Council OKs budget with cut to library
Despite the extended discussions ahead of Monday’s meeting, there were still several changes made to the budget before it was passed.
Politics
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Gouldsboro’s $6.45 million budget breezes through
The image may be how the gentle-mannered farmer, selectman and musician perhaps is best remembered.
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Means wins Sullivan Select Board race
SULLIVAN – Newcomer Reginald “Bud” Means won a contested race for Select Board member Tuesday, handily beating out incumbent Roger Wakefield 131 to 96, according to election results from the town office. During a candidates night held June 7, Means said he is concerned about the condition of town roads, particularly the deficiencies of Tunk …
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Foster wins primary for district attorney
This means that Foster will square off against independent candidate Robert C. Granger of Blue Hill, who practices law at Acadia Law Group, during the November election.
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Grohoski wins Senate 7 seat
“I am humbled that the voters of Hancock County have elected me to be their next state senator,” said Grohoski in a statement Tuesday night.
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Candidate event in Stonington set for June 23
Eaton and Joyce are running for the seat held by Genevieve McDonald of Stonington, who resigned in May.
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Monroe hired as Schoodic EMS coordinator
“Ken Monroe brings a wealth of experience to the position of EMS coordinator and is a perfect fit,” Gouldsboro Police Chief Pat McNulty said last week.
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In the running: Five candidates vie for Gouldsboro Select Board
Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Recreation Center at 679 Pond Road (Route 195) in Gouldsboro.
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142-unit housing project proposed
The goal is to have the development feel like its own neighborhood as opposed to a housing complex.
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Towns struggle to hire
“The impacts are coming for sure,” said Stonington Town Manager Kathleen Billings, who forecasts longer wait times for municipal services, including road plowing, registering vehicles and other services, such as permits issued by code enforcement officers, who are in short supply.
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Blue Hill Planning Board rejects proposed 16-acre solar farm
The project would have been built on a parcel belonging to Marty Hester and his wife near the Maine Coast Veterinary Hospital.