The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School, 1023 Pittston School Street in Pittston, marking the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic that residents vote on warrant articles in the traditional meeting style.
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Clinton considers moving Police Department into fire station, instead of expanding Town Office
Officials consider building new fire station at 37 Baker St., next to the Town Office.
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Industry voters approve all articles, elect officials
Voters approve $1,000 raise for all three selectmen, the first pay hike since 2006.
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Rome voters adopt solar moratorium, vote on municipal budget at annual Town Meeting
The moratorium gives town officials 180 days to review and create ordinances on the development of commercial solar projects in Rome.
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Augusta to allow remote public participation in City Council meetings
Councilors say allowing the public to participate, online, in council meetings will increase public input, but some are concerned about the loss of face-to-face interaction.
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Jay to hold public hearing on $5.5 million municipal budget
The hearing is at 6 p.m. Monday at the Spruce Elementary School gym.
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New Sharon voters approve $1.18 million budget
Rejected articles include one that would authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of town property.
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Industry Town Meeting, elections are Saturday
Stewart Durrell is seeking another term on the Select Board while no one is running for a seat on the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors.
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Hallowell officials consider second plan for former fire station after ‘Cadillac’ first proposal
Officials consider redesign that would allow more space for public use and food pantry, describing as “overkill” the amount of space first proposed for city’s small Police Department.
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Thorndike residents give OK to construction of salt and sand shed
The $539,000 shed is necessary because the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in 2019 cited the town after a stockpile of salt and sand contaminated a nearby stream.