2026 Annual Town Meetings: Franklin, Oxford, Somerset and Washington counties

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 14, at the Municipal Building at 9 a.m. 

Nominations for two selectpersons and one SAD 58 director will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 62 articles, including: $35,000 for administrative salaries; $19,907 for MaineHealth EMS ambulance service; $204,544 for summer roads; $107,131 for winter roads; $8,000 for road commissioner; $101,204 for paving; $3,000 for legal expenses; $29,700 for administrative expenses; $10,000 for technology; $10,000 for maintenance of the Avon Municipal Building; $37,717 for solid waste disposal; $30,000 for equipment maintenance; $9,500 for code enforcement; $2,000 for cemetery maintenance; $2,400 for animal control; $5,500 for assessing; $5,000 for maintenance of the Walli Ballpark/Rollins Playground on the Avon Valley Road; $1,500 for Phillips Area Food Pantry; $3,700 for Phillips Public Library.

Voters will also consider whether to form a committee to investigate the ability of Avon to have its own transfer station.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, at the Town Office from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.

Select Board: Jay Reynolds, one three-year term; Courtney Knapp, Gregory Thomas and Anne Tuell, one one-year term.

Sanitary District Trustee: Scott Stoutamyer, one three-year term.

School Committee: Deirdre Frey and Meredith Swallow, two three-year terms.

Prior to the town meeting March 18, a public hearing is planned to address the town’s comprehensive plan, which was written in 2003. The 5 p.m. hearing will allow the members of the public and the Comprehensive Plan Committee to discuss edits proposed by the state. If no substantial edits are proposed, the committee will use the time to answer any questions.

At the town meeting, voters will decide whether to approve the plan. The warrant articles include: $871,723 for police, fire, ambulance services and insurance policies; $656,227 for administration; $547,553 for recreation programs and facilities; $472,055 for employee benefits; $268,800 for the transfer station; $198,623 to operate the library and community center; $150,500 for the airport; $145,000 for Western Maine Transportation Services (the Sugarloaf Explorer); $95,000 for the golf course; $82,700 for road maintenance; $47,600 to maintain town facilities; $40,000 for the Recreation Endowment Reserve Fund; and $25,240 for the town’s scholarship fund and general assistance.

Voters will also be asked to consider a series of changes to the town’s zoning map. Among other alterations, the new map would allow for more densely situated housing, reducing the minimum lot size from 5 acres per house to nearly 1 acre.

Additionally, voters will consider support for Western Maine Mountain Housing through revenue captured by the West Mountain TIF District through the end of 2026. The nonprofit is seeking to construct the workforce housing Bigelow Hill project.

Voters will further consider two land transactions: the first to shift a propane distribution tank near the Town Office back toward the transfer station, and the second to buy 14 acres to expand recreation and trail offerings near the Town Office.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the Town Office.

Nominations for selectman and the Regional School Unit 56 board of directors will be taken from the floor.

Voters will consider 46 warrant articles, including: $100,000 for road repair and maintenance; $99,500 for plowing and sanding; $80,500 for Town Office expenses; $80,050 for wages and salaries; $80,000 for reconstruction and tarring of town roads; $33,000 for Transfer Station expenses; $30,000 for maintenance and repair of town bridges; $25,000 for the Carthage Fire Department; $22,000 for ambulance services; $16,000 for maintenance and repair of town buildings; $5,000 for Community Building expenses; $2,000 for general assistance; $1,100 for Community Concepts; $1,000 for cemeteries; $500 for the Ludden Memorial Library; and $500 to update the Veterans Memorial.

Residents will also decide whether to shift the positions of town clerk/tax collector and treasurer from elected to appointed roles and whether to set the interest rate for unpaid taxes at 7 percent.

Additional requests include transferring $80,000 from the town’s Betterment Fund to buy a brush fire truck, $9,000 to install insulation at the snowmobile club building and $5,000 from the same fund for civil emergency preparedness.

Voters will further be asked to authorize the Selectboard to examine “legal options available for restricting or regulating the development of commercial solar farms in the Town of Carthage.”

Municipal elections will be held on Friday, March 13, at the Dave Archer Town Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual town meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, in the same location.

Selectman: Christine Stevens, one 3-year term

Selectman: Jason Rodier and Jason Walczak, one 1-year term

The warrant has 42 articles, including: $207,810 for administration; $71,525 for Fire Department; $167,765 for solid waste disposal; $512,264 for Public Works; $386,700 for roads; $31,500 for assessing; $2,500 for social service agencies, including North Chesterville Homemakers Association; $8,780 for animal control; $2,000 for general assistance; $5,250 for recreation; $4,915 for cemetery maintenance; $23,014 for rescue services; $300 for E.A. Wright Beach maintenance.

Voters will also consider whether to enter into a contract with a logging operator to harvest timber on a 25-acre town-owned lot near the transfer station on Mace Road. Any stumpage revenue will go into the capital improvement reserve account.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Town Office in Stratton. The annual town meeting is set for Saturday, March 7, at 9 a.m. at the Eustis Community Building.

Select person: Carol Sherrier and Linda Marzelli, two three-year terms.

Eustis School Board: Sarah Strunk, one three-year term.Planning Board: Jeffrey Brickley.

The warrant has 35 articles, including: $1 million to build a fire station on Route 16, contingent on the town receiving funds through a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program grant; $438,445 for fire protection, ambulance and streetlights; $382,000 for highway accounts; $323,250 for administration; $226,738 for health and sanitation; $182,500 for the library and recreation programs; $18,476 for care of cemeteries, decorations and some miscellaneous outside agency requests, such as LifeFlight of Maine; and $7,500 for general assistance and the food pantry.

The board is also recommending $6,000 be carried forward for work on the comprehensive plan and $3,000 for a regional animal control officer. In addition, the board is recommending no funds be allocated to the Flagstaff Area Business Association, also known as Maine’s Northwestern Mountains, even though the group had requested $5,000.

Municipal elections and a town meeting to set a six-month budget designed to transition the town to a July-June fiscal year are scheduled for Monday, March 23, at the newly reopened Farmington Community Center. Polls are open from noon to 5 p.m., and the town meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m.

Selectmen: Dennis O’Neil and Richard Morton, two three-year terms.

RSU 9 (Mt. Blue) directors: Wayne Kinney and Christina Lynch Bobrow, two three-year terms.

The budget includes $7,454,258 in total appropriations. With an estimated $1.58 million in revenue, the net amount to be raised through taxation would be $5,898,250.

The estimated property tax rate to cover the $5.89 million would be $5.49 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. That translates to a tax bill of $1,648 on a $300,000 home, which is the local average value, to cover municipal appropriations. That projection is an estimate. Town officials will not know the actual property tax rate until April 1, when property valuation changes are locked in and the assessor can commit taxes.

The six-month budget is designed to shift Farmington from budgeting for a calendar year to a fiscal year that would run from July 1 to June 30. Many other governments, including the state, school district, county and most larger Maine communities, use the July‑to‑June cycle, as do several of the town’s contracts and services.

An informational meeting on the six-month budget will be held on Wednesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. That meeting will be broadcast on Mt. Blue TV.

The Select Board and Budget Committee will soon begin working on the budget for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

That budget will go before residents at a town meeting scheduled for May 11.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at the Town Hall. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the town meeting is set to begin at 2 p.m.

Select Board: Earl Ireland, one three-year term.

The warrant has 36 articles, including: $108,640 for summer and winter roads; $85,000 for paving; $77,580 for equipment and maintenance of Highway Department equipment; $72,000 for administration salaries; $70,000 for new siding and windows for Town Hall; $50,000 for administration; $30,000 to contract with Farmington for fire and rescue services; $23,000 for code enforcement, animal control and other enforcement wages; $19,371 to contract with MaineHealth EMS for rescue services; $15,000 for Town Hall operating expenses; $10,000 for revaluation; $10,000 for town garage operating expenses; $10,000 for tools; $7,000 for cemetery maintenance; $5,000 for streetlights; $4,000 for maintenance and improvements at Clearwater Lake; $4,000 for general assistance; $3,996 for contracted solid waste management services; and $500 for the Industry Community Kitchen.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are set to be decided by referendum from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the Jay Community Building.

Incumbent candidates for selectperson and water trustee seats are unopposed: fourth selectperson, assessor and overseer of the poor, Francisco T. Demillo; fifth selectperson, Gray T. McGrane; Jay Village Water trustee, Randall J. Doiron; and North Jay Water trustee, Jeffrey P. Purington.

Voters will also elect four members to the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors. Candidates are: for a one‑year term, Joyce A. Badeau and Avery F. Ryder; for a two‑year term, Matthew J. Brennick and Edward P. Walsh; and for two three‑year terms, Danielle J. W. Brotherton (incumbent), Jodi L. Cordes (incumbent), Tamara N. Hoke and Shari A. Ouellette (incumbent). Voters will choose two of the four candidates for the three‑year seats.

The warrant includes 42 articles, including: $2,014,913 for Public Works; $1,179,363 for the Police Department; $739,725 for town government operations; $678,600 for the Sewer Department; $454,206 for the Fire Department, along with a separate request to move $183,000 from a reserve fund to replace air packs and install a heating system at Station No. 2; $417,750 for hydrants and street lights; $350,000 for the Paving Capital Reserve account; $321,000 for debt service; $316,834 for the Jay‑Niles Memorial Library, which includes wages, programs and deferred maintenance on the building; $78,882 for ambulance service; $21,926 for summer recreation programs; $3,000 for the Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls Food Cupboard; $2,888 for July 4 fireworks; and $1,000 for the Spruce Mountain Ski Club.

Voters will also decide whether to adopt an ordinance freezing rent increases at mobile home parks, retroactive to Dec. 8, and whether to authorize the tax collector to establish “tax clubs” that allow residents to pay taxes monthly instead of twice a year.

Voters will further decide in two articles whether to raise $200,000 for curbside trash collection and $10,000 for curbside pickup of recyclables. Recycling pickup depends on approval of the trash collection article.

Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Webster Hall, where voters will elect three members of the Board of Selectmen for three‑year terms and two members of the Maine School Administrative District 58 board of directors for three‑year terms.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Kingfield Elementary School.

The warrant includes 44 articles, including: up to $478,000 for Public Works; $386,650 to make the bond payment for road reconstruction and repair; $378,620 for transfer station operations; $376,600 in taxes and $9,000 in tax increment financing, or TIF, revenue for administration costs; $103,900 for the Fire Department; $90,100 for the bond payment for the sidewalk lights project approved in 2021; $50,000 in TIF revenue and $5,500 from the Poland Spring Graywater Lease Agreement for Kingfield Wastewater System operations; $40,000 to grant tax discounts and abatements; $30,000 in taxes and $30,000 in TIF revenue for new highway equipment; $25,000 in taxes and $25,000 in TIF revenue for Fire Department equipment; up to $15,000 for the Webster Library; $8,100 for social service agencies, including the Kingfield Historical Society; $7,750 for animal control; $7,500 for Kingfield Festival Days; $2,000 for map updates; and $2,000 for planters and flowers.

Voters will be asked to consider updates to the Budget Committee Ordinance.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 13, at the Town Office from noon to 7 p.m. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Cape Cod Hill Elementary School.

Board of Selectmen: Robert Ayer and Michelle St. Clair, one three-year term.

Board of Selectmen: Bradley Greenleaf and Benjamin Smith, one two-year term.

The warrant has 32 articles, including: $898,279 for public works, which includes summer and winter road maintenance, snowplowing and other services; $276,867 for administration, which includes salaries for elected and appointed officials, general assistance, cemetery maintenance, assessing, Town Office operations and code enforcement; $217,579 for public safety, which includes animal control, streetlights, the Fire Department, fire protection and the ambulance subsidy; $175,000 for solid waste disposal; $46,614 for the Jim Ditzler Memorial Library; $15,000 to start a revaluation reserve account to fund future property revaluation; and $11,950 for the Parks and Recreation Department.

Voters will also be asked to consider installation of a photovoltaic system on the roof of the Town Office/Fire Station. An initial estimate from Aurora Roofing & Solar is $79,500, with incentives that could reduce the cost to $55,650. Representatives from the company are expected to be at the meeting to answer questions.

Voters will further be asked to consider changing the position of road commissioner from an elected to an appointed position, which would take effect in March 2027.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at Smith Hall.

Selectman: one three-year term. Chair Jeff Allen said he is not seeking reelection.

Road commissioner: six-month term

Planning Board: two two-year terms

The warrant has 29 articles, including: $341,285 for the town road department; $159,244 for the administrative account; $66,285 for municipal services; $65,345 for the transfer station; $61,321 for the Fire Department; $24,040 for insurances; $21,967 for boards and committees; $8,291 for maintaining Smith Hall; $7,400 for cemeteries; $5,347 for animal control; and $1,710 for recreation.

Three outside agencies that have requested funding are addressed in one article: $721 for LifeFlight of Maine, $100 for Maine Public Media, and $65 to Kennebec Behavioral Health.

