The town plans to hold a public hearing and special town meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 28.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Paris property tax rate drops 9%
The Select Board will next meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 12.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Taxpayers will get higher standard deductions in 2025, IRS announces
It’s rising to $15,000, up $400 from this year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island
Sears Island is Maine’s preferred site because the state owns a 100-acre property where a wind port would be built, avoiding lease payments at nearby Mack Point.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Students injured when school bus goes into ditch in Minot
Some 16 out of 43 Minot Consolidated School students sustained minor injuries Tuesday morning when their bus entered a ditch, school and police officials said.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills school district starts process to permanently close Agnes Gray Elementary School
Maine School Administrative District 17’s school board voted, 19-1, against spending $6 million to make West Paris’ 130-year-old school safe for students and staff.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Auburn lawmaker emerges as a force in Maine Republican politics
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, is facing a tough election of her own, but is raising and funneling hundreds of thousands into other key races that could determine which party controls the Maine House.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
CMMC staff reflects on their response to the Oct. 25 shooting
Hospital staff came together to provide the most efficient care to those wounded in the shooting, staff say.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
These are the most expensive races for the Maine House and Senate
Here’s a look at the races attracting the most outside spending in each chamber.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Maine secretary of state urges absentee voters to plan for possible mail delays
Shenna Bellows is advising voters to return their ballots via drop boxes or in-person in order to give themselves greater certainty that their ballot will be received and to lighten the load on the Postal Service.