The council will be drafting next year’s budget with one seat empty after a member resigned this week.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Maine, News
9 Things to do in Maine this weekend: Pinhole photography, reggae fest, Broadway on Ice
From Hallowell to Biddeford, there’s plenty of fun to be had across the state.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Sex assault indictment against Oakland man dismissed
Joshua Adams Smith had been held for almost eight months on the charge, but after DNA was examined, he was released from jail.
Posted inFood & Dining, News
Bangor festival celebrates beer with bacon
The Bangor Beer Festival has added a “bacon bar” to its June 17 event.
Posted inFood & Dining, News
New food festival coming to Thompson’s Point in June
The event in aimed at food lovers and entrepreneurs.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Excise tax reduction bill draws loud concerns from Maine municipalities
A bill before the Taxation Committee would cut the excise tax paid on motor vehicles by 10 percent yearly for five years, a move municipal officials say would gut a key revenue source and could boost property taxes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Rangeley concrete plant proposal moves forward after appeals board finding
The Rangeley Zoning Board of Appeals has upheld its earlier finding that the plant proposed by M&H Construction would be permitted under the town’s zoning ordinance.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump weighing military options following chemical weapons attack in Syria
The Pentagon is in the process of presenting options to the White House on potential military responses.
Posted inOnly Online, Op-Eds
Column: Media goes easy on Susan Rice
But doubles down on Trump-Russia stories.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports, Uncategorized
The boys of not-quite-summer: 10 years of opening days at Hadlock Field
Each year for opening day, groundskeepers at Hadlock Field must compete with Maine’s weather before the Sea Dogs can compete in the Eastern League.