There are three articles dealing with building permits and requirements.

Article 24 would create a property line setback of 10 feet, while Article 25 would eliminate an exemption for building alterations that are less than 200 square feet.

Article 26 would shift the approval process for some building permits from the Planning Board to the code enforcement officer to streamline the process. The board would still be involved for Shoreland Zoning or commercial building applications.

Two other articles would change how the transfer station operates.

Permits to allow residents to use the station would be purchased at the Town Office at the cost of $50 per year. The hours of operation at the station would change from Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons to eight hours Saturday and three hours Wednesday.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are to be held by secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Town Office.

Voters are to elect two members of the Board of Selectmen, each for a three‑year term. The candidates are James Jannace, Shelly Lowell, Keith Savage and Leeanna Wilbur.

Voters are also to elect two members of the Regional School Unit 78 board of directors, each for a three‑year term.There are 77 warrant articles, including: $1,280,184 for salaries, wages and insurance, an $86,646 increase over the current year; $794,906 for roads; $714,001 for the Police Department; $550,425 for solid waste disposal; $509,233 for sewer repair and maintenance; $474,457 for the Fire and Rescue Departments; $455,000 to be transferred from capital improvement and reserve accounts for the Fire Department, Public Works, Police Department, Sewer Department and solid waste disposal; $357,546 for capital improvements from the undesignated fund balance, including $50,000 for Fire Department extrication tools, $77,600 for a Chevrolet Tahoe for the Police Department, $75,000 for public safety bay doors, $70,000 for the Town Office roof and $19,946 for the Skowhegan police cruiser lease; $261,316 for the Parks and Recreation Department; $210,000 to be transferred from capital improvement and reserve accounts for book restoration, technology and downtown improvements; $178,188 for fire hydrants; $154,584 for emergency medical services; $90,000 for demolition of the property at 50 Pleasant St. (next to the Town Office) that was damaged by fire in 2025, and for codification of ordinances; $63,931 for Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport; $52,221 for public facilities maintenance; $50,000 for the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club to maintain and groom trails; $50,000 for marketing, advertising, advocacy and management of the Rangeley Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce; $49,665 for the Rangeley Public Library; $33,760 for cemeteries; $14,000 for the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Water Quality Protection and Invasive Plants program; $10,000 for The Rangeley Friends of the Arts for youth and student programming; $10,000 for the Rangeley Housing Development Corp. meal site; $7,000 for the nonprofit community radio, WRGY, for equipment, training and other costs; and $2,000 for general assistance.

Voters will also be asked to authorize town officials to apply for federal financial assistance for construction costs of the Oquossoc and Town Park Improvement Plan, and to authorize officials to enter into the Land and Water Conservation Fund Project Agreement with the state.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Forster Memorial Building. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the same location.

Selectmen: Joel Doyon, Marcel Lecours and Gilbert Reed, two three-year terms.

MSAD 58 directors: Jessie Stinchfield and Joan Reed, two three-year terms.

Recommendations from the Select Board and Budget Committee are identical for a number of warrant articles, including: $206,000 for highway accounts; $183,227 for public safety; $174,750 for general government accounts; $72,500 for Public Works operating expenses; $35,000 for the Fire Department’s truck reserve; $29,366 for the Franklin County Animal Shelter, cemetery maintenance and payroll taxes; $27,000 for the Forster building account; $25,000 for the Special Equipment Fund; $16,000 for Town Office technology; $10,200 for health and sanitation; $10,000 for the Strong Public Library; $3,000 for community events; $2,000 for Christmas lights; and $500 for the septic cluster fund.

The board and committee recommendations vary on a few articles. The board recommends $29,500 for the Fire Department, augmented by $34,217 from Franklin County and $9,000 from the nearby town of Avon. The committee recommends $22,500 from taxation — $4,000 less for the department’s equipment line and $3,000 less for payroll.

The committee recommends no money for the town park account, while the board recommends $2,000, yielding total recommendations of either $7,000 or $5,000 for all of the town’s parks.

The Budget Committee is recommending $4,000 for the Economic Ministry and the Faith Works Food Bank. The Select Board did not make recommendations for those two articles.

Voters will also consider authorizing the Select Board to enter a lease‑purchase agreement for a new wheeler truck and plow equipment. The lease would be for five years and not exceed $331,000, with payments not to exceed $47,000. A $100,000 down payment would be taken from the town’s Special Equipment Fund. Article 30 would appropriate $46,172 for the first payment.

The board and committee recommend using $300,000 in undesignated funds to reduce the 2026 tax commitment. Other articles ask voters to transfer $75,000 to the town’s revaluation account and $60,000 to the Tarvia account, which funds material for road surfacing. The Tarvia account would also be supported with $40,120 from the state’s Local Road Assistance Program.

The warrant includes two new ordinances that would prohibit using tobacco products or alcohol, cannabis and other impairing substances at Legion Field, the Town Beach and Lance Corporal Scott Paul Park.

The annual town meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Building at 258 Temple Road.

Nominations come directly from the floor, with residents choosing candidates to fill two positions on the Select Board: a three‑year seat and a two‑year seat. An election by secret ballot will be held following nominations.

Not counting third‑party requests for funding, which generally do not carry recommendations from the board, the warrant has 22 articles, including $194,250 for snow plowing; $150,000 for roads and bridges; $150,000 in paving reserve; $130,000 for town charges; $50,000 for waste collection; $45,000 for winter sand and salt; $25,000 for the maintenance of town buildings; $23,500 for Fire Department operations; $22,000 for waste disposal; $21,250 for town official stipends; $15,500 for tax assessing services; $13,280 for ambulance service; $12,000 for insurance; $10,000 for the Fire Department’s equipment reserve; $10,000 for the salt shed reserve; $7,500 for animal control; $7,000 for hydrants; $4,000 for Maine Municipal Association dues; $2,500 to maintain the Temple Times; $2,000 for streetlights; $1,700 for the animal shelter; and $1,600 for the Village Cemetery.

Elections are scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. at 23 Mill St. The town meeting is set for Saturday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at Town Hall. Town officials will be on hand at 9:30 a.m. to register new voters.

Select person: Lisa Miller, one three-year term.

RSU 9 board of directors: No candidate for one three-year term.

Budget Committee: Russell Banton, one three-year term; Ernestine Hutchinson and Stanley Wilcox, one one-year term.

Planning Board: Stanley Wilcox, one five-year term.

The town report is dedicated to Carol Cochran, who has nearly 50 years of service as the town clerk and tax collector.

Beyond electing officials and empowering the Selectboard to run the town’s day-to-day operations, the 25-article warrant will set the municipal budget. The board is recommending a budget of $928,910 for general government, public safety, the transfer station and public works, an increase of less than $20,000 from the 2025 budget. That does not account for the county or school appropriations, which have yet to be set but totaled $254,008 and $695,693, respectively, last year.

Articles that will likely prompt debate include authorization for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program grant funding to support construction of a new fire station and a request to borrow up to $1 million to support that effort. The station is proposed to be built near the town garage and ball field on Dixfield Road.

An ordinance that would enable the Planning Board to review applications for nonresidential and multifamily developments in town will also go before the voters Saturday. Copies of the ordinance are included in the town report and on Weld’s website. Voters will also be asked to consider allowing the town to accept a donation of $6,000 from the Webb Lake Association to create a pollinator garden near the Town Office.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at American Legion Mundt-Allen Post 81 for all municipal officers and the Maine School Administrative District 44 board of directors.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at Crescent Park Elementary School.

There are 48 warrant articles, including: $1.1 million for capital improvements, including vehicles and equipment for Public Works, rescue services and Fire Department, equipment at the airport, comprehensive plan update, road improvements and sidewalk maintenance; $809,897 for Public Works; $792,893 for administration; $637,452 for rescue services; $567,271 for Solid Waste Department; $324,524 for the Fire Department; $200,000 for the solid waste disposal fee collected in Casella dumpsters and picked up at the curb by Casella; $196,033 for the Bethel Regional Airport; $105,179 for recreation; $34,598 for the Town Office; $29,090 for the Fire Station; $22,500 for the Bethel Library Association; $21,150 for the fountain, park and cemetery; $20,000 for the Food Pantry District Exchange; $19,400 for the town garage; $18,780 for the ambulance building and facility; $15,000 for the Bethel Historical Society; $10,904 for animal control; $9,539 for Angevine Park; $4,000 for general assistance; $4,000 for Seniors Plus; $4,000 for Community Concepts; $1,200 for the Age Friendly Community Initiative; and $1,000 for Project Graduation.

Voters will also be asked to consider raising $695,950 for Oxford County Sheriff’s Office patrol coverage, which is $22,085 more than the current budget. The Bethel Select Board does not recommend approval, but the Budget Committee recommends approval.

Municipal elections are set for secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9.

Candidates for one three-year term for selectman are Robin Foster, Justin Myers, Tracie Peek-Antolin, Chad Pine and Jeffrey Towle.

Candidates for the Maine School Administrative District 72 board of directors, competing for one three-year term, are Teresa Egan, Steven Gasper and William Tracy.

Judy Tordo is running opposed for an open Planning Board seat, and Carole Kuntz is running unopposed for the Budget Committee.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at the Brownfield Community Center.

There are 27 warrant articles, including: $563,895 for Public Works, which includes wages, paving, equipment and maintenance; $510,901 for office and nonfixed administrative expenses, including wages, utilities, legal expenses and supplies; $345,931 for transfer station expenses, including wages, tipping fees, trucking and hazardous waste disposal; $298,565 for fixed administrative expenses, including computer licensing and maintenance, auditing, insurance and custodial fees; $165,383 for Fire Department; $84,561 for Recreation Department, including wages, equipment and sports official fees; $45,655 for Code Enforcement Office; $38,400 for Brownfield Community Center expenses; $34,606 for Planning Board expenses; $30,500 for in-town community organizations, including the Brownfield Public Library; $28,312 for assessing; $16,266 for out-of-town community organizations, including the Western Maine Veterans Advisory Committee and Community Concepts; $12,984 for animal control; $9,100 for water recreation, including docks and swimming instructor wages.

Voters will also be asked to change the recreation director from a full-time to a part-time position.

They will further be asked whether to spend $20,000 to record and upload all Brownfield Board of Selectmen meetings, workshops and all other committee meetings when town business is done. If the article passes, voters will be asked to establish a policy requiring all recorded meetings to be saved at the Town Office and uploaded to YouTube within 48 hours to increase transparency and public access. If the article fails, voters will not be asked to consider the policy.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are set for secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Municipal Center.

Voters are electing two members of the Buckfield Select Board, each for a three-year term, and one member of the Regional School Unit 10 board of directors for a three-year term.

There are 31 warrant articles, including: $1.2 million for Public Works, including paving, plowing and cemetery maintenance; $857,698 for public safety, including fire, rescue and emergency management, animal control, streetlights, hydrants and public safety facilities; $572,907 for general government operations, including administration, assessing and insurance; $378,700 for solid waste operating expenses; $76,210 in community operating expenses, including general assistance, the Zadoc Long Free Library, the Old Church and social services; and $35,510 for parks and recreation.

Voters will also be asked to consider amending the Planning Board Ordinance to expand eligibility of board membership to include nonresidents and to create a “temporary governance” provision to allow the Select Board to perform Planning Board duties as necessary.

Voters will further be asked to consider enacting an ordinance restricting commercial solar facilities to protect Buckfield’s rural character and agricultural lands, and to enact a Property Maintenance Ordinance to establish basic standards for the maintenance of buildings and yards to protect public health, safety and property values.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Town Office.

Nominations for two selectmen, one school director, assessors and overseers of the poor will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 58 articles, including: $85,000 for the Byron School Unit; $40,600 for Public Works salaries; $27,000 for administrative wages; $20,000 for bridge repair; $15,000 for Town Office maintenance; $13,200 for legal, accounting and information technology services; $12,000 for the Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Transfer Station; $10,000 for town equipment; $9,700 for solid waste collection; $6,000 for Highway Garage operations; $5,022 for ambulance services; $4,000 for snow removal; $4,000 for tax maps; $2,500 for cemetery maintenance; $2,500 for Coos Canyon Picnic Area maintenance; $2,000 for Coos Canyon School House utilities and repairs; $2,000 for general assistance; $700 for animal control; and $206 for the Rumford Public Library.

Voters will be asked to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase a new town truck using trade‑in value and savings from the account for capital projects equipment.

Voters will not be asked to raise money through taxation for road repairs. Instead, selectmen have recommended carrying over $87,567 from the reserve account for those expenses.

Municipal elections by secret ballot are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Town Office.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at the same location.

Carole Ferris and Joshua Stearns are running unopposed for three‑year terms on the Canton Select Board.

Diane Ray is running unopposed for a three‑year term on the Canton Planning Board.

Natalie Sneller is running unopposed for a three‑year term on the Regional School Unit 56 board of directors.

