AUBURN — A city man who police say tried to strangle his girlfriend with an electrical cord was expected to plead guilty Friday to related charges but apparently changed his mind. Mack Williams Jr., 31, of 712 Washington St. North was indicted on charges of attempted murder and two counts each of aggravated assault and […]
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Livermore Falls to hold hearing on proposed $2.45 million budget
LIVERMORE FALLS — A public hearing will be held Monday, April 28, on a proposed $2.45 million town budget for 2014-15. Selectmen will go over 39 warrant articles that will go before voters June 10 at the polls. The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office. The $2.45 million budget is […]
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Proposed $5.5 million Jay town budget goes to hearing
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 29, on a proposed $5.5 million municipal budget for 2014-15 and two ordinances that will go before voters June 10. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in the library at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay. A regular selectpersons meeting will follow. The board […]
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Maine inmate who killed fellow prisoner with guitar gets life sentence
ROCKLAND — A 43-year-old Maine State Prison inmate will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted Tuesday of beating a fellow prisoner to death with an electric guitar last summer. Guy E. Hunnewell pleaded no contest Tuesday in Knox County Superior Court to both the murder charge and an unrelated […]
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Hearing set on New Gloucester budget
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Budget Committee will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the New Gloucester Meeting House in Lower Gloucester. The 12-member panel recommends a $2.85 million spending plan for 2014-15, while selectmen recommend $2.86 million. The difference between them is $6,250. The overall increase from this year is […]
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Chesterville to hold hearing on fireworks, water quality ordinances
CHESTERVILLE — The Planning Board will hold a public hearing Thursday, Jan. 30, on a draft of a new Fireworks Ordinance and amendments to the Water Quality Ordinance that voters adopted in 2013. Residents voted 147-94 in November to adopt an ordinance to protect water quality in the town. It sets guidelines on commercial water […]
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Solid waste public hearing in Auburn Feb. 3
AUBURN — The Auburn City Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, in the council chambers at 60 Court St. The hearing is about Auburn’s solid waste and recycling program options and the recent recommendation to pursue an automated solid waste and recycling program. The recommendation and options reviewed […]
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Revised administration budget goes to hearing
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen will hold a public hearing Monday on a revised administration budget that will go to voters Jan. 14, 2014. The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Town Office. Selectmen cut $2,500 from the liens line of the administration budget to bring it to $195,361, after voters […]
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Hearing to be held for Maine wind power proposal
MOSCOW (AP) — The Department of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing on a proposal to build a 62-turbine wind farm in north-central Maine. Blue Sky West, a subsidiary of First Wind Inc., is proposing to build a $398 million project in the Moscow area in Somerset County, about 25 miles north of Skowhegan. […]