All four towns approved the budget in a ballot referendum.
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Bees working in Richmond lupine field | photo
Photographer Joe Phelan captures bees and lupines at 150 Lincoln St. in Richmond.
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Monmouth voters reject funds for historic school, approve merging police department with Winthrop
Residents also elected 2 new selectmen, and approved town spending in secret ballot voting during Tuesday’s primary elections.
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Voters reject 2 articles in Fairfield’s $9M municipal spending plan
Voters rejected an article that would appropriate money for capital improvement, and one which appropriates salaries for general government.
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Maine transgender sports referendum back in court after invalidation
The group behind the question is asking that it be restored to the November ballot, while the secretary of state wants the court to affirm her conclusion that the petition fell more than 500 signatures short.
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‘A cheap, no-good person’: Donald Trump tees off on Graham Platner
The attacks signal a bruising, scorched-earth general election campaign for Maine’s Senate seat, which is key for both parties’ plans to control the upper chamber.
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Voters pass Oakland-area school budget
All five Regional School Unit 18 towns approved the spending plan Tuesday.
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Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds
A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering.
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Is the term ‘moxie’ derived from the name of Maine’s state soft drink? | Fact brief
Maine made Moxie its official state soft drink in 2005.
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Skowhegan-area voters approve school budget, cost-sharing change
The budget reflects an overall local tax increase of less than 2%, while the cost-sharing formula will use a combination of valuation and pupil count.