Town officials say that because Anson collected and kept all excise taxes this year, the town has more money to fund the budget, a savings that could result in lower taxes for residents.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Somerset County select board candidates call their unpaid taxes insignificant
More than a quarter of the county’s candidates have overdue tax bills, and municipal government experts say it’s a bad example and could cause conflicts of interest; but candidates largely shrug it off.
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Posted inMaine, News
Mercer to consider starting emergency response team
The proposal from a Rome paramedic will be considered Saturday as part of an overall $354,969 budget at the annual Town Meeting.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s only Leap Year town considers regular celebrations
Residents in Smithfield, the only Maine town incorporated on Feb. 29, say they don’t do much to mark the extra day, but that could change if a proposal for annual celebrations is approved at Town Meeting.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
SAD 74 residents question proposed change in local school taxes
The change would shift more of the tax burden onto Anson residents as the town of Embden proposes to withdraw from the school district.
Posted inMaine, News
Electrical malfunction causes fire in vacant Waterville building
Crews battled a blaze that damaged an abandoned warehouse on Chaplin Street in Waterville near the railroad tracks.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
SAD 74 residents to consider new school tax formula
The proposed change to the way local school tax dollars are raised would shift the amount towns in the Anson-based district would pay as Embden considers leaving.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Susan Sarandon campaigns for Bernie Sanders at Colby College
The actress made a stop Wednesday at the Waterville college as part of a two-day tour of Maine supporting the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Report: Somerset County jail failed to follow policies in inmate death response
The Department of Corrections found that jail employees did not follow emergency medical polices in Joseph Daoust’s 2014 death, which the attorney general still is investigating.
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Mechanical failure believed to be cause of Waterville accident
The driver of a KVCAP van was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries following the Monday afternoon accident on North Street.