Taxes on a property valued at $200,000 will go from about $4,120 to $4,400 because the increased local contribution to the school district will increase the mill rate from 20.6 to 22.
The board-approved $7.25 million budget reflects an increase of $53,130 over last year with an additional local ask of $159,125.
Kendra Batchelder, co-founder and CEO of Waved Medical LLC in Presque Isle, is one of two County entrepreneurs set to compete for $25,000 in the state Top Gun Showcase Pitch Event on May 16 in Portland.
Matt Swallow and his son Dan raced in the cedar strip canoe Matt and his dad built together in their Houlton garage 44 years ago.
Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that her sentence was illegal because the court used current sentencing guidelines instead of adhering to the 1985 guidelines.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in the sentencing appeal of a woman convicted in the manslaughter death of her newborn daughter in 1985.
The $16.4 million budget for fiscal year 2024-25 is up from last year’s $16 million to cover a $1.1 million shortfall.
To balance deficits, the district’s finance committee also proposes increasing town contributions by $750,000.
In Del Rio, Texas, where he was acting chief patrol agent, Juan Bernal was responsible for 242 miles of border with Mexico and 2,000 agents.
Some paddlers said they had to get out of their boats multiple times and the first finishers were about 45 minutes later than last year.
