Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
March 23, 2013

Lower town budget probably won’t mean tax cut in Sidney

Sidney will charge property owners roughly $168,000 less for municipal services than it did last year, but those savings are likely to be offset by increased county and school assessments.
Published
March 23, 2013

Troy voters pass stipend to temporarily hire former town clerk

Troy voters added $2,000 to the $521,000 proposed municipal budget Saturday during the annual Town Meeting, to hire former Town Clerk Sharon Moody to return to the Town Office temporarily as an assistant.
Published
March 20, 2013

Report: Somerset County’s poverty spurs obesity, smoking, overall poor health

The health of Somerset County’s adults rank next to last in Maine, thanks mainly to smoking and obesity, according to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Published
March 16, 2013

Fairfield food pantry seeks new home near Gerald Hotel project

After 20 years of feeding those in need, the Fairfield Interfaith Food Pantry is seeking help to move to a new home, a warehouse near the former Gerald Hotel and Town Office.
Published
March 16, 2013

Albion voters boost proposed budget to upgrade computers

Albion voters approved slight increases in the town’s proposed municipal budget, including $5,000 on computer upgrades and a $10 per meeting pay hike for the Planning Board secretary, during the annual Town Meeting on Saturday morning.
Published
March 15, 2013

Winslow man charged with 10 counts of unlawful drug possession

Winslow police have charged Casey Edward Bellows, 32 with 10 counts of unlawful drug possession after finding crack cocaine, cash and hundreds of pills at his home on Thursday night.
Published
March 14, 2013

Budget braces Albion for revenue cut

Albion voters will be presented with a reduced municipal budget at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting, but property taxes in the town still could increase.
Published
March 13, 2013

Unity to use old high school for new Town Office

Town officials in Unity expect to receive the deed to the old high school this week, marking the end of an extended search for a new Town Office.
Published
March 13, 2013

Lawrence students have audience with King

U.S. Sen. Angus King, spoke Wednesday with students at Lawrence High School in Fairfield via an experimental videoconferencing format, urging students and educators to embrace 21st century-style learning.
Published
March 8, 2013

Interfaith panel promotes cultural respect to Oakland sixth-graders

During a group panel presentation at Messalonskee Middle School Friday morning, several religious representatives stressed the commonalties their faiths share.