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Residents to vote on the proposed 2022-23 spending package on June 14.

The $9 million proposal includes estimates for the school district and Franklin County.

.3 million NTIA grant enables public-private partnership to deliver gigabit fiber to Rangeley Lakes Region, the Blue Hill Peninsula and the Farmington area.

Auditor Ron Beaulieu said his firm had to correct more than $3 million in errors to complete the 2020 financial statements.

Read Article FARMINGTON — Infrastructure, affordable childcare and public health needs are among some of the proposed uses for an estimated $8 million coming to Franklin County and its municipalities as part of a federal stimulus package that was passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden on March 11. A group of county and town officials and others offered up suggestions during a workshop Tuesday to brainstorm about how to invest the money. Neal Goldberg of the Maine Municipal Asso...

Read Article A tax commitment presentation was an important portion of the July 19th Rangeley Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  Matt Caldwell of RJD Appraisal, the Town of Rangeley’s contracted assessing firm, provided the information. Rangeley saw an increase in new real estate valuations of approximately four million dollars over the past year.  The revenue from this additional taxable property is not sufficient to neutralize the $448,000.00 increase in Rangeley’s share of the school bu...

Read Article BUCKFIELD — Citing a “toxic environment,” Town Manager John Andrews resigned his position Monday after six months on the job. John Andrews The announcement was made following a one hour, 18 minute executive session to start Monday’s select board meeting. Chairwoman Tina Brooks announced the resignation and said the board would be hiring an interim town manager. His resignation letter was not read at the meeting and the board did not vote on whether on not to accept the re...

Outdoornews March 11, 2021 Mar. 20: MDHA, 3:30 p.m., Lent Town Hall, Stacy. For more info call Karen Tuseth, 651-357-7150. Mar. 27: Southern MN DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Sherburn Community Hall. For more info call Doug Hartke, 507-236-1700. April 10: MDHA Rum River Chapter, 4:30 p.m., Courtyards of Andover. For more info call Tony Zimmerman, 612-369-3897. April 17: WTU Lake of the Woods Chapter Banquet, 5 p.m., Moose Lodge, Baudette. For more info call Scott Fritsinger, 218-395-0408. April 17: WTU Ho...

Outdoornews February 4, 2021 Banquets/Fundraisers Feb. 11: NWTF Capital City Strutters Virtual Broadcast on Facebook, Tinucci’s Banquet Center. Use this link to view event.  Feb. 12: The Gun-A-Palooza hosted by Minnesota Greater Lakes Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation, 6-8 p.m., American Legion, Nisswa. For more info call Troy Hradsky, 320-412-6521. April 10: MDHA Rum River Chapter, 4:30 p.m., Courtyards of Andover. For more info call Tony Zimmerman, 612-369-3897. April 23: Dakota Ringneck...

BUCKFIELD — The town is still struggling to close the books with its former tax collector. With the “consideration and discussion of settlement and discharge with tax collector” on its agenda Thursday night, the board requested that Town Manager John Andrews contact the town’s attorney on what their next step should be. The motion, proposed by Martha Catevenis, passed unanimously by the three members, who include Cheryl Coffman and Chairman Tina Brooks. “The term ‘settlement and dis...