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Photo by Daniel O’Connor.

WILTON — Voters zipped through a 65‑article town meeting warrant Monday night, approving all but one item and adopting a municipal spending plan with mostly small increases.

Eighty‑six people gathered in the Academy Hill School gymnasium as the meeting opened. Not all attendees were registered voters.

Of the 65 articles, 49 pa...


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Lincoln Fire Capt. Ken Goslin discusses budget cuts in Lincoln and the fire department's staffing issues on June 4. Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik of the Bangor Daily News.Daniel O’Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government a...

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Councilors Eric Rojo and Sheldon Hanington listen to Lincoln's new town manager, Wade Shaefer, at a May 20 meeting. Photo by Daniel O'Connor.Daniel O’Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership bet...

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SALEM — Voters in Avon, Kingfield, Phillips and Strong are set to decide the Maine School Administrative District 58 budget at a districtwide meeting planned for July 20 at Mount Abram High School, followed by a validation vote in August.

The MSAD 58 board of directors is recommending a $13.2 million budget for 2026‑27.

The validation refe...


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Madison, Maine. Photo by Fred J. Field for The Maine Monitor.

MADISON — The Select Board welcomed two newly elected members Monday night, chose its leadership for the coming year and unanimously approved expanded responsibilities for Town Manager Cheyenne Stevens as the town prepares to close out fiscal 2026.

Christopher Roy and Brandon Hagopian joined the five‑...


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