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Franklin County panel to hold hearing on $6M budget

FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on a proposed $6.27 million spending plan at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the county courthouse. It includes the jail budget of $1.89 million.  The committee made $213,993 in tentative cuts on May 12 to the commissioners’ proposed budget. County Clerk Julie Magoon […]

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Dixfield sets hearing on warrant articles

DIXFIELD — A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2, on town meeting warrant articles. The hearing will be held in the basement of Ludden Memorial Library and moderated by Richard Pickett. Residents voted on the first nine articles at the April 28 town meeting. The remaining 18 will be decided by […]

Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills

Newry selectmen meeting Tuesday

NEWRY — A public hearing and an update on the effort to build a new veterans’ memorial outside the Town Office are among the items on the agenda for the Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at the Town Office, said Town Administrator Loretta Powers. In […]

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Dixfield selectmen schedule hearing on sidewalks

DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to schedule a public hearing for public comment on whether to move forward with the Safe Routes to School project, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Wednesday. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with constructing 3,500 feet of sidewalk from Dirigo High School to […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Lisbon council passes proposed school budget

LISBON – In a 5-2 vote Tuesday night, the Town Council approved a proposed school budget of just over $15 million, which is $234,188 less than the School Committee recommended. For the fourth time this year, voters will go to the polls Nov. 3 to decide on a spending plan for 2015-16. They rejected a […]

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Roxbury weighs pros and cons of speeding solutions

ROXBURY — Residents met with the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening at the Town Office to discuss ways to reduce speeding on Main Street. The meeting followed complaints from Stan Kaubris and several other residents during the summer. Selectman Tim Derouche said Thursday that residents could provide a list of suggestions and later evaluate […]

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Roxbury public hearing to address speeding on Main Street

ROXBURY — A public hearing on speeding along Main Street is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Town Office. At the board’s Aug. 25 meeting, resident Stan Kaubris told selectmen that during the summer he noticed “a large number of cars and four-wheelers driving crazy and way over the speed limit.” He […]