DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday night will discuss the budget schedule for the 2016-17 fiscal year, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the basement of Ludden Memorial Library. The board’s first budget meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the library. Other items on the agenda are: * Reports from […]
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Jay panels search for cuts in draft $5.42 million budget
JAY — Selectpersons, Budget Committee members and department representatives went through the draft municipal budgets for 2016-17 Monday night looking for ways to cut spending. The proposal, without any cuts, was $5.42 million, which is $216,066 less than the current budget. That is not factoring in an anticipated $1.36 million in revenues. At the forefront […]
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Selectmen finalize budget recommendations
STRONG — Selectmen finalized three months of their 2016 budget recommendations and requests at their meeting Tuesday night, after reviewing several remaining categories and adding a few new requests. A proposal by Selectman Mike Pond would ask voters to approve a different way to fund the paving account. Rather than raising and appropriating $60,000 from […]
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Federal government expects deficit to rise to $544 billion this year
Data curated by InsideGov WASHINGTON — A government report released Tuesday estimates that this year’s budget deficit will rise to $544 billion, an increase over prior estimates that can be attributed largely to tax cuts and spending increases passed by Congress last month. The estimate from the Congressional Budget Office also sees the economy growing […]
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Woodstock board cuts General Assistance budget
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to cut the General Assistance budget from $6,000 to $5,000 for 2016-17. Chairman Ron Deegan suggested the cut during a review of the proposed spending plan. “A cut of $1,000 won’t make much of a difference with the budget,” Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. “To me, […]
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Carthage residents to vote on $381,052 municipal budget
CARTHAGE — Residents will vote on a $381,052 municipal budget at their annual town meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, Selectman Stephen Brown said Friday morning. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Carthage Town Office building. Brown said that the proposed 2015-16 budget will cause the town’s mill rate to be lowered from […]
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Jay selectpersons, school directors discuss financial dillemas
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey told selectpersons Monday night that with 300 jobs eliminated at Verso paper mill this month, the budget for 2016-17 is going to come down to what services the community can live without. Healey spoke at a joint meeting of selectpersons and the town’s six school directors […]
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Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier to retire
AUBURN — Longtime Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier announced her retirement Wednesday night after serving the county for more than 40 years. Fournier’s surprise announcement came following an executive session that Fournier requested at the conclusion of the county commission meeting. Over the years, Fournier also served as the county personnel director and its purchasing […]
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Newry board to wait until March town meeting to approve budget overages
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Monday evening to wait until their annual town meeting in March to approve several budget overages from the last few months. Town Administrator Loretta Powers said that several of the town’s departments had overages in certain categories, including the Fire Department, which overdrew its equipment account. “I […]
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Congress passes budget and debt deal
WASHINGTON — Legislation sparing the country the specter of a catastrophic default and partial government shutdown is ready for President Barack Obama’s signature after the Senate passed it by a comfortable margin. Senators voted 64-35 for the measure, which also provides a two-year budget, in the early hours Friday. Democrats teamed with Republican defense hawks […]