The vote was 70 yes to 65 no, according to Town Clerk Jennifer Hebert.
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Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oakland town council chairman reelected, firefighter wins second open seat
Michael Perkins and David Groder will begin their newly elected terms in January.
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Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Waterville voters elect three new councilors, reelect school board member
Newcomers Flavia M. Oliveira, Claude R. Francke and Richard Andrew Foss were elected to the City Council and Hillary Koch defeated Mayor Nick Isgro for a seat on the Charter Commission.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Four arrested during Friday morning drug bust in Waterville
Inside the apartment at 24 1/2 Gold Street, police found 4.3 grams of Fentanyl, 5.3 grams of crack cocaine, more than two pounds of marijuana and approximately $1,000 in cash.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Election Day turnout light in central Maine, though some motivated by CMP petition
A petition calls for a statewide referendum on the question of asking the Public Utilities Commission to rescind its vote in support of the CMP project and instead find that the proposal is “not in the public interest.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Belgrade fire and rescue department debuts new boat, ATV that will expand services
Belgrade resident Betty Wells, who passed away in September 2018, left funds in her will that allowed the department to purchase the equipment.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Relative of Starks cannabis community says proposal unfairly targets business; town disagrees
Voters will decide the fate of the town’s mass gathering ordinance at the polls Tuesday.
Posted inNation & World
Trump administration releases $3.32 billion in heating aid
Maine’s Sens. Collins and Angus King call the program a “lifeline”.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Traffic flowing again on Maine Avenue bridge in Gardiner
The closure of Maine Avenue during its bridge replacement prompted traffic delays and drivers’ frustration; now the focus shifts to next summer’s more complex Bridge Street bridge work.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
U.S. Attorney for Maine warning public about dangerous counterfeit pills
Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March of 2019, the DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.