Voters will consider 49 warrant articles, including: $309,650 for general government operations, including wages, utilities, postage, supplies, training and insurance; $132,700 for solid waste management; $102,838 for protection and enforcement, including code enforcement, streetlights and rescue services; $73,750 for the Fire Department; $62,360 for professional services, including auditing, assessing and legal expenses; $29,000 for repair and maintenance of town buildings; $8,375 for animal control; $6,825 for cemeteries; $4,650 for general assistance; $2,000 for Rural Community Action Ministries; $1,200 for Maine Veterans’ Homes; $1,000 for Seniors Plus; and $500 for Ludden Memorial Library.

Voters will be asked to set spending for Public Works. The Select Board recommends $315,475, while the Budget Committee recommends $325,475, a $10,000 difference attributed to gas and diesel costs.

Voters will also be asked to consider funding for the Recreation Committee. The Select Board recommends $16,725, and the Budget Committee recommends $17,225, a $500 difference for grounds maintenance.

The Lake Anasagunticook Association requested $1,500 in funding. The Select Board recommends no funding, while the Budget Committee recommends $500.

Voters will further be asked to approve the purchase of a used fire truck, funded partly through the Fire Department reserve account and partly through a loan or lease, not to exceed $300,000.

Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Municipal Building.

Voters are electing one selectman for a three-year term, one alternate member of the Maine School Administrative District 72 board of directors for a one-year term and three Planning Board members, from one- to three-year terms.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Municipal Building.

There are 59 warrant articles, including: $511,819 for Public Works; $500,000 for road repair and maintenance; $489,288 for administration; $232,360 for the transfer station; $87,422 for public safety, which includes the Fire Department and first responders; $66,910 for code enforcement; $44,121 for assessing; $36,500 for vehicle fuel; $32,148 for ambulance services; $18,000 for legal expenses; $14,929 for Denmark youth activities; $10,799 for community service requests, including Camp Susan Curtis, Lakes Environmental Association and Eastern Slope Airport; $8,000 for Independence Day fireworks; $7,537 for streetlights; $7,000 for the Denmark Public Library; $5,477 for the E911 addressing officer; $4,000 for general assistance; $2,500 for the Denmark Arts Center; and $2,315 for animal control.

Voters will also be asked to authorize construction of a sand and salt storage building at a cost not to exceed $600,000. The Denmark Select Board and Budget Committee recommend appropriating $200,000 from the unassigned fund balance and $100,000 from the capital building fund toward the cost of the project, and borrowing the remaining $300,000.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are set for secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Dirigo High School.

Laurie Woodhead is running unopposed for one three-year term on the Dixfield Select Board.

Charity Webster is running unopposed for one three-year term on the Regional School Unit 56 board of directors.

There are 25 warrant articles, including: $668,258 for Public Works; $482,760 for general administration, including wages, utilities and contracted services; $253,834 for public safety; $246,460 for regional services, including the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments and the Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Transfer Station; $216,370 for Fire Department; $194,220 for Ludden Memorial Library; $77,140 for grounds and maintenance of public buildings; $20,050 for animal control and code enforcement; $15,235 for social service agencies, including Seniors Plus and Safe Voices; $13,474 for recreation; and $9,750 for general assistance.

Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the David & Doris Hastings Community Center.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center.

There are 51 warrant articles, including: $1.1 million for Police Department; $908,113 for Public Works; $760,639 for solid waste disposal, which represents an increase of $135,048 over the current year; $698,592 for administration; $343,692 for Fire Department; $331,738 for recreation; $222,882 for Fryeburg Rescue; $168,750 for professional services; $159,769 for civil services; $146,201 for the Fryeburg Public Library; $53,480 for the Saco Valley Fire Association; $25,000 for general assistance; $20,000 for White Mountain Regional Airport; $6,615 for the Planning Board; and authorizing spending $30,000 from reserve account for sidewalk repair and maintenance.

Voters will be asked to authorize the Select Board to sell Town Office property at 16 Lovewell Pond Road, sell the Fire Department property at 520 Main St. and sell the old town garage property at 113 Oxford St., and appropriate the revenue for the municipal complex project.

Voters will also be asked to authorize the Select Board to enter into an agreement with IZG Airport Authority to possess, use, operate and maintain the White Mountain Regional Airport for a term not to exceed 30 years.

Voters will further be asked to consider adopting a Vacancy and Forfeiture of Office Ordinance and a Senior Property Tax Assistance Ordinance.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Town Hall.

Selectman: one three-year term.

MSAD 44 board of directors: one one-year term, one three-year term.

The warrant has 36 articles, including: $43,000 for municipal officer wages, including selectmen, code enforcement, fire chief and treasurer; $40,000 for the Transfer Station; $28,000 for administration; $26,000 for road and bridge maintenance; $25,000 for Fire Department operations; $17,000 for revaluation; $12,000 for Fire Department wages; $10,125 for cemeteries; $10,000 for road and bridge repair; $10,000 for Town Garage operations; $5,000 for Town Office and Town Hall maintenance and operations; $4,000 for ambulance service; $3,000 for street lighting; $1,975 for social services, including the Bethel Food Pantry, the Hope Association, the Maine Veterans Home Activities Fund and the Androscoggin Valley Red Cross; $500 for animal control; $250 for general assistance; and $250 for the Wild River Riders Snowmobile Club.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at American Legion Jackson Silver Post No. 68.

Nominations for one selectman to serve a three-year term will be taken from the floor.

There are 33 warrant articles, including: $837,050 for Highway Department; $397,300 for administration; $350,000 for improvements to the Greenwood Road; $174,000 for fire and rescue services; $151,670 for G&W Transfer Station operations; $100,000 for facility maintenance and repair; $53,860 for code and planning; $40,000 for utilities; $17,300 for community safety; $14,132 for general services; $10,000 for minimum maintenance and liability insurance for East Twitchell Pond Road; $6,500 for park maintenance; and $2,500 for recreation.

Voters will also be asked to consider proposed amendments to the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance to allow single-family homes in a resource protection district, with restrictions.

They will further be asked to consider an amendment to the Land Use Ordinance to allow for buildings on lots less than 40,000 square feet.

Finally, voters are expected to decide if work should continue toward designating the 18-acre Finnish Picnic Grounds parcel on West Paris Road as a conservation and public common area, with a formal name to be determined at a later time.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Town Hall.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School.

Voters will elect one member of the Hartford Select Board to a three-year term, one general assistance director, five Budget Committee members and a fire warden.

There are 47 warrant articles, including: appropriating $13,768 from the fund balance and raising $560,780 for winter roads; $188,627 for summer roads, which is almost $30,000 more than the Select Board and the Budget Committee recommend; raising money for solid waste disposal (Budget Committee recommends $128,917; the Select Board recommends $133,917); raising money for public safety (Budget Committee recommends $122,361; the Select Board recommends $123,438); $3,000 for general assistance; raise money for community service agencies, including the Hartford Heritage Society and the Hartford Newsletter; and $1,500 for the Zadoc Long Free Library.

Voters will be asked to raise money for administration. The current year’s budget is $299,116. The Select Board recommends raising $306,199. The Budget Committee recommends raising $307,467.

Voters will also be asked to consider amending the Ordinance to Establish the Hartford Planning Board and the town’s Administrative Ordinance.

They will also be asked to consider accepting a gift of 50 acres of vacant land from Diane and Douglas Fisher.

They will further be asked to appropriate money and create a future transfer station improvement reserve account for a new transfer station at 44 Gurney Hill Road. The Select Board recommends $180,539.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Hebron Station School.

Nominations for Board of Selectmen, Moody Memorial Library trustee, Regional School Unit 17 board of directors, road commissioner and Budget Committee members will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 39 articles, including: $360,940 for general administration; $236,000 for winter roads; $190,000 for paving; $152,600 for care and maintenance of summer roads; $115,000 for transfer station operations; $68,400 for the Fire Department; $25,400 for the town garage; $18,838 for selectmen salaries; $13,180 for fire protection; $10,000 for a new commercial‑grade zero‑turn mower; $9,127 for social service agencies, including the Cancer Resource Center, Community Concepts and Oxford Hills Boosters; $2,700 for animal control; $2,500 for general assistance; and $1,000 for cemetery maintenance.Voters will also be asked to consider a revised Land Use Ordinance first adopted in 1982 and amended through March 14, 2026.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Town Office. The annual town meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Sacopee Valley Middle School.

Selectmen: Paul Henninger, 3-year term.

SAD 55 Board of Directors: No candidate for one 3-year term.

There are 40 articles on the warrant, including: $41,964 for social services and other agencies, including Saco Valley Snowdrifters, Seniors Plus, Hiram Historical Society and the public library; $101,605 for auditing, dues and legal expenses; $15,000 for municipal building maintenance; $204,200 for salaries and benefits, $31,750 for tax assessing; $51,000 for emergency response services; $24,420 for utilities; $179,790 for solid waste management; $709,000 for summer and winter road repair and maintenance; $7,800 for care of cemeteries. 

The warrant includes an article asking voters to raise or appropriate $25,000 from the Parks and Recreation Fund to purchase about 25 acres of land that abuts the Mt. Cutler Recreational Land, which is already owned by the town, and to appropriate $1,500 from the same fund to purchase signage for the Sawmill Park and Mt. Cutler.

Voters will also consider whether to enter into a three year contract for a townwide revaluation, and to appropriate $10,000 for the first year of that contract. They will also consider enacting a property maintenance ordinance.

And, voters will consider a request to raise or appropriate $228,093 for rescue services. Unlike most of the other warrant articles, municipal officials make no recommendation on this request.

The annual town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 9 a.m. at town hall.

Nominations for selectmen, two Planning Board members, two Budget Committee members and two people to serve on the SAD 17 Board of Directors will be taken from the floor.

There are 78 articles on the warrant, including: $224 to buy books for the New Suncook School LIbrary; to raise $500,000 through taxation and take $100,000 from surplus for municipal administration and operations; $60,000 for buildings and grounds; $300,000 for solid waste management; $12,000 for town beaches, landings and channel markers; $16,000 for cemetery maintenance; $200,000 for winter roads; $200,000 for maintenance of roads and bridges; $94,778 for the Fire Department and another $20,000 for department equipment; $38,499 for Fryeburg Rescue Service and another $52,756 for Stoneham Rescue Service (selectmen and Budget Committee recommend raising $28,000 for Stoneham); $52,000 for the C.E. Hobbs Memorial Library and $8,500 for the Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library; $10,000 for the Lovell Historical Society. 

Voters will also be asked to consider selling a 4,241-square-foot parcel of land which borders the recycling center to John and Karen Bacchiocchi for $2,000.

Article 22 is a $25,000 request for town equipment; selectmen and Budget Committee recommend zero dollars.

Further down on the warrant voters will consider a request to raise $3,000 for restoration of Lovell Town Hall. Selectmen and Budget Committee recommend raising zero dollars, and to  carry forward $11,168 currently in an account for that purpose.

Voters will also consider a $5,000 request to update property valuations, but selectmen and Budget Committee recommend raising only $2,000 and bringing forward a $14,400 balance in that account. The town has already spent $105,600 on its revaluation work.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are set for secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in the Calvin P. Lyons Meeting Hall at the Town Office.

There are 20 warrant articles, including: $1.1 million for Public Works, including salaries, paving and plowing; $705,946 for law enforcement coverage; $684,088 for Fire Department; $609,260 for administration, including salaries, maintenance, audit services and tax maps; $394,976 for solid waste removal; $275,000 for public safety, including streetlights and fire hydrants; $273,353 for unclassified services, including code enforcement, legal expenses and Maine Municipal Association dues; $219,761 for recreation, including the recreation building, parks and programs; $177,737 for health and welfare, including animal control, ambulance services and general assistance; $39,785 for the Mexico Public Library; and $2,577 for social services, including Girls and Boys State, Seniors Plus and Safety Voices.

Voters will be asked to reenact the Referendum Town Meeting Ordinance to continue secret ballot voting. If the article fails, the town would return to an open town meeting format in 2027.

Voters will also be asked to amend the Recreational Fire Ordinance, last amended in 2021, regulating cooking-size and fireplace fires. The amendment adds a ban on burning stumps, leaves, grass, construction debris and other materials.

They will further be asked to consider repealing the Maine Yard Sale Ordinance adopted in 2008, the Curfew Ordinance, adopted in 2015, and the Consumer Fireworks Ordinance, adopted in 2012.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, at the Bear River Grange Hall.

Nominations for all municipal offices will be taken from the floor.

There are 43 warrant articles, including: $556,905 for administration and salaries; $24,075 for ambulance services; $15,250 for assessing; $14,920 for cemetery maintenance; $39,450 for committees and boards; $28,236 for community assistance, including Project Graduation, LifeFlight, Bethel Library Association, Bethel Historical Society, Seniors Plus; $13,500 for Grange Hall maintenance; $820,278 for highways and bridges; $148,119 for insurance policies; $32,000 for operation and maintenance of the municipal building; $190,200 for the Fire Department; $1,000 for street lights; $6,000 for digitizing tax maps and revising paper maps; $2,500 for Sunday River School House; $300,000 for capital improvements related to the Sunday River Road Hazard Mitigation work; $50,000 for revaluation.

