DURHAM — Residents at town meeting Saturday adopted a municipal budget of $2.19 million. Selectmen had proposed spending $2.17 million, but voters instead went with a higher Budget Committee recommendation to spend $776,095 for roads instead of the $744,670 selectmen had proposed. Following a presentation by fire Chief Bill St. Michel on the purchase of […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay eliminates double-route trash pickup days
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to eliminate double-route pickup days for trash following a holiday, beginning with Christmas. There are seven double-route pickup days a year. Normally, when a holiday falls on a regular pickup day, trash pickup does not happen on that day. Instead, the Transfer Station crew picks up trash on the route […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
State favors incinerators in post-MERC waste disposal decision
AUGUSTA — Trash once meant for Biddeford’s incinerator should still be burned, according to a draft decision issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday. The draft decision upholds a long-standing policy that determines how household solid waste should be handled, favoring burning trash over putting it in landfills. It does not mandate […]