Rick Haas will also fill several other roles for the town, including health officer and electrical inspector.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, Schools & Education
Voters trim $100K from Jay-based school district budget
Regional School Unit 73 voters overwhelmingly approved all 21 warrant articles April 10. They will have a final vote on the budget April 29 in each town.
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Posted inBusiness, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Jake’s Home Furniture & Appliance moving to empty Save-A-Lot space in Farmington
Renovations are ongoing in the former grocery store with an anticipated reopening of the furniture store this July.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Women-owned businesses a major force in Lisbon’s economy
Most of the new businesses in town in recent years are owned by women. They say it’s about improving the community, not gender.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
As Jared Golden speaks at private Colby event, protesters demand accountability
While U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, spoke at a private Colby College event Wednesday about his desire to engage voters, protesters along upper Main Street in Waterville criticized him and others for failing to hold town hall meetings.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Minot man charged in crash that injured 4, including Monmouth police lieutenant
Police said Sean McNeil was drunk and driving recklessly on the early evening of Jan. 6 when his Ford pickup truck crossed the centerline on Turner Center Road and into the path of a truck.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Turner-area school board meets goal with proposed budget
The Maine School Administrative District 52 board kept the increase for each town below 8% with the hope of winning voter approval.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
New Maine law would require protection order defendants to keep certain distance from victims
The new law, which will take effect 90 days after adjournment, will expand what protections Maine judges can offer victims of domestic violence and stalking.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton to choose selectperson, school director June 10
There are two candidates each for the Select Board and a three-year term on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Republican lawmakers want to repeal Maine’s 72-hour waiting period on firearms purchases
Proposals before the Legislature come after the waiting period narrowly passed last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, and as it faces a challenge in federal court.