Voters will also be asked to consider continuing to pay for dumpsters and disposal of solid waste at a cost of $136,000. The Board of Selectmen recommends against passing this article because this cost had always been included in the contract with the prior provider for solid waste disposal, but is not included in the recommended new $250,000 contract with Tri-State Solid Waste. If voters decide against raising the $136,000, the cost for disposal of certain solid waste will fall to residents individually.

And voters will consider three ordinances: Unified Development Review Ordinance, Board of Appeals Ordinance, and Amendment to Land Use and Building Code Ordinance.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum.

Voters will consider 35 warrant articles, including: $1.6 million for the Police Department; $1.4 million for Public Works; $779,195 for administration; $602,022 for the town’s share of Norway-Paris Solid Waste; $506,733 for the Norway Memorial Library; $480,420 for the Fire Department; $473,532 for utilities and insurance; $189,219 to be raised through taxation plus $70,000 from the Fred and Laura Sanborn Trust Fund for Parks and Recreation; $152,365 for planning and enforcement; $83,310 for the Municipal Complex; $59,725 for community development; $33,734 for general assistance; $32,652 for cemeteries; $20,000 for community services; and $17,812 for animal control.

Voters will decide whether to spend up to $360,000 from the unassigned fund balance, including $160,000 for the plow truck reserve account, $100,000 for the Paris Street project and $100,000 for maintenance and improvements to the Town Office.

Another article asks whether to spend up to $820,500 from the capital budget for projects and reserve accounts, including $375,000 for in-town and rural road improvements; $100,000 for bridge repairs and large culverts; $65,000 for plow gear replacement; $40,000 for highway equipment; $10,000 for boat landing and dams; $5,000 for sidewalk and traffic safety; and $3,000 for tree pruning, replacement and removal.

Voters will further consider amending eligibility guidelines for employee membership in the town’s Participating Local District Plan to comply with the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, adding police officers who work more than 20 hours per week and are not seasonal or temporary employees.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at Oxford Elementary School.

There are 45 warrant articles, including: $1.5 million for the Police Department, an increase of $260,581 from last year because this line item now contains insurance and animal shelter fees; $1.4 million for the Fire & Rescue Department, which is also higher than last year because insurance costs were moved into this account; $1.2 million for general government expenses, which covers insurance, electricity and hydrant rental; $1 million for public works; $652,544 for the transfer station; $506,838 for the Sewer Department; $220,259 for recreation; $100,000 for the fire/rescue reserve account; $75,000 for public safety building repairs, including garage door and window replacement and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, repairs; $46,406 for the Freeland Homes Library; $10,000 for the Thompson Lake Dam Reserve Account; $9,900 for general assistance; $5,000 for cemetery maintenance; and $2,000 for the Oxford Historical Society.

Voters will also be asked to consider seven articles amending various ordinances, including the Sewer Use Ordinance, Mass Gathering Ordinance, Marijuana Facility Licensing Ordinance, Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance, Special Amusement Permit Ordinance and two amendments to the zoning ordinance regarding mapping and solar.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, June 15, in the Mark S. Eastman Auditorium at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

Voters will consider 32 warrant articles, including: $1.13 million for the Police Department; $1.13 million for the Highway Department, which is $36,318 less than current spending; $1.1 million for capital expenditures, which include a truck and equipment, building improvements for the Fire Department, highway equipment, equipment for the Police Department, such as a vehicle, cameras and radar units, road repair, computer equipment, assessing and improvements to the Public Works building; $692,652 for administrative services, which is a $40,541 increase over current spending; $404,407 for the Fire Department; $402,022 for the town’s share of Norway-Paris Solid Waste, which is $188,808 less than current spending; $266,896 for social and community services, including the Paris Public Library, Hamlin Memorial Library and Paris Cape Historical Society; $45,500 for parks and recreation; $10,000 for general assistance, which is $5,000 less than current spending; and $8,286 for boards and committees.

Voters will also be asked to enact a Floodplain Management Ordinance to replace the existing ordinance last revised in 2011.

They will further be asked to appropriate $74,611 for debt service, which is $90,763 less than current spending.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Town Office.

Voters will elect one member to the Peru Select Board for a three-year term. The candidates are Joe Brissette, Lynda Hebert and Daniel Richard.
Road Commissioner Tyler McDonald and Fire Chief Daniel Carrier Jr. are running unopposed for their positions, each for a three-year term.
Paul Parent is running unopposed for a three-year term on the Regional School Unit 56 board of directors.

There are 41 warrant articles, including: $382,378 for road repair and paving; $240,239 for plowing; $168,156 for Fire Department operations, $34,000 to purchase five sets of full firefighter gear, including boots, pants, suspenders, jackets, hoods and more, and $44,750 to purchase self-contained breathing apparatus, with bottles and masks; $160,496 for Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste operations, which is an increase of $15,628 over the current year; $111,396 to repair Dolloff Street; $95,400 for general expenses; $92,900 for Town Office operations; $88,480 for wages for town clerk, tax collector and treasurer; $80,000 for Med-Care Ambulance services; $67,975 for wages and salaries for town and appointed officials; $18,000 for the town garage; $6,000 to continue work to preserve town record books; $5,000 for the care of veterans’ stones and $1,500 for flags and grave markers; $4,900 for Fire Department members who want to participate in preventive screening for cancer related to fire service; $2,000 for general assistance; $1,500 for Ludden Memorial Library; and $1,000 for maintenance and operation of the Worthley Pond Spring.

Voters will also be asked to enact a Property Maintenance Ordinance setting minimum standards for the maintenance of structures and grounds.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, at Town Hall. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the same location.

Selectman: David Lawnsby and Aaron Wedgewood, one three-year term.

Planning Board: Abbey Moore and Nicholas Stepski, two three-year terms.

MSAD 55 board of directors: one three-year term.

Nominations for Budget Committee, George W. Towle Trust Fund trustee and Elijah Fox Trust Fund trustee will be taken from the floor during the town meeting.

There are 53 articles on the warrant, including: $310,000 for winter roads; $230,000 for repair and maintenance of roads; $218,093 for Sacopee Rescue, to be paid in monthly installments; $200,000 for town officer wages; $164,790 for solid waste management; $100,000 for the Kezar Falls Fire Department Equipment Reserve Fund; $81,250 for the Kezar Falls Fire Department; $80,000 for administration; $52,000 for hydrant rental; $26,796 for social services, including Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society, Community Concepts, Brownfield Food Pantry and Sacopee Valley Recreational Council; $15,000 for the Tri-Town Waste Disposal Facility; $12,000 for streetlights; $10,000 for legal fees; $10,000 for repair and replacement of the town’s dams; $8,600 for E-911 dispatch calls through the Maine State Police; $5,000 for bridge and culvert repairs; $3,200 for the Conservation Committee to manage cemeteries, Veterans Park and the Spec Pond swim area; $3,000 for animal control; $2,500 for general assistance; $2,500 for code enforcement legal expenses; $1,000 for the Planning Board; and $500 for the Appeals Board.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Sunday, March 15, at the Town Hall beginning at 1 p.m.

Nominations for Select Board and Regional School Unit 10 board of directors will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 81 articles, including: $269,000 from the Roxwind TIF program to rebuild the diagonal culvert at the Theriault Stream crossing; $251,063 for winter roads; $96,197 for town administration, town clerk and administrative assistant salaries; $70,000 for remapping and revaluation; $50,000 from the Roxwind TIF account to inspect three properties for possible recreational trails; $49,899 for the Roxbury ATV Riders Club to enhance Coley Trails; $38,935 for solid waste disposal; $34,310 for contracted rubbish collection services; $29,500 for fire protection; $26,800 for Slippery Sliders Snowmobile Club for trail maintenance; $20,000 for a town audit; $19,000 for general town building maintenance; $17,599 for Med-Care Ambulance services; $16,000 for building repairs; $14,204 for Roxbury Pond Beach and boat launch maintenance; $14,074 for appointed official stipends; $8,500 for “Spring Clean-Up” roadside collection; $7,000 for salt and sand building maintenance and repair; $5,084 for cemetery maintenance; $5,000 for general assistance; $4,500 for animal control; $4,000 to maintain the town dock; $2,000 for town officer training and mileage; and $2,000 for Ellis Pond water testing.

Voters will also be asked to consider a proposed ordinance to establish a Planning Board.

They will further be asked to consider granting $50,000 to the Silver Lake Camp Owners Association to improve a building at the site.

The annual business meeting to consider 11 warrant articles is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, at Mountain Valley High School.

Municipal elections and voting by secret ballot on the remaining warrant articles are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the American Legion Hall.

There are 47 warrant articles. On June 1, voters will consider several business items, including setting the date for taxes to be collected and whether the town can charge interest at 7 percent for late payments. They will also set the salaries for various town officers, including selectmen, town clerk, tax collector and others.

Another article asks whether to appropriate $70,962 from undesignated funds to rectify an oversight on a health insurance benefit that was not presented correctly to employees. Half of that amount will be repaid by employees over a seven-year period, or upon retirement.

Voters will also take up a proposal to appropriate $54,752, also from undesignated funds, to partially refund building permit fees for new construction that were overcharged. An audit revealed that new construction permits were charged 60 cents per square foot instead of the intended 6 cents. Another article seeks acceptance of land granted to the town by Alphonse and Annette Dupuis in 1968, now known as John F. Kennedy Lane. The land was properly deeded in 1968 but never formally accepted by the town.

Elections and the remaining warrant articles will be decided at the polls June 9. Nominations include Kevin Capponi and James Theriault for two three-year terms on the Board of Selectpersons; Richard Lovejoy for a three-year term on the Board of Assessors; and Steven Hagan, Daniel Hodge, Amanda Kolln and Jonathan Starr to fill two three-year terms on the Regional School Unit 10 board of directors.

Budget articles include $2.1 million for the Police Department; $1.9 million for public works; $1.8 million for the Fire Department; $1.7 million for general government expenses, including salaries, legal expenses, auditing, economic development and animal control; $1.1 million for health and sanitation; $1 million for public safety, including code enforcement; $335,051 for public service, including the Parks and Recreation Department and cemetery maintenance; $299,118 for the Rumford Public Library; $130,000 for Greater Rumford Community Center; $115,330 for general assistance; $25,000 for Black Mountain of Maine; $17,079 for the Rumford Center Village Improvement Society; and $15,000 for Hope Association.

Voters will also be asked to consider amending several ordinances to clarify language, including those governing the Budget Committee, the public library, the town auditor and the Parks and Recreation Commission.

The annual town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at the Fire Station.

Nominations for fire chief, Emergency Management Agency director, health inspector, Planning Board, Board of Appeals, Cemetery Committee, Stoneham School Committee director, code enforcement officer, and others will be made from the floor.

There are 52 articles on the warrant, including: $2,000 for the Stoneham Knight Riders Snowmobile Club; $52,500 for town clerk and treasurer; $24,350 for municipal audit; $3,000 for attorney’s fees; $35,000 for revaluation costs; $100,000 for dump maintenance; $15,000 for the Fire Department; $44,408 for Stoneham Rescue Service; $5,000 for Stoneham Rescue Service Truck Fund; $180,661 for highways and bridges; $140,000 for the road fund;  $78,372 for snow removal; $7,197 for cemetery maintenance; $1,800 for Lewis Dana Hill Library and $2,600 for Charlotte Hobbs Library.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Town Hall.

Nominations for town clerk, treasurer, selectman, Maine School Administrative District 72 director, Planning Board and Budget Committee members, and all other municipal offices will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 38 articles, including: $357,450 for summer and winter roads; $148,500 for administration; $81,822 for solid waste disposal; $27,740 for the Saco Valley Fire Association; $15,085 for Fryeburg Rescue; $9,000 for Municipal Building and grounds maintenance; $5,000 for revaluation; $3,000 for general assistance; $3,000 for the Recreation Department; $2,300 for the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library; $1,000 for the Planning Board; and $500 each for the Sweden Food Pantry, Seniors Plus and Southwest Oxford County Nutrition.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School.

Nominations for one selectman to serve a three-year term and other town officials will be taken from the floor.

Voters will consider 40 warrant articles, including: $496,500 for plowing, sand and salt; $399,725 for road improvements, including paving Gammon Road; $351,090 for administration, which includes assessing, audit services, building and grounds maintenance, computer software updates, office management, legal fees and payroll; $136,775 for protection, which includes insurance, Fire Department operations and training, streetlights, rescue service and street signs; $131,500 for solid waste removal; $117,000 for bridge and road repair and maintenance, including tree and brush removal; $15,200 for cemeteries and town beach maintenance; $15,000 for wages of selectmen; $12,100 for animal control; $5,450 for social services, including the Increase Robinson House & Library, the Zadoc Long Free Library, Safe Voices and Seniors Plus; $5,000 for the road commissioner; $5,000 for road equipment; $5,000 to restore and protect historical municipal records; $2,900 for planning and appeals boards; $2,300 for emergency management; $1,800 for recreation; and $500 for general assistance.

