The combined budget for 2023-24 represents an increase of $4.8 million from the spending plan approved last year, driven largely by bumps in salaries and rising costs for electricity, fuel and liability insurance.
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Vassalboro residents approve $3.1 million municipal budget at Town Meeting
The municipal budget that was approved by about 100 residents Monday night represents a 1% decrease from last year.
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Penobscot artist to give talk in Skowhegan June 8
SKOWHEGAN — Barry Dana is scheduled to be the next speaker in the Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center’s Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series. The next talk will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the Margaret Chase Smith Library, 56 Norridgewock Ave. Dana will share his process in creating a new mural, […]
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Benton woman who’s known as the ‘headstone sleuth’ cracks another case
For the second time in a year, Cindy Gagnon came across a headstone missing from a gravesite where it was placed generations ago and through some sleuthing was able to return it to its rightful place.
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Hartland man dies in single-vehicle wreck in Madison
Steven Young, 42, was killed Sunday when a GMC pickup veered off Route 201 and a second man in the pickup was later arrested when he became combative with investigators who questioned him about the incident, authorities said.
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Erskine Academy names top 10 seniors for class of ’23
Malachi Lowery is valedictorian, and Damon Wilson is salutatorian.
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New Balance pledges $250,000 for early learning center for children in Skowhegan
The contribution was announced Monday at a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of a $65 million expansion of New Balance’s Skowhegan manufacturing facility.
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Skowhegan Area High School graduates 144
The graduation, held Sunday at the school on West Front Street, drew more than 1,500 family, friends and faculty members to the gymnasium and auditorium.
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Waterville-area humane society to host Woofstock Music Festival
The Humane Society Waterville Area plans to hold its second annual Woofstock Music Festival on Saturday, June 10. The festival will feature three major events during the day: 5K Woof Run, Canine Carnival, and Woofstock Music Festival. The gathering takes place at the Humane Society Waterville Area, 100 Webb Road, from 10:30 a.m. to 9 […]
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Nonprofit Day at State House set for June 6
AUGUSTA — The Maine Association of Nonprofits is set to hold Nonprofit Day at the State House from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, in the Hall of Flags. Since 2004, the association has hosted this day to showcase the work and worth of nonprofits, increase policymaker awareness of their essential contributions to […]