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January 17, 2013

Vassalboro selectmen OK $9,000 for aerial images

VASSALBORO — Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to spend $9,000 to update aerial images used by town planners, assessors and the public.
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January 16, 2013

Helpers wanted for China family forced to move

CHINA — A local woman is organizing an effort Saturday morning to help a family that is being forced to move from its home because town officials have deemed the property dangerous.
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January 15, 2013

Teachers press Augusta legislator to improve governor’s tone on school issues

AUGUSTA — Local teachers and administrators said Tuesday they are frustrated by a perceived lack of respect from Gov. Paul LePage, and they asked their local state representative to do something about it.
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January 15, 2013

Augusta legislators cosponsor ban on school superintendent residency requirements

AUGUSTA — Three Augusta-area legislators have signed on to a new bill that would prohibit cities and towns from requiring superintendents to live in their own school district.
Published
January 14, 2013

Vassalboro selectmen to consider $9,000 for new aerial photos of town

VASSALBORO — Selectmen will vote Thursday on whether to spend $9,000 to get new aerial images of the town.
Published
January 11, 2013

Municipal officials: LePage forcing cities, schools to raise taxes

AUGUSTA — Mayor William Stokes said cities and towns will be forced to raise property taxes if the Legislature approves Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to eliminate state revenue sharing payments for two years.
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January 9, 2013

Legislators’ bus tour plans stops in Somerset, Kennebec counties

AUGUSTA — Lawmakers this week will visit several central Maine destinations — including Madison Paper, Thomas College and the New Balance shoe factory in Skowhegan — as part of a tour sponsored by the Maine Development Foundation.
Published
January 9, 2013

Frustrated moms urge LePage to extend BPA ban

AUGUSTA — Megan Rice and other mothers gathered at the State House Wednesday to protest a LePage administration recommendation that they say doesn’t go far enough to protect young children from the chemical bisphenol-A.
Published
January 9, 2013

Moms protest LePage position on BPA

Some of the mothers wear fake beards as they march to the Governor’s Office to drop off jars of baby food that contain BPA.
Published
January 8, 2013

China family given two weeks to sell condemned property

AUGUSTA — A family living in a home that’s been declared dangerous by the town of China has two weeks to let the Superior Court know if they are able to sell the property.