Voters will be asked to raise $10,000 for the next revaluation, adding it to the current account balance of $20,750.

They will also be asked to establish a Fire Department Capital Equipment Reserve Account and fund it this year at $25,000. The money will be used to upgrade essential lifesaving equipment over a five-year span, with total expenditures expected to be $125,000.

Voters will further be asked to consider accepting the amended Site Plan Review Ordinance, the E-911 Addressing Ordinance and the amended Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the Town Meeting House.

Nominations for Select Board, Planning Board, Board of Appeals, SAD 72 Board of Directors and other necessary municipal officers will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 42 articles, including: $10,653 for Select Board compensation; $32,074 for town clerk and deputy town clerk wages; $10,691 for tax collector; $18,487 for code enforcement officer; $32,074 for administrative assistant; $3,459 each for road commissioner, fire chief and emergency management director; $128,550 for administrative expenses; $22,000 for Planning Board; $90,000 for maintenance of roads and roadsides; $200,000 for the capital improvement reserve account for roads; $343,248 for snow removal; $99,187 for Lovell Transfer Station; $7,500 for grounds maintenance and upkeep of town buildings; $78,708 for Sweden Fire Department; $11,280 for ambulance service; $3,150 for Charlotte E. Hobbs Memorial Library; $3,000 for Lovell Recreation Program; $1,500 for Sweden Food Pantry.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at the Municipal Building. The annual town meeting will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the same location.

Selectmen: Randy Lessard and Holly Weymouth, two 3-year terms.

SAD 17 Board of Directors: No candidate for one 3-year term.

There are 66 articles on the warrant, including: $5,587 for animal control; $4,000 to update tax maps; $41,350 for a certified assessor; $87,802 for fire protection; $119,726 for employee health insurance; $4,200 for general assistance; $157,236 to staff around-the-clock emergency rescue services; $30,075 for fuel and maintenance of the Municipal Building; $259,340 for employee salaries; $4,643 for maintenance of parks and another $4,000 for removal of hazardous trees; $32,212 for the Recreation Department; $10,549 for maintenance and repair of the Sand Lot ballfield and park; $10,000 to support the Fall Foliage Road Race and award the Tony Waldeier scholarship; $365,000 for solid waste management; $7,500 for local speed enforcement; $327,029 for summer road maintenance and another $300,000 for paving projects; $237,000 for winter roads; $4,000 for winter sand for residents; $100,000 for a new comprehensive plan.

Voters will also be asked to authorize the Select Board to discuss a possible real estate transfer of the Waterford Elementary School to the town, if the school is released by SAD 17 “for any reason.” They’ll also be asked to authorize the Select Board to appoint an advisory committee to explore possible uses for that building.

Elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at the Ring-McKeen Post 151 American Legion hall on Church Street. 

Nominations for one 3-year term for selectman and one 3-year term for water district trustee will be taken from the floor.

There are 44 articles on the warrant, including: $168,090 for salaries and benefits; $325,624 for administration; $24,675 for assessing; $16,770 for maintenance of municipal buildings; $135,194 for the Fire Department; $17,035 for recreational programs and ball field maintenance; $12,500 for street lights; $82,465 for hydrant rental; $18,591 for animal control; $32,075 for cemetery maintenance; $199,900 for the transfer station; $648,050 for the summer and winter highway department operations; $58,645 for the West Paris Library; $6,500 for the West Paris Explorers After-School Program.

Voters will also consider whether to take ownership of Wayside Cemetery on Main Street, including any land and buildings, and what amount to raise for purchase of the former Agnes Gray Elementary School building, which is also on Main Street. The town manager and budget committee recommend $17,311; the selectboard recommends $13,355.

One of the last articles on the warrant asks voters to consider the purchase of a new Fouts Brothers First Out Utility Rescue Mini Pumper from Bulldog Fire Apparatus at a cost of $413,996, to be paid for through taxes and appropriation from the fire truck reserve account.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, at the Woodstock Fire Department.

Nominations for selectman and Whitman Memorial Library trustees will be taken from the floor.

There are 38 articles in the warrant, including: $760,000 for road repair, maintenance and plowing; $300,800 for employee and town official salaries; $200,000 for insurance and legal and audit expenses; $115,000 for utilities and fuel; $115,000 for the Woodstock Fire Department; $88,000 for town building, property and cemetery maintenance; $65,000 for revaluation; $29,500 for assessing; $19,971 for Planning Board dues and expenses; $14,000 for the Whitman Memorial Library; $12,000 for Recreation Department and ballfield maintenance; $10,550 for social service agencies, including Androscoggin Home Care, Community Concepts, Seniors Plus, and $1,000 to help fund a trip for fifth-graders; $10,000 for repair and replacement of the town’s dams; $8,000 for animal control; $5,000 for emergency management; $5,000 for general assistance; $4,800 for community organizations, including Friends of Shagg Pond and Western Hills Area Television; and $3,000 for the Woodstock Student Scholarship Fund.

Voters will also be asked to consider closing Granite Ledge Road from Turbine Way to Redding Road to winter maintenance for the next 10 years. This stretch of road was last closed to winter maintenance April 7, 2015, for 10 years.

Voters will also be asked to consider spending $75,000 to purchase 3.4 acres next to the popular roadside spring on Route 26 to protect the spring. The land is located directly beside the spring but does not include the wellhead. The same parcel was purchased by Braydon Rice of Woodstock in December for $70,000 to protect the spring from drilling and other development.

Voters will further be asked to appropriate $37,000 from the Major Highway Equipment Reserve account as the down payment on a 2026 Komatsu wheel loader. The full price is $128,078, with payments to be made annually for five years.

Elections are scheduled for Saturday, March 7, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Carrabec High School. The annual town meeting to follow at 2:30 p.m.

Select person: James Smith for one three-year term; Leanne E. Dickey and Alicia Rice for one two-year term.

Anson-Madison Water District: Mitchell Quint for one three-year term.

Sanitary board of directors: Harry R. Withee for one three-year term.

RSU 74 board of directors: Judith Dunphy and Luke R. Ellis for two three-year terms.

There are 39 articles on the warrant, including: $772,100 for roads; $561,280 for administration; $530,287 for public safety; $66,204 for Kennebec Valley Regional Waste Corp. and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day; $50,000 to buy a trackless machine; $42,488 for community programs, including the animal shelter and the library; $35,084 for charitable organizations, including food cupboards; $30,907 to remove railroad ties from local roads; $29,450 for cemetery maintenance; $29,000 to purchase two sewer pumps; $20,000 for improvements to the Town Office, including installing a heat pump in the meeting room; $17,000 for solid waste disposal; $10,350 for general assistance; and $3,000 for CATV-11.

Voters will also consider adopting a needle exchange and disposal site ordinance and a controlled substance facilities ordinance. They will further decide whether to change the date of elections and the annual town meeting from the first Saturday in March to the first Monday and Tuesday following the first Saturday in March, starting in 2027.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 13, at Somerset Academy from 4 to 8 p.m., followed by the annual town meeting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the same location.

Selectman: Hillary Lister, one 2-year term

Athens Municipal School Board Director: Andrew Linkletter and Chad Steward, two 3-year terms.

Treasurer: Jean Bussell, 2-year term

The warrant has 29 articles, including: $291,000 for road maintenance, including equipment, sand and salt, and plowing; $196,966 for general administration, including salaries and benefits; $113,000 for solid waste disposal; $55,000 for grounds and building maintenance; $50,000 for paving; $49,700 for the Athens Volunteer Fire Department; $43,000 for the Recreation Department and conservation efforts; $30,000 for legal expenses; $15,000 for Exhibition Hall repairs; $11,000 for support of the poor; $8,000 for code enforcement; $8,000 for the town audit; $5,500 for the Mount Rest Cemetery Association; and $5,260 for social service agencies, including the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, the Athens-Cornville Food Pantry and Harmony Cares Food Pantry.

Voters will also be asked whether to change the road commissioner position from appointed to elected beginning with the 2027 annual town meeting.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Monday, March 2, at the former Quimby School gymnasium. Voting runs from 12:45 to 6:30 p.m., and the town meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Select person: Drew Foran, one three-year term.

Town clerk and registrar of voters: Stephanie Roscoe, one-year term.

SAD 13 board of directors: Beverly Brown, Britani Cabassa, Wendy Spender and Violet Tibbetts, two three-year terms.

There are 35 articles on the warrant, including: $319,459 for public safety, including the Fire Department and rescue services; $297,363 for general government accounts to pay salaries and benefits, legal fees and training and insurance expenses; $165,000 for public works; $100,083 for solid waste management; $40,750 for maintenance of the Municipal Building, town garage and cemeteries; $20,000 for parks and recreation and community events; $15,250 for local organizations, including the Bingham Union Library, Valley Riders Snowmobile Club, American Legion and the Old Canada Road Historical Society; and $2,695 for social service agencies.

Voters will also consider appointing five members to the Economic Development Committee to work with selectmen on a 10-year municipal growth plan.

Municipal elections and annual town meeting are scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at the Town Office.

Select person: Michael Watson, one three‑year term.

Town clerk and registrar of voters, Stephanie Roscoe, one‑year term.

SAD 44 board of directors: Arthur Jette, one three‑year term.

There are 46 articles on the warrant, including: $200,000 for winter roads; $50,264 for administration; $50,000 for paving and patching roads and replacing culverts; $40,325 for solid waste disposal; $18,400 for care of cemeteries, soldier and sailor graves and the honor roll; $17,500 for the Fire Department and contracted services for the department; $14,500 for Maine Municipal Association membership and dues; $10,000 to purchase personal protective equipment; $6,000 to buy a fireproof storage cabinet with water seals; $5,500 for contracted tax assessing services for 2027, 2028 and 2029; and $500 for preservation of old vital records books.

Voters will also consider a campground ordinance and an amendment to the zoning ordinance to reduce the current 4‑acre requirement for a building or mobile home to 2 acres in specific municipal zones.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Canaan Farmers Hall. Parking is available across the street at Canaan Calvary Church. Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Town Hall.

Selectman: Vanessa Bean and William Dawe II, one three-year term.

Road commissioner: Cody Campbell and Michael Robinson Jr., one one-year term.

MSAD 54 director: Jean Franklin, one three-year term.

The warrant has 34 articles, including: $515,877 for administration, which includes stipends and wages, Town Office equipment and maintenance, software, legal expenses, the 2026 audit, dues and animal control; $217,200 for winter roads; $167,900 for solid waste management; $157,700 for summer roads; $100,000 to be placed in a reserve account for Highway Department vehicles and another $100,000 to be placed in a reserve account for Fire Department vehicles; $79,600 for Fire Department; $76,858 for the Canaan Public Library; $52,660 for cemetery maintenance; $33,223 for social services, including the Family Violence Project, Canaan Food Cupboard and Kennebec Behavioral Health Center; $23,000 for two-week summer Camp Podooc for up to 85 Canaan children in first through sixth grade; $21,521 for this year’s lease payment on a 2025 plow truck; $5,300 for Planning Board; and $2,090 for the Canaan Historical Society.

Voters will also be asked to close the Food Cupboard Building Reserve Fund and transfer the balance of $102,337 to the general fund.

Additionally, they will be asked to consider transferring $19,250 from the Morrill Pond Culvert reserve account to the Hilton Bridge account to remove that unsafe bridge. Skowhegan will split the cost of this work with Canaan.

They will further consider raising $15,000 in matching funds to be used to replace three outdated self-contained breathing apparatus units.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 1 to 8 p.m. at Town Hall. The annual town meeting is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at the same location.

Select person: Bradley Bosworth, one three‑year term.

SAD 54 board of directors: No candidate for one three‑year term.

Voters will consider 21 warrant articles, including $280,500 for public works; $147,072 for salaries and benefits; $130,000 for solid waste removal; $83,110 for administration and general government; $37,725 for property revaluation; $28,700 for Town Hall maintenance; $25,000 for fire protection; $15,090 for assessing; $15,000 for cemetery maintenance; $7,498 for animal control; $4,000 to purchase a compactor and chain saw for public works; and $2,000 for general assistance.

Residents will also be asked whether to adopt a Fire Department ordinance.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Town Hall. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21, in the same location.

Selectman: Stanley Kitchin, one three-year term.

The warrant has 42 articles, including: $260,000 to pave Basford Road, Tuttle Road to Bragg Road and Bragg Road; $102,049 for winter roads; $100,000 for capital improvements of roads; $93,193 for solid waste disposal and management; $69,500 for Town Hall operations, including streetlights and general assistance; $53,452 for the Fire Department; $43,418 for stipends and wages for selectmen, the code enforcement officer and other appointed positions; $38,563 for wages of the tax collector, town clerk, registrar of voters, vehicle registration agent and other administrative employees; $16,500 for mowing town lawns; $15,000 to replace the siding on the sand and salt shed; $13,500 for spring and fall pickup; $12,000 for town road maintenance; $9,500 for assessing; $5,568 for animal control; $3,000 to replace the north side of the Meeting House roof; $1,500 for cemetery maintenance; $1,335 for dues to join the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments; $1,000 for recreation; and $1,000 for library services.Voters will also elect five members to the Anna Field Fernald Library Committee and two members to the Budget Committee.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Town Office. The town meeting is set for Saturday, March 7, at noon at the Embden Community Center.

