NEWRY — The town will hold a public hearing at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Town Office to go over the wording of the Oxford County Regional Recycling referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot. The referendum, if passed, will dissolve the Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp. because escalating transportation costs and a […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
SAD 44 cost-sharing referendum explained
BETHEL — Voters in Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock will decide Nov. 8 whether to change their school district’s cost-sharing formula in two steps over three years. A School Administrative District 44 Cost Sharing Committee, which is made up of one school board member, one selectman and one member at large from each of the […]
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Rangeley changes town meeting process, approves recall ordinance
RANGELEY — The annual town meeting will be conducted by referendum next year rather than an open town meeting. Townspeople voted 64-34 Thursday night to change the voting method to secret ballot at the polls, Town Manager Tim Pellerin said Friday. There was a positive debate that became contentious at times, but the article passed […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 78 school budget narrowly passing
RANGELEY — With four plantations reporting late Tuesday, voters were passing the Regional School Unit 78 budget of $3.89 million by a vote of 68-62. Voters in Dallas Plantation voted 31-25 to approve the budget, and 33-24 to keep a two-step voting process in place for the next three years. Rangeley Plantation residents rejected the […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Newry residents vote against stopping SAD 44 withdrawal process
NEWRY — Residents overwhelmingly voted against stopping the withdrawal process from School Administrative District 44 at Tuesday evening’s referendum, said Deputy Town Clerk Kelly Scott. Residents voted in September 2014 to authorize the Withdrawal Committee to investigate options for leaving the district, which also includes Bethel, Greenwood and Woodstock. The committee and SAD 44 school […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 voters reject school budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters rejected a proposed $32.97 million budget Tuesday by a vote of 1,518 to 1,655. Voters were favoring keeping a two-step voting process in place on a proposed budget for the next three years 2,183-908. The district currently uses the two-step process. Farmington voters approved the budget in a […]
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RSU 78 voters to consider validation of $3.89 million school budget
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 voters on Tuesday set a $3.89 million school budget to go before voters on Tuesday, June 14, in a validation referendum in each of the respective polling places. The school unit serves Rangeley, Dallas Plantation, Rangeley Plantation and Sandy River Plantation, all in Franklin County, and Magalloway Plantation in […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider keeping 2-vote process on annual budget
FARMINGTON — In addition to validating a $32.97 million school budget, Regional School Unit 9 voters will have a second question to decide at the polls in each of the 10 towns Tuesday, June 14. Voters will be asked whether they want to continue the yes-or-no budget validation referendum process in the district for the […]
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Maine voters to decide marijuana legalization in November
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says supporters of a referendum proposal to legalize marijuana have cleared the hurdle to appear on the November ballot. Dunlap said Wednesday election officials have certified an additional 11,305 signatures. That brings the number over the threshold of 61,123 valid signatures. Now the referendum initiative will go to lawmakers, […]
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Michael Heath wants referendum on gay rights protection
PORTLAND — An anti-gay activist said Wednesday he’s ready “to shout to the world that we’re on the side of human dignity” and begin a petition drive for voter signatures in Maine in support of an initiative to remove references to sexual orientation from the state’s Human Rights Act. The Secretary of State’s Office said ‘s […]