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May 23, 2013

Brighton Plantation residents to vote on withdrawal from Madison-based SAD 59 Tuesday

Brighton Plantation and Madison are the only communities left in the Madison-based School Administrative District 59 after Athens and Stark previously withdrew.

May 22, 2013

Pittsfield fire-safety company among five celebrated for environmentalism

Edwards-United Technologies, of Pittsfield, was one of five businesses in the state recognized by the governor's office and the state Department of Environmental Protection with a 2013 Environmental Excellence award Wednesday.

May 21, 2013

Vienna man accused of stealing, wrecking car Monday

Shane Dolph Gurney, 36, of Vienna, is facing felony charges after police said he stole a car on Main Street on Monday and destroyed it in a crash about 20 miles away.

May 20, 2013

SAD 59 approves $10.36M budget; voters have say next month

School Administrative District 59's board of directors approved a $10.36 million budget for the upcoming school year on Monday; a referendum vote is set for June 27.

May 19, 2013

Gas pipeline spurs Norridgewock to revisit shoreland zoning rules

Norridgewock is considering revising an ordinance that protects wetlands in an effort to be friendlier to businesses, according to the town manager.

May 17, 2013

Athens exits SAD 59 in landslide vote Friday

Athens residents voted overwhelmingly Friday, 194–10, to withdraw from Madison-based School Administrative District 59.

May 15, 2013

SAD 74 budget approved overall; towns will see slight tax increase

The school district will need to raise more money from taxpayers in order to support a $9.08 million budget that was approved by voters Tuesday for the upcoming school year.

May 14, 2013

Rangeley Lake search comes up empty Tuesday, as lost snowmobiler's father waits

The Maine Warden Service on Tuesday could not locate the bodies of John Spencer Jr., 41, of Litchfield, and Ken Henderson, 40, of China, both lost in December after going though the ice on Rangeley Lake.

May 13, 2013

Anson family closes memorial skate park, citing cash crunch

A skate park opened in 2006 in memory of Damon Lasley has closed, because his family doesn't have the money to make necessary repairs to keep it safe.

May 13, 2013

Athens residents to vote Friday on leaving SAD 59

Athens residents will vote Friday on whether or not the town should withdraw from SAD 59, making it the second community to leave the district.