STRONG — The SAD 58 school board has listened to community concerns and feedback on specific challenges to the future of the district and will hold a public meeting in February on its findings. School board members, parents, teachers, staff and residents of Avon, Phillips, Kingfield and Strong gathered this fall to discuss the impact […]
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Rumford expects to set tax rate Tuesday
Rumford Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs (Rumford Falls Times file photo) RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen has scheduled a special town meeting for Tuesday, at which it expects to set the property tax rate for 2018-19. The meeting is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The current property tax rate is […]
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Strong voters approve spending
STRONG — Voters at a special town meeting Tuesday decided to pave both the town tennis court and a little more than a mile of Pond Road. Several residents noted that the tennis courts on Burbank Hill are heavily used, starting early in the morning during warm weather. Voters at the March town meeting declined […]
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Mechanic Falls sets special meeting
MECHANIC FALLS — Town Manager Koriene Low has announced that Mechanic Falls will hold a special town vote Thursday, June 28, for five warrant articles that did not pass in last week’s town budget vote. Not including the RSU 16 school budget, this year’s town budget of $2.5 million consisted of 34 ballot questions, 29 […]
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RSU 58 directors approve 2018-19 budget
PHILLIPS — The Regional School Unit 58 board of directors approved a $9.28 million budget for fiscal year 2018-19 on Monday night. According to Superintendent Susan Pratt, the budget is $84,000 less than this fiscal year, which ends on June 30. Although the final costs are lower, the loss of $235,652 in Maine Department of […]
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Bethel selectmen cancel today's special meeting; sewer problem being fixed
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen canceled Wednesday’s special meeting to deal with a problem with the sewer line. The sewer drain line from the Bethel Post Office was going into the town’s storm drain and ending up in a brook. Building owner Carl Glidden has made arrangements to fix the problem himself. It was […]
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Livermore Falls voters to decide on new fire station Tuesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters will decide whether to construct a new fire station on the lot of the existing building at a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Town Office. The article asks residents to seek financing of up to $750,000 for construction of the new building. Another article asks […]