WINTHROP — Members of the Winthrop School Committee are exploring whether the town should — or could — join forces with another school district. It is not clear whether any nearby districts would be open to consolidating with the Winthrop School Department, said Virginia Geyer, chairwoman of the committee, at a meeting Wednesday night. Officials […]
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Sun Journal, public libraries host debates on Twin Cities merger
LEWISTON — The Sun Journal, along with the public libraries in Lewiston and Auburn, will host two debates on the upcoming referendum about merging the Twin Cities. The public is encouraged to attend. The first debate will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. […]
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COLAC broadcasts to air through July
LEWISTON — Representatives of the Coalition Opposed to Lewiston Auburn Consolidation will present arguments against the merger of the Twin Cities on weekly broadcasts through June and July. Broadcasts will appear on Public Access channels 11 or 1302, and will air at 5 a.m. every Saturday, and 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each Tuesday through […]
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Consolidation: Cambridge at 40 has come far
Happy birthday, Cambridge. And happy anniversary, too. You’ve earned the double celebration. You’ve come of age. As the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve on Tuesday, Waterloo Region’s second biggest city hit the big 4-0. That alone was worth 40 cheers. But as well as marking the passage of four decades since Cambridge’s birth, it […]
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Council says no to consolidating polls in June
AUBURN — The City Council decided not to consolidate Auburn’s polls into one location for the upcoming special election in June, saying the move could cause confusion or deter voters. In Auburn, the school budget validation referendum and special election for the Ward 4 City Council seat will be held June 13. The council voted […]
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Exchange Club to host Charter Commission presentation
AUBURN — The Auburn Exchange Club will host a presentation by the Lewiston-Auburn Joint Charter Commission on the study to combine the Twin Cities. The meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Gipper’s Sports Grill, 120 Center St. The commission recently released its Consolidation Options and Impacts Study and […]
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Repeal of Maine’s jail consolidation law moves forward
AUGUSTA — The Maine House on Tuesday passed a bill that returns control of county jails to the counties. The bill, LD 186, repeals a 2007 law change that aimed to consolidate the operations of the state’s 15 county jails with the Maine Department of Corrections through a unified state Board of Corrections. The bill […]
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Maine lawmakers struggle to find funding solution for county jails
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers are struggling to find a solution for a looming county jail funding crisis that’s being driven in part by a dysfunctional Board of Corrections. The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Thursday discussed legislation offered by state Rep. Ricky Long, R-Sherman, that would return control of the jails, along with […]
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Rumford, Mexico boards discuss shared police budget proposal
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford boards of selectmen on Wednesday evening argued the pros and cons of a proposed shared police budget. Since September 2013, the towns’ officials have been looking at ways to consolidate services and save money. They hired Municipal Resources, a consulting company from New Hampshire, which said both towns could […]
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Mexico to ask Rumford about use of library
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday evening to ask the Rumford Public Library to draft a proposal on what it would cost Mexico to use the library. Selectman Andy Dupuis said he wanted to see if the Rumford library could look into the matter before Mexico sets its budget. “I think we […]