Selectmen, only two of whom attended the library’s budget presentation, voted to decrease the library budget, while the budget committee voted to increase it.
January 2014
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Norridgewock to buy land for new fire station
Selectmen have signed a preliminary agreement for property on Upper Main Street that would be the site of a replacement for the current station, something the town has been saving up for for 25 years.
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Somerset Explorer bus service getting new Skowhegan shelter
Bus stop part of $400,000 downtown revitalization effort and work on it is expected to start in the spring.
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Safe Voices seeks volunteers for helpline
FARMINGTON — Safe Voices, the domestic violence resource center in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, seeks local volunteers to help staff its 24-hour free and confidential helpline in Franklin County. Training is scheduled for Feb. 7-9, in Room 201 of the Roberts Learning Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Sessions will be […]
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Waterville man admits to dangerous fire, driving charges
A number of people are sentenced in cases in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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House-approved farm bill has wins, losses for Maine
Many farmers would gain, food stamp recipients may lose benefits, and dairy farmers aren’t yet sure.
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Portland police pursue leads in shooting outside bar
The victim, a 24-year-old local man, remains in serious condition at Maine Medical Center.
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House passes farm bill over conservatives’ objections
The measure, likely to pass the Senate, has been at the core of a years-long battle over food stamps.