The Regional School Unit 2 school board has unanimously approved a budget of $24.4 million, leaving $14 million to be raised through taxes.
May 2013
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Maine delegation criticizes IRS action
Maine’s House and Senate members agreed that the Internal Revenue Service overstepped its bounds by subjecting conservative or tea party groups to more scrutiny. But the delegation was not unanimous on whether the IRS inquiries were politically motivated.
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EPA grants to help Gardiner evaluate contaminants along Cobbossee Stream
Gardiner has been awarded $400,000 in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the Cobbossee Corridor for contaminants.
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Kennebec Journal area police log, May 15, 2013
At 8:22 p.m., a 32-year-old Auburn man was charged with failure to register his vehicle during a traffic stop on Western Avenue.
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Windsor voters chose separation from RSU 12
Windsor voters chose to withdraw from Regional School Unit 12 after a vote this week. A committee will be formed to begin negotiating an agreement for separation.
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In DC, Maine lobster rolls a lunch truck favorite
Maine lobster served curbside is creating a buzz in Washington D.C., and attracting long lines of people waiting for a taste of the north Atlantic crustacean.
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OSHA proposes $79,000 fine for Jefferson sawmill in light of safety violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited N.C. Hunt Inc. for safety violations following an inspection.
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State House calendar, May 16, 2013
Legislative hearings and work sessions for May 16, 2013.
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Obama ousts IRS chief over targeting of groups
A visibly angry president says ‘I will not tolerate this kind of behavior’ and vows to also hold others who were involved accountable.
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New York man pleads guilty to unlawful sexual contact with 2-year-old Monmouth girl
Lester House Good, 36, of Troupsberg, N.Y., pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of unlawful sexual contact with a 2-year-old girl in Monmouth in 2009 while he and his family visited relatives there.