Turner property taxes to increase
The amount of funds the town must pay toward the school and county budgets increased this year.Read More
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Some states, including Maine, reject federal money to find and replace lead pipes
Maine – which banned lead pipes earlier than most states – said other funds would be used to create inventories.Read
Read MoreOxford commissioners hold another closed-door session about sheriff
The three commissioners, county officials and their attorney all declined to address the issue following Tuesday’s special meeting.Read More
Read MoreCounty commissioners vote 2-1 to fund non-profit community support organizations
FARMINGTON – After more than an hour of public comment and testimony regarding the county funding of several non-profit organizations,
Read MoreJay sets tax rate rises $2.50 per $1,000 of property valuation
The Select Board set the rate for 2023-24 at $23 using $1.5 million from the town’s undesignated fund.Read More
Read MoreDown East town likely to delay towering flagpole proposal again
Columbia Falls might extend by another six months a temporary ban on major developments, including a potential 1,400-foot tower that
Read MoreBrunswick will hold tax rate after reassessment backlash
After backlash from the community, Brunswick town councilors voted to delay the 2023 property tax assessment indefinitely, meaning the home
Read MoreMaine to prohibit the sale of fluorescent light bulbs because they contain mercury
Following national ban on incandescent bulbs, seven state phase out fluorescents Read More
Read MoreBattle over Moody Beach: Residents and visitors fight over beach access
Moody Beach in Wells was deemed “private” after a court ruling in 1989, and residents and non-residents alike have been
Read MoreTurner board accepts Quimby hall paving bid
There are four marijuana store licenses available in town, which the town will select interested applicants through a lottery-like process.Read
Read MoreLamoine approves temporary pause on ‘glampground’ application
The overwhelming approval by town voters forces a temporary halt to a proposed luxury glampground less than 10 miles from
Read MoreMaine lawmaker floats ‘civil disorder’ bill that would outlaw neo-Nazi training camp
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine lawmaker is floating legislation ahead of next year to explicitly outlaw a neo-Nazi paramilitary camp in Penobscot
Read MoreLimestone town manager changing role 2 months after being hired
LIMESTONE, Maine — Limestone’s latest town manager, who said he’d donate his salary back to the town, is now taking on
Read MoreLamoine approves ‘glamping’ moratorium
Lamoine became the latest Maine town to pause a big development, putting a temporary halt on proposed luxury “glampground” less
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