Select person: Wayne McLaughlin and Foster Robinson, two three‑year terms.

Tax collector: Ruth Blake.

SAD 74 board of directors: Robert Lightbody, three‑year term.

There are 38 articles on the warrant, including: $372,000 for winter roads; $250,000 for repair and maintenance of bridges and roads; $200,000 for future capital improvements and paving projects; $175,000 for administration; $105,000 for emergency services and to authorize selectmen to contract with Anson for fire protection and with AMD (Anson‑Madison‑Starks) Ambulance Service; $65,000 for solid waste disposal; $50,000 for code enforcement; $28,000 for the 2025 audit; $20,000 for facilities maintenance; $18,631 for social services, including the Madison Public Library, Stewart Public Library, Somerset County Hospice, People Who Care Food Cupboard and more; $15,000 for legal expenses; $5,000 for the recreation department; $4,000 for the Embden Travelers Snowmobile Club for trail maintenance; and $2,000 for general assistance.

Voters will also decide whether to remove the designation of all town‑maintained roads as all‑terrain vehicle (ATV) access roads, a designation approved by selectmen in 2025, and whether to appropriate $10,000 from surplus funds for this year’s celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

 Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are set for secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Fairfield Community Center.

There are two open seats, each for a three-year term, on the Maine School Administrative District 49 board of directors. The lone candidate is Jonathan Condon.

Voters will also consider a proposed $36.51 million school budget.

There are 26 warrant articles, including: $2.34 million for the Police Department; $1.5 for Public Works and cemeteries; $1.2 million for salaries and operations of general government; $600,000 for paving roads and replacing culverts; $388,680 for Delta Ambulance services; $296,524 for salaries and operation of the Lawrence Public Library; $260,000 for capital improvement, equipment and other reserve accounts; $226,330 for fire hydrants and street lighting; $101,715 for the municipal department to cover three bond payments for sewer and roads; $43,940 for operation and maintenance of the Fairfield Community Center; $25,000 for the Fairfield Police Athletic League; $22,500 for solid waste disposal; $13,200 for processing recycling; $10,000 for spring cleanup; $10,000 for Fairfield Interfaith Food Pantry; $7,500 for the Victor Grange; $3,000 for Concerts in the Park; and $2,500 for the Fairfield Historical Society.

The budget recommended by the Fairfield Town Council is $6.45 million in expenses after estimated revenues, an increase of $676,861 over last year.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Harmony Elementary School.

All nominations for town officials and officers — including town clerk, selectman, road commissioner, sexton, health officer, Snowmobile Committee, addressing officer, Budget Committee, Planning Board, Parks and Recreation Committee and Transportation Committee — will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 51 articles, including: $290,000 to pave Water Street and South Road to Brown Brook; $150,000 for general paving projects; $140,000 for winter roads; $125,000 for summer roads; $80,000 for repair, resurfacing and ditching on Sugar Hill and Fox Hill roads; $50,904 for the first of six installments to purchase a 2026 Western Star 47X plow truck; $25,000 for the Fire Department; $23,643 for transfer station operations; $18,000 for cemeteries; $14,500 for tax mapping and assessing; $14,000 for Town Office operations; $10,000 for the Road Equipment Fund; $7,200 for the annual audit; $6,500 for street lighting; $4,000 for the Harmony Cares Food Pantry; $3,000 for fire and rescue training; $3,000 for recreation; $2,600 for office equipment; $2,300 for animal control; $1,800 for general assistance; $1,000 for Labor Day fireworks; $500 for the Harmony Regional Ambulance Service; $500 for the Labor Day parade; and $5,000 for road improvements.

Voters will also be asked to consider raising money for the town revaluation. Selectmen recommend $37,500 for the first of two installments of a full revaluation, with work to be completed for the 2028 tax commitment. The Budget Committee recommends $15,000 for straight-line factoring of current valuations.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the Irving Tanning Community Center, and the annual town meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the same location.

Candidates for office include: one three‑year selectman term, Mark Brooks; one three‑year Regional School Unit 19 director term, Robin McNeil; and three three‑year Budget Committee terms, Harold Buker and Russell Wilson.

Voters will consider 28 warrant articles, including: $626,500 for Public Works, which covers road maintenance and plowing; $419,090 for general government expenses, including wages, office equipment and technology, and assessing services; $377,080 for protection, including the Fire Department, streetlights, water hydrant rental and animal control; $222,925 for sanitation, including the transfer station and code enforcement; $91,150 for recreation, including the municipal swimming pool and library; $28,550 for public service, including Palmyra Rec, the Flag Committee, the Historical Society and other social and civic services; and $14,500 for health and welfare, including general assistance and the Tri‑Town Food Cupboard.

Voters will also decide whether to spend $160,000 from the undesignated fund balance to buy a front‑end loader and $50,000 from the capital improvements account for tree trimming and road and bridge work.

They will further consider entering a cooperative agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation for the Water Street Bridge replacement project, under which Hartland would take responsibility for operating and maintaining the new bridge, including snowplowing and general upkeep.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, at the Town Office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Forest Hills School.

The warrant has 37 articles, as recommended by the Select Board, including: $601,394 for the municipal paramedicine program; $243,474 for administration; $209,400 for solid waste management; $186,197 for Public Works; $117,026 for the Fire Department; $95,093 for community services; $95,000 for snowmobile trails; $93,063 for the town manager’s budget; $87,000 for ambulance services; $26,609 for Newton Airport; $24,049 for boards and officials; $22,912 for public facilities; $15,000 for Town Grounds fireworks; $8,489 for Parks & Recreation; $8,138 for charitable donations; $5,000 for economic development; and $2,000 for general assistance.The Budget Committee recommends raising less money on a number of these articles, including administration, public facilities, Public Works, solid waste and charitable donations.

The Budget Committee recommends raising $24,365 for boards and officials, which is $316 more than the Select Board recommends.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Monday, June 8, at Main Street Middle School.

Municipal elections are set for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Old Point School Election Room.

Voters will vote to fill two three-year terms for Madison Select Board. The candidates are Jacob Elliott, Brandon Hagopian, Louis Milton, Ryan Murphy and Christopher Roy.

Voters will also elect two members to the Maine School Administrative District 59 board of directors, each for a three-year term. The only candidate is Jennifer Knorr.

Voters will further elect one member to the Madison Electric Works board for a five-year term. The only candidate is Craig Parker.

Martin Berry and Charles Wooster are candidates for two three-year terms on the Anson-Madison Sanitary District board.

Travis Bent is seeking the single open position on the Anson & Madison Water District board.

Road Commissioner Jeffrey Wright is unopposed for reelection to a three-year term.

Philip Daigle is unopposed for a five-year term on the Madison Public Library board of trustees.

There are 42 warrant articles, including: $934,521 for public safety, including Police Department, ambulance services, school resource officer, Fire Department and animal control; $894,469 for Public Works; $889,721 for administration, including Planning Board and other boards, code enforcement, elections and assessing; $812,541 for public utilities, including streetlights, fire hydrants, storm water and waste disposal (more than $25,000 of this represents an overdraft for unanticipated waste disposal expenses and about $75,000 represents an unanticipated overdraft in Water District fees in the current year); $200,000 to replace and repair Fire Department equipment; $175,000 for highway equipment purchases; $172,111 for the Madison Public Library; $157,688 for recreation; $125,000 for paving; $70,500 for community services, including the Somerset Humane Society, Literacy Volunteers and Anson/Madison Senior Citizens; $70,000 for sidewalk maintenance; $50,100 for community programs, including People Who Care Food Cupboard, the Lakewood Theater, the Madison Business Alliance, the Lake Association and Somerset Community TV; $43,325 for cemeteries; and $40,000 for repair and maintenance of the Town Office.

Voters will also consider raising $32,050 for general assistance, including $25,000 in unanticipated expenses from the current year.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mercer Community Center. The town meeting is set for Saturday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the same location.

Select person: Ricky Parlin, one three‑year term; Dari Hurley, one two‑year term; Joel Hooper and Karen Martin, two one‑year terms.

Trustee of Mercer Shaw Library: Wanda Fortin, five‑year term.

Budget Committee: Brian Breton, three‑year term.

There are 40 articles on the warrant, including: $229,100 for winter roads; $171,912 for capital improvements, including completing paving the Rome Road; $131,721 for salaries and benefits for administration; $102,000 for public works; $94,257 for department administration; $84,847 for public safety and another $5,500 for rescue services; $50,000 to repair the bell tower of the Mercer Meeting House; $39,365 for the town’s share of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) storm repairs from December 2023; $29,825 for solid waste disposal; $10,000 to repair the staircase of the Mercer Historical Society; $6,045 for cemetery maintenance; $2,500 for general assistance; $1,400 for various youth leagues; and $500 for charitable services.

Voters will also consider two additional questions: whether to increase participation fees for youth leagues from $20 to $35 beginning in 2026, and whether to fund three local scholarships at $1,025, a proposal supported by selectmen but not recommended by the Budget Committee.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at Forest Hills School.
Nominations for three selectmen will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 42 articles, including $91,900 for administration, maintenance and repair of town buildings, technology upgrades, streetlights, legal fees and the town audit; $77,411 for the paramedicine program; $35,000 for road repairs; $34,000 for wages and stipends for elected and appointed officials, including selectmen, the town clerk, treasurer, animal control officer, fire warden and road commissioner; $33,074 for the Jackman Transfer Station; $28,000 for snow removal; $14,826 for the Jackman-Moose River Fire & Rescue Department; $5,000 for revaluation; $2,925 for social service agencies, including the Winslow Community Cupboard, Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County and the Jackman Region Community Association; $1,500 for Holden Cemetery maintenance and repair; $1,500 for the Fourth of July celebration; $1,200 for septic disposal; and $500 for the Planning Board.

Voters will also be asked to authorize the treasurer to waive two tax lien foreclosures.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Monday, March 16. Polls are open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Town Hall, and the annual meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Moscow Elementary School.

Selectman: Gregory Giberson, one three-year term.

School director: Olivia Beane and Janelle Ingersoll, two three-year terms.

There are 54 warrant articles, including: $158,000 for snow removal; $125,000 to cover the tax abatement the town is required to give to Brookfield; $112,519 for ambulance service; $73,500 for stipends, salaries and wages for employees and public officials; $69,472 for solid waste disposal; $63,442 for maintenance of the fire pond, hydrant rental and the Bingham Fire Department; $55,000 for maintenance of roads and bridges; $44,000 for salt and sand; $25,000 for tax map revisions and valuation updates; $15,000 for streetlights; $15,000 for Town Hall expenses; $8,000 for general assistance; $7,000 for Baker Mountain Ski Club; $5,500 for the Bingham Union Library; $5,000 for Union Cemetery; $5,000 for scholarships; $2,000 for the Old Canada Road Historical Society; $1,500 for animal control; $1,300 for town-owned cemeteries; $1,000 for the Winslow Community Cupboard food truck; $900 for sludge disposal; and $800 for Memorial Day services.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 6, in the community room from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The annual town meeting is set for Saturday, March 7, at 9 a.m. at the fire station.

Select person: Janet White, one three-year term.

SAD 74 board of directors: Dallas Landry, one three-year term.

Town clerk: Jacob Pinkham, three-year term.

There are 41 articles on the warrant, including: $435,000 for winter roads; $212,570 for salaries and benefits recommended by selectmen, with the Budget Committee recommending $208,507; $168,800 for summer roads; $91,446 for transfer station operations; $50,500 for the Fire Department; $33,790 for ambulance and rescue services; $15,000 for the annual audit; $15,000 for summer roads equipment; $11,000 for the New Portland Community Library; $10,000 for the Town Office addition; $6,700 for sand salt shed maintenance; $6,000 for cemetery maintenance; $5,200 to produce the New Portlander newsletter; $3,000 for People Who Care Food Cupboard; $2,810 for firefighter training; and $2,000 for general assistance.

The road commissioner had requested $43,261 for paving projects, but selectmen and the Budget Committee recommended zero dollars.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Monday, March 2, at the Mill Stream School gymnasium. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the town meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Select person: Ronnie Blodgett, Matthew Everett, Charles Farrand, Jeffrey King and Lindsey Lynch, five one-year terms.

Planning Board: Charles Farrand, two three-year terms.

Tax assessor: Charlotte Curtis, Matthew Everett and Charles Farrand, three one-year terms.

SAD 54 board of directors: Samantha Hilton and Desiree Libby, two three-year terms; Rebecca Eldridge, one two-year term.

