OAKLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget would cost the town about $335,000 in reduced revenue, according to a town report.
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Oakland council to consider Belgrade’s renewed call on neighbors to battle milfoil
OAKLAND — Battling invasive milfoil in the Belgrade Lakes is too big of a job for one town, according to a letter to be discussed at the Town Council meeting tonight.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘radical agenda of love’ celebrated at Waterville breakfast
WATERVILLE — The lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. are more than a sound bite about racial tolerance, a Colby College dean told a crowd of more than 100 at a commemorative community breakfast Monday.
1,103 lose power when excavator breaks Fairfield utility poles
FAIRFIELD — Construction workers at the former Gerald Hotel renovation project accidentally caused a power outage when an excavator snapped off two utility poles this afternoon.
Lessons by MLK Jr. remembered, retold
The lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. are more than a soundbite about racial tolerance, a Colby College dean told a crowd of more than 100 at a commemorative community breakfast this morning.
FirstPark to announce new director, seek input on needed skills
OAKLAND — FirstPark, a business park supported by 24 area communities, hopes to announce a new director in about two weeks after a months-long search, according to Craig Nelson, president of the park’s governing assembly.
Alleged Save-A-Lot snack-cake swindlers iced by Waterville police
WATERVILLE — A man and woman accused of shoplifting snack cakes from Save-A-Lot were chased down by police and arrested Thursday.
New faces, same goals for Fairfield Town Council
FAIRFIELD — The Town Council has undergone a significant membership change over the past year, but its goals will remain the same.
Oakland Town Council posts first meeting video on web
OAKLAND — The town’s first attempt at posting a council meeting on the Internet seems to be successful, Town Manager Peter Nielsen said.
Fairfield council votes to cap music fund spending
FAIRFIELD — By a 3-2 vote, the Town Council voted to limit the amount of money it will give this year to a local school music program from a fund created for that purpose.