The Maine Legislature is totally missing the point. While considering income tax cuts that would benefit higher incomes and lowering the sales tax to 5 per cent, legislators are handing property taxpayers the bill. In Wilton, the proposed annual budget will increase by $303,711 (1.5 mills). It is unclear what the RSU 9 budget will […]
Irving Faunce
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4 seek seats on Wilton Board of Selectpersons
WILTON — Four candidates are vying for a seat on the Board of Selectpersons in elections from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Town Office. The winner will succeed Tom Saviello, who is not seeking re-election. Three of the four candidates responded to requests for information on their employment, experience, priorities […]
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Irving Faunce: Violent incidents in prison have to stop
As a parent of a person incarcerated at the Maine State Prison, it was disheartening for me to read the reactions of the Office of the State Attorney General and the chairman of the legislative Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to the homicide that occurred recently at the Maine State Prison. The state’s […]