There are 38 articles on the warrant, including: $1,195,000 from capital reserve accounts to support town operations, including roads and sewer, as recommended by the Select Board (the Budget Committee recommended $1,050,000); $775,525 for public works; $503,550 for administration; $354,100 for the Fire Department; $136,595 for public safety; $54,335 for libraries; $54,140 for recreation programming and operations; $52,065 for code enforcement; $45,000 for summer grounds maintenance; $40,950 for parks programming and operations; $8,400 for cemetery maintenance; $8,000 for local philanthropic organizations to be disbursed at the Select Board’s discretion; and $5,600 for general assistance.

At the polls, voters will also consider enacting a municipal ethics policy, amending the Sewer Use Ordinance and amending the Norridgewock Subdivision Ordinance.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 13, at the Palmyra Community Center from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The annual town meeting is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the same location.

Select Board: Brian Barrows, Herbert Bates, Jo-Ann Brown, Kasey Fair, Lorrie Farewell and Ronald Rowe. Voters will elect two, each for a three‑year term.
Regional School Unit 19 board of directors: Veronica Gilbert; one three‑year term.

The warrant has 56 articles, including: $400,000 for Public Works, which includes paving and plowing; $223,000 for administration; $185,000 for solid waste disposal and $3,000 for recycling; $95,000 for fire protection; $65,000 for the Palmyra Community Center; $64,350 to reroof the gymnasium section of the community center; $30,000 for the sexton salary and cemetery maintenance, plus $2,000 to clean and repair cemetery stones; $25,000 for repairs to the community center parking lot; $19,500 for code enforcement; $8,500 for animal control; $8,500 for the recreation program; $6,000 for restoration of town records; $5,000 for utilities and maintenance of the Town Hall; $3,500 for library services; and an article to move the monument at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church to the town park.

Additionally, voters will consider accepting a gift of land measuring 50 feet by 50 feet to extend Goodwin‑Webber Cemetery.

They will also consider adopting a Local Food Sovereignty Ordinance; revisions to the Zoning Ordinance to increase the minimum lot size and to lower the square‑foot maximum for home businesses; and revisions to the Subdivision Ordinance.

Voters will further consider a request to finance a lease on a loader backhoe for Public Works for $351,517. The 2026 payment would be $39,842.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

 Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at Courser Memorial School at 10 a.m.

Nominations for selectman, Board of Appeals, Planning Board and School Board will be taken from the floor.

There are 35 articles on the warrant, including: $80,119 for salaries and stipends; $12,500 to upgrade the town’s computerized records and $7,500 for software; $20,000 for the Dexter Fire Department; $10,000 for municipal building maintenance and operations; $32,900 for solid waste management; $5,000 for cemetery maintenance; $30,000 for roads and bridges; $60,000 for road reconstruction and $60,000 for paving; $240,000 for winter roads; $1,224 for the Abbott Memorial Library; appropriation of $10,200 from snowmobile registrations to the Ripley Trail Riders Club for trail maintenance.

Voters will also consider forming a committee to develop an ordinance on commercial solar farms. They will also decide whether to change the Town Hall rental fee for residents to $150 with $50 to be refundable, and non-residents to $250 with $50 refundable.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, at Town Hall. The annual town meeting is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the same location.

Selectman: Robert Worster, one three-year term.

Budget Committee: one one-year term.

Budget Committee: Susan Bowman, two three-year terms.

RSU 19 board of directors: Alyssa Worster, one three-year term.

The warrant has 51 articles, including: $458,791 for Public Works; $307,710 for administration; $134,205 for the Mid-Maine Solid Waste Association; $119,957 for the Fire Department; $87,620 for paving; $64,400 for the 2024 Fish Bridge project debt payment; $50,000 for special work on local roads; $48,294 for contracted services, including computers, trash removal and mowing; $35,000 for mold remediation, bathroom upgrades and to replace carpet at Town Hall; $27,550 for maintenance of town properties, including annual quality testing for Big Indian Lake; $24,440 for assessing; $23,947 for Planning Board and code enforcement; $21,000 for town cemeteries; $20,000 for demolition of Grange Hall; $20,000 for capital improvements at Maloon Cemetery and Lang Cemetery; $12,750 for community services, including Dexter Library and Hartland Library; $9,219 for social service agencies, including Kennebec Behavioral Health and Salvation Army; $8,540 for selectmen stipends; $7,373 for rescue services; $6,600 for Recreation Department; $6,000 for general assistance; $5,618 for streetlights; $5,500 for Town Hall maintenance; $5,490 for animal control; and $5,112 for Somerset Humane Society.

Voters will also be asked to consider creating a paving reserve account and to raise $100,000 for that account.

Voters will further be asked to approve construction of a new fire hall on town-owned property on Industrial Drive, and to appropriate $1.5 million from a Congressionally Directed Spending grant, $473,600 from the Fire Hall Reserve account and $48,034 from the Fasse Fire Department Gift account to fund the project.

The annual town meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Monday, June 8, in the Opera House at the Municipal Building.

Municipal elections are set for secret ballot from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in the Council Room at the Municipal Building.

Matthew Dubois and Newell Graf are running for one three‑year term on the Skowhegan Select Board.

Candidates for four three‑year seats on the Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors are Karyn Curran, Samantha Delorie, Tanya Groce, Cynthia Kirk and Margaret Lovejoy.

Jennifer Olsen is unopposed for a five‑year term as Coburn Park commissioner, and Ronald Blaisdell is unopposed for a three‑year term as assessor.

Voters will consider 65 warrant articles, including: $2.9 million for general government; $2.9 million for Police Department operations and $83,500 for capital expenditures; $1.9 million for Fire Department operations and $309,000 for capital expenditures; $1.3 million for capital expenditures on roads and sidewalks and $897,446 for summer road maintenance; $1.1 million for waste water and pollution control and $380,000 for capital expenditures; $1.1 million for Public Works, including plowing, plus $320,500 for vehicle maintenance, $202,000 for capital equipment and $86,000 for capital operations; $1.06 million for solid waste disposal; $807,335 for the Parks & Recreation Department; $721,262 for other public safety protection and $73,100 for the Public Safety Building; $208,000 for the Skowhegan Free Public Library; $124,422 for cemeteries; $85,000 for Main Street Skowhegan, which the Select Board and Budget Committee recommend funding through the downtown tax increment financing, or TIF, rather than taxation; $35,000 for the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce; $35,000 for Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County (the Budget Committee recommends $30,000); $20,000 for Lake George Regional Park; $20,000 for the Skowhegan Community Food Cupboard; $15,000 for the Coburn Park Commission; and $15,000 for the Skowhegan History House.

Voters will be asked to consider amendments to the Solid Waste Ordinance, the Site Plan Review Ordinance and the town’s amended Comprehensive Plan. Proposed changes include removing the Staff Review Committee and consolidating site plan reviews for projects larger than 5,000 square feet.

Voters will also be asked if they want to adopt a Homeless Shelter and Public Camping Ordinance and a cannabis moratorium intended to align local rules with the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy regulations. The Select Board is recommending both measures.

Residents will further be asked to authorize the Select Board to spend what is necessary for the town’s share of paving work on Molunkus Road, Hilton Hill Road, Glenview Drive, East Ridge Road, Palmer Road, Transfer Station Drive and the Highway Garage parking lot.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at the Municipal Building. Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The town meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the same location.

Selectman: Rebecca Bright, Danielle Keay and Amy Gatie; three three‑year terms.

Town Clerk: Meredyth Tuttle.

Regional School Unit 54 board of directors: Michelle Taylor; one three‑year term.

Tax Collector: Joni Gould.

Treasurer: Joni Gould.

Road Commissioner: Travis Warren.

Sexton: Justin Furbush.

The warrant has 67 articles, including: $279,716 for winter roads; $204,349 for employee and town official salaries; $183,670 for general administration; $76,050 for the Fire Department; $63,700 for Fire Department salaries and expenses, with another $13,161 drawn from surplus for this purpose; $60,952 for solid waste disposal; $55,500 to contract with Delta Ambulance Service; $50,000 to pave the gravel section of Sand Hill Road; $42,000 for general repair of roads, bridges and culverts; $19,750 for revaluation; $28,344 for cemetery maintenance; $12,000 for grading and $6,000 for paving; $8,085 to be raised in taxes and $4,700 taken from surplus for the Recreation Department; $7,500 for 7 Lakes Alliance; $5,400 to start surveying lots for the new section of Gould Cemetery; $5,000 for streetlights; $4,000 for the East Pond Association and $4,000 for North Pond Association; and $3,500 for library services.

Voters will also be asked to consider changing the elected sexton position from a one‑year term to a three‑year term, and whether to accept updated sections of the comprehensive plan.

They will further consider three proposed changes to the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, including fertilizer, pesticide and chemical uses; land use standards on minimum lot size; and changes to new, enlarged or replacement foundations constructed under nonconforming structures.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at Solon Elementary School. Voting will be from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and the town meeting begins at 1:30 p.m.

Select person: John Dunay, one three-year term.

Road commissioner: Jeffrey Cyr, one one-year term.

SAD 74 board of directors: Laura Layman, one three-year term.

There are 33 articles on the warrant, including: $326,140 for salaries and benefits, insurance and Town Office expenses; $309,100 for summer and winter roads; $104,700 for sanitation; $60,025 for the Fire Department; $42,900 for public utilities; $30,750 for leisure services, including the swim/camp and after-school programs, Baker Mountain Ski Club and Solon Recreation Program Reserve; $28,949 for social service agencies, including KVCAP Transportation Service, Spectrum Generations and the Solon Food Cupboard; $28,900 for Coolidge Public Library; $27,000 for cemetery maintenance; $8,800 for code enforcement; and $6,960 for animal control.

Voters will also be asked to authorize the Select Board to use reserve funds to repave Cross Street and to replace culverts on South Solon and Meeting House roads. They will also consider approving the negotiation and purchase of property for a new Public Works Department garage at a cost of $200,000. In addition, voters will be asked to authorize the Select Board to accept and use a $1.5 million grant from congressionally directed spending to build the new garage, and to use reserve funds to construct a salt shed at the site.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Friday, March 13, at the Starks Community Center from noon to 8 p.m. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the same location.

Board of Selectmen: Joseph Hayden; one three‑year term.

Assessor: Joseph Hayden; one three‑year term.

Five Budget Committee members will be nominated from the floor.

The warrant has 28 articles, including: $348,959 for Public Works, which includes paving and plowing; $139,549 for administration; $136,736 for salaries; $104,264 to install a photovoltaic system on the roof of the Starks Community Center; $67,150 for the Fire Department; $65,000 to insulate the town garage; $25,450 for the community center; $15,122 for the Anson‑Madison‑Starks (AMS) Ambulance Service; $5,500 for social services, including Farmington SAPARS (Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services) and Hospice Volunteers Somerset; $2,000 for legal expenses for code enforcement; and $2,000 to reimburse any Starks resident who participates in recreational sports in another town and to buy library cards for a library of their choosing.

Voters will also be asked to consider a Battery Energy Storage Systems Moratorium Ordinance, a temporary measure to cap battery energy storage systems to give the Planning Board time to research commercial systems.

They will further be asked to consider amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance, eliminating the need for subdivision permits for four or fewer dwellings on a parcel and clarifying standards for nonconforming structures.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at D.W. Merritt Elementary.

Nominations for selectman, road commissioner and MSAD 37 director will be taken from the floor.

There are 67 warrant articles, including: $250,000 for snow removal and salt and sand taken from excise taxes and $25,000 to be raised through taxation for the same purpose; $229,889 for municipal salaries and wages; $153,832 for Pleasant River Ambulance Service; $114,000 in anticipation of purchasing a fire truck; $88,500 for Pleasant River Solid Waste Disposal District; $70,800 for administration; $60,000 for paving; $50,000 for road maintenance; $44,250 for assessing and appraisal services; $35,000 for buildings and grounds; $28,750 for assessing; $25,000 for computer equipment and software; $10,568 for legal expenses; $7,800 for Addison Days Fireworks and $6,000 for Addison Days Committee; $5,500 for street lighting; $5,000 for Mayhew Library; $4,000 for shellfish reseeding; $2,100 for cemeteries; $2,000 each for elections, the forest fire account, the Pleasant River Historical Society and the Schoodic Food Pantry; $1,500 for animal welfare; and $1,000 for Families First Community Center.Voters will also be asked to authorize municipal officers to borrow up to $400,000 to purchase a fire truck. All money that has been previously raised and appropriated up to this time will be used as a down payment on the vehicle.

Voters will also be asked to amend the town’s Shellfish Conservation Ordinance to add regulations for razor clams and to add a clause that reads: “If an individual obtains the appropriate conservation time, but is unable to obtain a commercial license, their conservation time will roll over until the next year, or until they are offered a commercial license.”

Voters are also expected to consider an amendment to change night digging dates for soft‑shell clams.

Municipal elections are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, at Alexander Elementary School. The annual town meeting is planned for Monday, June 29.

