OAKLAND — Repairs to the town’s new but nonfunctioning $6 million sewer system will start as soon as the contractor schedules the work.
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Petitions want questions placed on Oakland ballot
Oakland volunteers are circulating petitions to gather enough signatures to have two questions placed on the November ballot. 1) Do you favor a moratorium on any increases in the tax rate (mil rate) in the Town of Oakland for a period of four years? Only disasters and emergencies shall be exempted. Any other increases in […]
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Pittsfield councilors OK gunsmith shop
PITTSFIELD — After a public hearing with little attendance, the Pittsfield Town Council approved a business permit for a gunsmith shop in a private home less than a block away from Manson Park School.
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OUTDOORS: Fort Point a spot worth seeing
At about the point where Penobscot Bay begins to narrow into the Penobscot River flowing down from the Katahdin region through Bangor and along both sides of Verona Island, Cape Jellison, a 1,600-acre peninsula, juts out into the bay. In colonial times it was known as Wasaumkeag Point, and the remains of Fort Pownall, built in 1759, still stand sentinel with the Fort Point Light Station, built in 1836 and automated in 1988.
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SAD 13 budget heading back to towns’ ballots
BINGHAM — Voters in Bingham-based School Administrative District 13 will return to the polls July 17 to consider the same school budget proposal that failed by four votes last week.
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Contract with increased pay approved for Waterville city solicitor
WATERVILLE — William Lee will continue to be city solicitor for another three years — and at an increased rate of pay.
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Summer starts with a scorcher
Wednesday temperatures came within a few degrees of breaking a heat record in the region, sending farmers scrambling to water their crops and retailers scrambling to keep air conditioners in stock.
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Swimmer’s death ruled accidental
CHINA — The death of the swimmer whose body was found in China Lake this week was accidental, a state official said Wednesday.
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SAD 53 names Laux interim superintendent
PITTSFIELD — A board member who is a retired school superintendent and assistant education commissioner will lead the area’s school district temporarily as the search for a permanent successor continues.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Waterville’s Brown wins Gatorade honor
WATERVILLE — Bethanie Brown enjoyed a record breaking season for the Waterville Senior High School track and field team. On Wednesday, the junior was honored for her efforts by being named the Gatorade Maine Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.