Easton Failure by residents to recycle more of their trash will cost the town $9,000 more in the proposed 2003 municipal budget. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
Beddington The annual town meeting and election of officers will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Town Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Ashland While the proposed municipal budget will need additional support of $47,954 from taxes, town officials don’t believe the new figure will change the town’s total mill rate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Smyrna Because Smyrna is one of the few Aroostook County towns with a growing population and tax base, it must assume more of the cost for office salaries in a shared program with the town of Merrill. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Fort Kent The priority of town officials has been to present voters with a proposed municipal budget at the same tax rate as last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Cyr Plantation The annual town meeting and elections will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Governor Brann School, with voter registration beginning at 8 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Woodland In anticipation of greater revenues and a new financial recording system designed to simplify budgeting, town officials have proposed a $20,000 reduction in the 2003 tax commitment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
Caswell The proposed budget to operate the town of Caswell is up about $10,000 over last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) {… Read More
PATTEN – The Dec. 27 closing of Sherman Lumber Co. won’t affect the proposed 2003 municipal budget to be decided by voters at the Tuesday, March 11, annual town meeting. The lumber company is located in Stacyville, five miles south of Patten. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
LUBEC – A total of 41 voters approved 41 articles in just over an hour during Monday’s annual town meeting, according to the interim town administrator. Vernice Mains said voters discussed a number of articles, including the $182,195 town patrol contract with the Washington County… Read More
Princeton Voters at the annual town meeting wrestled Thursday night with local issues for more than three hours before they approved most of the proposed budget. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
LIMESTONE – Voters took slightly less than an hour on June 12 to dispose of 63 warrant articles and to spend $1.6 million on an annual budget for their local government, education and county taxes. The budget was up $90,000 but offset by greater anticipated… Read More
EAGLE LAKE – Concurring with town officials’ recommendations for an annual spending plan, voters have approved a budget totaling $631 less than a year ago. The $1,024,194 budget approved on June 15 reflects a $7,000 hike in county taxes and a $1,000 reduction in education… Read More
WESTON – Voters have approved a budget to support their local government, education and county taxes at a cost of $28,000 above last year. The $373,882 budget featured nearly $10,000 more for education. Other increases included $5,000 more for road maintenance; $4,000 more in county… Read More
LEVANT – Voters will take up 39 articles at the Levant town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 24, at the Levant Elementary School. Voters will be asked to approve several ordinance revisions, to apply for a FIRE Act Grant application, to fund the purchase of a portable… Read More
WINTER HARBOR – Voters at the annual town meeting Wednesday night approved a municipal budget of more than $1 million and amended the general development zone in the village, according to a town official. Winter Harbor Town Manager Roger Barto said Thursday that the approved… Read More
MEDWAY – Breaking a 40-year tradition, Medway and East Millinocket no longer will have a high school tuition agreement after June 30. By a vote of 17-14, residents opposed a new five-year high school tuition agreement with the neighboring town of East Millinocket during Wednesday’s… Read More
HOLDEN – During their annual town meeting Wednesday, residents approved a $1.6 million operating budget for municipal operations and amended their zoning, subdivision, mobile home park and sign ordinances with little fanfare. However, a warrant article asking the town to apply for grants to repair… Read More
Limestone The annual town meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the high school auditorium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++)… Read More
MEDWAY – Residents will consider town and school budgets totaling $3.4 million during tonight’s annual town meeting, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the DAV Hall. Town officials estimate the tax rate of $20.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value could increase by… Read More
VAN BUREN – Residents may see a drop in property tax rates in 2002-2003, depending on what they do with the proposed budget at the annual town meeting on Wednesday night. Residents will get their say on the $1,625,448 proposed town budget at the annual… Read More
CAMDEN – Voters will have their say on the $4,709,063 proposed municipal budget at the annual town meeting June 12. The budget for 2002-03, agreed upon Monday night by the Select Board, is up $101,876 or 2.2 percent. The town’s obligations to SAD 28 and… Read More
Linneus Voters at the May 13 annual meeting approved a right-of-way or easement allowing resident Michael Lane to cross town-owned property to access a landlocked parcel he wants to buy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Ludlow Annual meeting voters have given town officials permission to borrow up to $180,000 to pave the last 3.5 miles of Ludlow Road. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Grand Isle Voters at Tuesday’s town meeting added $65,600 to their municipal budget and now expect a drop in the tax rate by 2.3 mills with savings in education costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Oxbow Plantation Residents at the March 30 town meeting cast their ballots to apply for the second phase of a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $66,000 to repair the community building. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BLUE HILL – Three items, including a proposal to fund increased police coverage, will be on the warrant when voters gather for a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Town Hall auditorium. The three items were not included in the… Read More
