BELGRADE — Residents on Tuesday voted 277-198 to approve a tax break for a firm that proposes to build a natural gas pipeline through central Maine.

SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were closed May 14 to May 18, 2012 in Skowhegan District Court.

FARMINGTON — Damage from recent heavy rain has town officials worried a stretch of Whittier Road is at risk of crumbling into Sandy River, where erosion has been threatening the road for more than a decade.

SKOWHEGAN — Votes were still being counted at press time Tuesday in municipal elections. The road commissioner’s job, the town clerk and treasurer’s position and two open seats on the Board of Selectmen were all up for grabs.

KENNEBUNKPORT — George H.W. Bush has a habit of doing something big — and a little bit out of the ordinary — on his birthday.

SKOWHEGAN — The municipal budget for 2012-13 is 6.5 percent more than the current one, according to final tallies from Monday’s annual Town Meeting.