SABATTUS — David Marsters apologized Thursday for posting a racial slur and threat against President Barack Obama on Facebook and resigned from all of his municipal board appointments. An emergency meeting of the Board of Selectmen to consider dismissing him from three town boards was canceled. Marsters submitted his resignation by email to Town Manager […]
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Sabattus man gets firm rebuke for racist threat
Death threats of any kind should be taken seriously, whether they are against the president of the United States or the neighbor next door. Such statements assume a particularly sinister character when accompanied by an obviously racist slur. That’s what happened Tuesday when a Sabattus resident pronounced “Shoot the Ni—-“ on his Facebook page atop […]
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Sabattus calls emergency meeting to consider removing Marsters from boards
SABATTUS — The chairman of the town’s Board of Selectmen has called an emergency meeting for Thursday night to consider removing resident David Marsters from service on all town boards and committees on which he serves. This is the only item on the agenda. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Office. […]
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Sabattus man defends posting
SABATTUS — David Marsters said Tuesday night that the wording of his Facebook post was a mistake, but he defended it, anyway. “(The Secret Service) didn’t see no pictures of Obama with bullet holes in his head,” Marsters said. “It’s not a threatening statement, in my opinion. People take it out of context as a […]
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With two towns reporting, RSU 4 appears to have passed school budget
WALES — The third attempt at passing a 2013-14 school budget appears to have succeeded. Sabattus voted 175-152 in favor and Litchfield 120-61 in favor in a referendum Tuesday, according to a clerk in each town. Results for Wales weren’t available Tuesday night. The budget narrowly passed in Wales during the first vote and was […]
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Sabattus candidate threatens president, uses racial slur
SABATTUS — Federal and local law enforcement agencies are investigating a comment posted by a local man on Facebook: “Shoot the N*****” atop a picture of President Barack Obama. David Marsters said Tuesday he was called down to the town police station and questioned by the Secret Service for about an hour. They asked him […]
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Taxes up in Sabattus
SABATTUS — The tax bill on a $150,000 home in town went up $240 on Thursday night. Selectmen voted to set the new tax rate at $16.35, up $1.60 over the current year. Much of the increase was attributed to the anticipated 2013-14 RSU 4 school budget. Town Manager Andrew Gilmore said 54 cents came […]
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Auburn Seniors lobster feed AUBURN — Those purchasing tickets for the New Auburn Seniors lobster feed on Sept. 18 may pick them up on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at St. Louis Church. Members may call Virginia Levasseur at 783-0273. Color Me Rad 5K is Saturday BRUNSWICK — Color Me Rad 5K Maine will begin at 9 […]
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RSU 4 voters pass third school budget in meeting, referendum next
WALES — Voters have given another tentative yes to the RSU 4 school budget. About 70 people showed up Wednesday night for the public budget vote, a required precursor to the full school budget referendum. The meeting took about an hour and, by the end of it, voters had approved a $17.6 million budget for […]
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Stanton’s fall bird walk series announced
LEWISTON — The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston/Auburn has announced the fall schedule of guided bird walks. This season will mark the seventh year for the series. Last year, more than 40 people participated in one or more walks, and identified approximately 100 species of birds. The Wednesday walks are held in a variety of […]