Nominations for all positions will be taken from the floor, including: two selectmen, each for a three-year term; one assessor for a three-year term; one Alternative Organizational Structure 77 school director for a three-year term; one Planning Board member to a five-year term; one or more overseers of the poor for the coming year; cemetery caretaker for a one-year term.

Voters will also be asked to set the annual salaries for town clerk/tax collector/treasurer at $35,000; Board of Assessors at $3,500, or $1,166 per assessor; code enforcement officer at $2,750; animal control officer at $1,650; Board of Selectmen at $1,600, or $320 per selectman; School Board director at $500, or $100 per director; hourly wage for deputy town clerk/tax collector/treasurer at $14.65 to $19.04 per hour; using the Maine Department of Transportation pay scale for road and cemetery work, and minimum wage for all other positions.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Beals Elementary School.

Nominations for Select Board, tax collector, assessor, Zoning and Planning boards, Moosabec Community School District and School Union 103 board, treasurer, town clerk and all other municipal officials will be taken from the floor.

There are 42 warrant articles, including: setting wages and expense accounts for municipal officers, including selectmen, code enforcement, animal control and members of the Washington County Emergency Management Committee; $50,000 for contracted plowing; $38,371 for contracted solid waste disposal; $30,000 for town operating expenses; $22,667 for contracted fire protection; $20,000 for general road maintenance; $20,000 for salt and sand; $15,000 for Public Works; $15,000 for legal expenses; $5,000 for maintenance of town buildings, including office equipment; $5,000 for maintenance of Backfield Park; $2,500 for cemetery mowing and maintenance; and $1,400 for salaries split among members of the new Aquaculture Review Committee.

Voters will be asked to set requested spending amounts for the Peabody Memorial Library, the Moosabec Ambulance Service and the Moosabec Fourth of July celebration.

Selectmen have made no recommendations on these requests.

In 2025, voters raised $35,000 for rescue services, $10,000 in expected expenditures for this year’s Fourth of July celebration, $5,000 in advance for that celebration and $2,000 for the library.

Voters will also be asked to consider supporting an expanded archery season for deer hunting, running from September through the end of the muzzleloader season. The state is already planning for this expansion on bridge‑linked islands, and a “yes” vote would include Beals, while a “no” vote would keep Beals exempt from the expanded season.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Community Building.

Nominations for the Select Board and School Committee will be taken from the floor.

There are 28 municipal warrant articles, including setting salaries for town officials, which range from $100 for members of the Appeals Board to $5,000 each for the tax collector and the first selectman.

The articles also include raising $38,000 from taxes and appropriating $11,000 from general fund surplus for administration; carrying forward a $37,764 fund balance and raising $5,000 for maintenance of all town buildings; and funding several municipal expenses. The appropriations include $88,964 for snow removal; $28,212 for solid waste disposal; $18,356 for streetlights; $15,634 for maintenance and repair of town roads; $10,929 for the Beddington Fire Department; $7,431 for Planning Board and tax maps; $3,200 for cemetery care; $2,657 for 911 addressing work; and $1,125 for charities, including the Red Cross, Lamb House, LifeFlight Foundation and the Cherryfield American Legion.

Voters will also be asked to consider taking $84,847 from reserve funds to cover Beddington’s share of the Washington County 2025 tax anticipation note, which the warrant states is what “the Washington County Commissioners say we owe as our part of the $8 million deficit.”

Another article seeks approval to raise $157,693 for the town’s share of the 2026 county taxes.

In addition to the municipal warrant, there are seven articles to authorize spending for the Beddington School District. They include $111,500 for regular instruction; $75,547 in additional local funds; $62,805 required under the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act as the minimum local contribution; $25,000 for transportation; and $4,500 for school system administration.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, March 16, at the Town Hall.

Nominations for one selectman, three overseers of the poor and one Maine School Administrative District 37 director will be taken from the floor.

The warrant contains 46 articles, including: $200,000 for road repairs and reconstruction; $160,000 for road maintenance; $58,290 for Pleasant River Ambulance Service; $42,503 for the Epping Volunteer Fire District; $40,000 for administration; $21,479 for computer equipment and software; $18,000 for a tax assessing agent; $10,000 for Town Hall maintenance; $7,000 for municipal officials’ compensation; $5,000 for Town Hall operations; $2,000 for the Pleasant River Historical Society for future land and building purchases; $1,000 for septic dumping fees; and $500 each for cemetery maintenance and animal control.

Voters will also consider three proposed ordinances: the Town of Columbia Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance, the Town of Columbia Consumer Fireworks Sales Ordinance and the Town of Columbia Consumer Fireworks Usage Ordinance.

Voters will further be asked to consider amendments to the Intent to Build Ordinance to assist the Planning Board, Board of Assessors and tax assessing agent in addressing recent changes to Maine’s land use laws.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting in Columbia Falls are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Municipal Building.

Nominations for selectman, one Planning Board member and one alternate member will be taken from the floor.

There are 51 warrant articles, including: $150,000 for winter roads; $100,425 for municipal operations; $68,400 for administrative salaries; $63,786 for Pleasant River Ambulance Service; $50,000 for revaluation; $50,000 for maintenance of roads and bridges; $42,503 for the Epping Volunteer Fire District; $27,325 for appointed and elected officials’ stipends, animal control and general assistance; $20,000 for required mitigation of the old dump site, of which 90 percent will be reimbursed by the state; $20,000 in matching funds for Union Hall steeple repair; $13,000 for street lights; $12,800 in matching funds for Town Landing; $10,000 for legal expenses; $8,500 for the assessor agent; $4,000 for a grant writer; $3,500 to establish one boundary line to define the property between the town’s ball park and a private neighboring property; $2,000 for the Pleasant River Historical Society for future purchase of land and building; $2,000 for cemetery maintenance; and $1,240 for the Columbia Falls Town Library.

Voters will also be asked to adopt a procedure requiring any individual seeking election to the Select Board to file a written declaration of intent to run no later than 30 days before the annual town meeting. The one‑page declaration must include the candidate’s qualifications and reasons for seeking election. Candidates who do not file a declaration will not be considered eligible for the Select Board.

Voters will also consider whether to purchase a half‑acre of land from Charles and Roberta Hammond at a cost of $2,000.

Voters will further consider construction of a playground area on Centerville Road to include a half‑court basketball court, walking path and community park. If approved, voters will then be asked to raise or appropriate $50,000 for the playground and equipment, with the understanding that donations will help fund the project.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Danforth Union Hall. The annual town meeting is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at the same location.

Municipal candidates are: Carrie Oliver, running for a two‑year term on the Board of Selectmen; Bruce Lee, running for a one‑year term on the Board of Selectmen; and one three‑year seat on the Regional School Unit 84 board of directors, with no candidates appearing on the ballot.

Voters will nominate Budget Committee members from the floor during the annual meeting.

The warrant contains 55 articles, including: $205,034 for general government expenses; $186,046 for town roads, including snow removal; $98,075 to be raised for the transfer station, in addition to accepting $20,100 from Washington County; $86,244 for the Northern Washington/Southern Aroostook Regional Ambulance Service contract; $49,500 for fire hydrant rental; $21,025 for operation and maintenance of Town Hall and the town clock; $20,500 for plowing and sanding Greenland Cove Road, the Greenland Cove parking lot and the LifeFlight of Maine helipad; $17,000 to be accepted from other towns for contracted fire services and $9,000 to be raised for the Fire Department; $16,000 for Danforth cemeteries; $13,880 for municipal officer salaries, including selectmen, the Planning Board and the code enforcement officer; $12,400 for maintenance and repair of the Town Office; $12,000 for streetlights; $11,000 for assessing; $10,500 for the food pantry; $7,100 for public safety; $7,035 for the town park and playground; $4,040 for the care of public lands; $2,500 for care and improvements at Eaton Cemetery; $2,000 for the Danforth Public Library; $2,000 for Summerfest; and $2,000 for Christmas and holiday decorations.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, at Town Hall.

Nominations for treasurer, tax collector, town clerk, selectman, constable, Sunrise County School System director and all other municipal officers will be taken from the floor.

There are 40 warrant articles, including: $125,000 for winter and summer road maintenance and capital improvement projects; $52,000 for general government expenses; $28,000 for solid waste disposal; $16,000 for Dennys River Volunteer Fire Department; $12,000 for operation of town buildings; $6,500 for cemetery maintenance; $6,300 for streetlights; $4,000 for Lincoln Memorial Library; $2,000 for the red phone system and firehouse phone; $1,000 for Fourth of July parade; $700 for general assistance; $600 for animal control.

Voters will also be asked to authorize $379,620 for regular education; $61,014 for the town’s share of school district administration; and $57,250 for special education.

Voters will further be asked to consider an ordinance to “protect the health and integrity of the local food system.”

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Monday, March 9, at Narraguagus High School at 7 p.m.

Nominations for selectman and assessor will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 41 articles, including: $421,000 for roads and bridges; $170,720 for public safety, which includes Pleasant River Ambulance Service and animal control; $142,000 for solid waste management; $97,195 for administration; $93,900 for general operations; $46,001 for the Fire Department; $37,000 for shellfish conservation; $28,800 for assessing; $27,000 for Gallison Memorial Library; $15,500 for town building and property maintenance; $10,000 for Fire Department equipment; $5,000 for town parks; $5,000 for Town Office expansion; $1,800 for cemetery maintenance; and $1,000 for Sunrise Little League.

Voters will also be asked to consider adopting a proposed Large Scale Solar Ordinance that would allow solar energy for residential or personal business use within the town limits, with Planning Board approval, but would prohibit utility‑scale solar farms. Voters will further consider amendments to the Shellfish Conservation Ordinance.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections and the annual town meeting are scheduled for Monday, March 9, at 3:30 p.m. at Jonesport‑Beals High School.

Nominations for Board of Selectmen, Jonesport School Committee, Moosabec Community School District Committee, Moosabec Community School District board of trustees, overseers of General Assistance and fire chief will be taken from the floor.

The warrant has 34 articles, including: $273,083 for road maintenance, streetlights, sand and salt, sidewalks and crosswalks and winter roads; $222,660 for harbor master salary and expenses, shellfish warden salary and expenses, ambulance services and Washington County Sheriff’s Office services; $132,620 for elected and appointed officials’ salaries; $58,000 for administration; $53,000 for Town Office wages; $22,000 for cemetery maintenance; $19,000 for Peabody Memorial Library; $18,000 for software and $1,000 for computer equipment; $10,000 for legal fees; $10,000 for the Fourth of July celebration; $5,528 for Veterans Memorial Park maintenance; and $5,000 for economic development.

Voters will also be asked to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee to govern and enforce the Shellfish Conservation Ordinance regarding shellfish harvesting.

They will further consider authorizing $199,905 as the town’s matching share of a Northern Border Regional Commission grant for construction of a commercial working waterfront facility at Henry Point, which would include a boat launch, parking and floating docks.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections are scheduled for 12:45 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 30, at the former Robbinston Grade School, with the annual town meeting to begin at 7 p.m. at the same location.

There are 32 warrant articles, including: $85,000 for plowing and winter roads; $55,000 for Fire Department; $55,000 for solid waste management; $22,000 for town officer wages; $13,600 for emergency medical service; $12,500 for cemeteries; $7,000 for legal expenses and general administration; $6,600 for auditing town books; $2,500 for code enforcement officer; $2,500 for Robbinston Historical Society; $1,500 for plumbing inspector; $1,500 for animal control officer; $500 for Down East Health Services; $500 Eastern Agency on Aging; and $100 for health officer.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Municipal elections are scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Office. The annual town meeting is set to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Steuben Volunteer Fire Department.

Selectman: Teresa Ginn, Clyde Jordan, David West; one three‑year term.

Board of Overseers: Clyde Jordan, David West; one three‑year term.

Local Advisory Committee: Clyde Jordan, Amy Hall; one three‑year term.

There are 46 warrant articles, including: $566,500 for road maintenance, snow removal and sand and salt; $223,300 for fire protection and rescue services; $207,000 for health and sanitation services; $140,620 for salaries and wages; $97,500 for administration; $45,000 for the fire truck reserve account and $12,000 for the Fire Department Equipment Reserve Account; $34,524, to be spent from surplus, to pay Steuben’s portion of the Washington County 2026 tax anticipation note, due January 2027; $13,000 for the Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library; $6,000 for Schoodic Food Pantry; $3,600 for Eastern Area Agency on Aging; $2,500 each for recreation and maintenance of the town baseball field; $2,000 for cemeteries; $1,800 for general assistance; and $1,000 for Sunrise Little League.

Voters will also be asked to consider adopting an amendment to the Shellfish Conservation Ordinance regarding mandatory conservation time spent on reseeding and brushing projects, shellfish surveys and attending conservation committee meetings.

Voters will also be asked to consider maintaining control of the Tunk Stream Alewife Rights, and whether to authorize selectmen to transfer the balance of $36,465 in 2025 shellfish revenue to the Shellfish Conservation Reserve Account.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.

Information will be added in the near future as information becomes available from town officials.