On Monday, Madison residents approved a $2.25 million municipal budget for 2013-2014, a number that is about $19,500 less than the current budget of $2,271,472.
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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6 seek 2 selectman, 2 school board seats in Madison Tuesday
Madison voters will consider six candidates in contested races for two Board of Selectmen positions, and two School Administrative District 59 board seats, during municipal elections Tuesday.
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Madison voters face $2.27 million budget request Monday
Madison voters on Monday evening will be asked to consider a $2.27 million budget that is almost identical to the current year’s budget.
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North Anson man with 10 days left on sentence escapes from home confinement
Police are looking for Jerome R. Cole, who had 10 days left of a two-year Franklin and Somerset counties sentence when he escaped from supervised home confinement.
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Cornville Regional Charter School students battle soil erosion at North Pond
A group of Cornville Regional Charter School fifth and sixth graders planted native plants along an embankment of North Pond as part of a lesson on the effects of erosion.
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Loss of Harmony child’s leg in accident a sadly familiar story
While the story of a Harmony child whose leg was amputated in a lawnmower accident Wednesday is a tragic one, it’s not as uncommon a story as you might think.
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Family of six homeless following fire in Embden
A family of six is left homeless after a fire Wednesday afternoon destroyed the house they rented in Embden.
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SAD 13 budget gets first OK from Bingham, Moscow voters
Residents of School Administrative District 13 gave preliminary approval to a $3.23 million school budget for the upcoming year.
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High schools court Athens, Brighton Plantation students at Monday fair
The gym at Athens Elementary School was filled with parents and students Monday evening, as area high schools courted students from Athens and Brighton Plantation to join their schools.
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Bingham, Moscow voters to debate SAD 13 budget Tuesday
School Administrative District 13’s posed $3.23 million budget will be considered by Bingham and Moscow voters Tuesday in a Town Hall-style meeting.