Winterville Residents had to include a projected $7,000 increase in the 2002 budget they adopted on March 30 to support SAD 27, from which they are attempting to withdraw. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Blaine A contract limited to picking up household trash enclosed in plastic bags has resulted in a savings of $11,000 for the town. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Wallagrass This town’s annual report has been dedicated to The Mini Page Kids, a group of fourth-graders at Wallagrass Elementary School surveyed in the year 2000 on what they thought was “cool” for kids that year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Bridgewater Voters at the March 25 annual town meeting gave their volunteer fire department an additional $4,600 for equipment and training. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Westfield About two dozen voters at the annual town meeting adopted a municipal budget, almost $9,000 less than last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Westmanland Residents spent 31/2 hours formulating a 2002 budget that reduced the tax rate nearly 1 mill. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) {… Read More
Caswell Voters re-elected incumbents to municipal offices and cut $10,000 from their town budget at the annual town meeting Friday, March 22. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
ORLAND – Voters breezed through the 29 articles on the town meeting warrant in a little more than an hour Tuesday night. With little dissension, they passed all the articles as proposed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Princeton A write-in candidate was top vote-getter for one of two seats on the Princeton Town Council. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) {… Read More
Troy A write-in candidate for an open selectman’s seat beat out two candidates on the Troy ballot in voting Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
New Canada Fifteen residents turned out for the annual town meeting Wednesday night and adopted a $70,939 municipal budget in less than 30 minutes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Robbinston There is one candidate for each of the municipal offices when Robbinston voters gather tonight at the Robbinston School for the annual town meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
WOODLAND – Voters on Tuesday night approved a tax commitment that was 11 percent above last year’s commitment to operate town government and to pay estimated education costs and county taxes. Town officials estimate those expenses will add another 2 mills to the tax rate… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – When voters attend town meeting Monday night, they will find that the proposed 2002-03 budget will not result in a change in the town’s property tax rate. The election also will offer few changes since all the offices are uncontested. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Alexander Like many communities throughout the state, Alexander residents are holding their annual town meeting on Monday, March 25. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
Mapleton It took town meeting participants just 35 minutes Monday night to adopt a budget designed to support local government, estimated school costs and county taxes without changing the tax rate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
EDDINGTON – During their two-hour town meeting Tuesday night, residents adopted a municipal operating budget of $763,818, up about $50,000 from last year. They voted to use $375,000 from the undesignated fund balance to offset operating costs. Despite many questions about how their money would… Read More
WINN – Residents’ approval of a new agreement with the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. will result in lower solid waste disposal costs. About 20 residents who gathered Monday for the annual town meeting authorized selectmen to enter into the new agreement. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Chester OKs fire service upgrades Voters give nod to funds for new dry hydrant, stipends for wardens
CHESTER – Officials will continue their efforts to improve fire protection services within the community this year. The 16 residents gathered Monday for the annual town meeting authorized selectmen to spend $6,000 to purchase a parcel of land to install a new dry fire hydrant… Read More
CLIFTON – Residents elected two selectmen and adopted a $287,000 municipal operating budget during their annual elections and town meeting Saturday. In local elections in the morning, voters settled a three-way race for a pair of seats on the Board of Selectmen. John Senter, who… Read More
Ashland Voting 278-69, residents Monday soundly defeated a proposed land use ordinance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
GUILFORD – With the exception of social service requests, residents Monday breezed through a 25-article warrant with little discussion. The town meeting was the last official duty Robert Littlefield had before retiring after 30 years as town manager. In recognition of his service to the… Read More
ABBOT – Residents voted Monday during the annual town meeting to raise $102,950 from taxation and take $20,300 from surplus for municipal spending in 2002. The municipal budget reflects a 9 percent decrease in spending from the previous year. After much discussion Monday, residents voted… Read More
BLUE HILL – There is a far better chance that Long Island will be available for residents to camp, hike and hunt for years to come after a nearly unanimous vote at Saturday’s town meeting to keep possession of a large lot recently acquired through a tax lien. Read More
THORNDIKE – A challenge by former selectmen to unseat the incumbent board fizzled at the annual town meeting on Saturday. In voting, residents returned all three incumbents. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More