DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to prohibit the use of Jake brakes on Holman Corner on Route 2 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Discussion on the issue began at the June 9 selectmen meeting when police Chief Richard Pickett said he had heard complaints from residents about the excessive […]
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Portland votes to protect downtown plaza from development
The ballot question Tuesday asked Portland residents if they wanted to add 35 open spaces to the city’s list of protected lands and make it more difficult to sell them. The key piece was Congress Square Plaza, a half-acre plaza in downtown Portland. The city wanted to sell most of the plaza to an Ohio-based […]
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SAD 17 budget approved in all eight towns
OXFORD — Voters in the eight towns of SAD 17 gave final approval to the $37.6 million budget Tuesday. A total of 2,078 voters approved the 2014-15 spending plan in a vote of 1,413 to 665. “The community continues to support the school as best as they’re able to,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Tuesday night. […]
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Bethel incumbents Sweetser, Carter re-elected to Board of Selectmen
BETHEL — Residents voted to re-elect incumbents Pat Carter and Lloyd Sweetser to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. Sweetser got 255 votes; Carter, 248; Aaron Crockett, 182; and Gabe Perkins, who dropped out of the race in late May, 77; Town Clerk Christen Mason said. Selectman Don Bennett was elected to the Board of […]
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RSU 16 residents vote on budget Tuesday
POLAND — A referendum on the RSU 16 budget will be held Tuesday, June 10. Polls will be open in the Mechanic Falls’ municipal building, Minot’s Town Office and Poland’s Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The $20 million proposed spending plan was approved at the May 12 districtwide meeting. It is up […]
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Maine Senate votes down tax cut referendum
AUGUSTA — A proposal for a referendum asking voters if they want to cut taxes and government spending was nixed by the Maine Senate on Wednesday. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 21-13, mostly along party lines, in favor of rejecting the bill backed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Under the measure, the state would ask voters if […]
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Democrats show little support for LePage’s tax cut referendum
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to ask voters if they want to cut taxes and government spending got a cool response from Democrats on a legislative panel that began eyeing the bill Wednesday. LePage wants the state to hold a referendum in June asking voters if they want to lower income tax rates, implement […]
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Bear baiting opponents collect 78,528 signatures
AUGUSTA (AP) — A group that wants to ban bear hunting using bait, dogs and traps says it has submitted 78,528 signatures to the state. Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting said the secretary of state needs to certify only 57,277 signatures to qualify for the ballot. It says signatures were collected from 417 communities. Maine […]
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Signature-gathering tactics by bear baiting opponents come under fire
BANGOR — Opponents of a proposed referendum to ban bear trapping and hunting with bait or hounds are accusing proponents of using deceptive means in their quest to gather the 57,277 signatures needed by Feb. 3 to put the question on the November statewide ballot. Members of Facebook pages devoted to defeating the referendum have […]
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Maine pot legalization advocates eye statewide law
PORTLAND (AP) — Marijuana legalization advocates in Maine are aiming for a statewide law to legalize pot after voters in the state’s largest city convincingly approved a local legalization ordinance. Portland voters passed a referendum 67-33 percent Tuesday making it legal to possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of pot. The decisive outcome should send […]