A representative of the Christian Civic League dropped into Ellsworth this morning and made a raid upon places running punchboards and other gambling devices, which were seized. Warrants will be
Obituary: Jennie M. Breed
GARDINER - May 11, 2021, Jennie M. Breed, 95, of Plaisted Street in Gardiner passed away at her home on May .
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GARDINER – May 11, 2021, Jennie M. Breed, 95, of Plaisted Street in Gardiner passed away at her home on May 11, 2021 after a lengthy period of declining health.Jennie was born in Gardiner on Sept, 15, 1925, the daughter of George A. Atkins and Esther (Pushard) Atkins. She attended Gardiner area schools and graduated from Gardiner High School in 1942. Upon graduation she began employment with the State of Maine where she worked for the Department of Health and Welfare, the Bureau of Taxation and finally with the Secretary of State-Division of Motor Vehicles. At the time of her retirement in 1988 she was the Assistant Secretary of State for Driver License Exams.Jennie married Harlan J. Breed on Nov. 7, 1947 in Gardiner. Harlan passed away on Oct. 25, 1982. Jennie was an active member of Highland Avenue United Methodist Chu
BILL. PEARSON Mon, 04/26/2021 - 2:30pm
In 2005, Maine enacted LD 1 to limit municipal, school and county spending to no more than a 5% increase without a voter override. LD 1 requires voter authorization through a special warrant article in order to exceed annual spending by 5%. But in Edgecomb, the special article hasn’t been on the warrant for years. On April 20, selectmen were asked if the municipal budget would exceed the 5% increase, and if an LD 1 warrant article would appear on the May town meeting referendum ballot.
All three selectmen responded they didn’t know about the law. Town Clerk Claudia Coffin reported the LD 1 article hadn’t been on the warrant for years. “My guess is that the selectmen stopped putting the tax levy limit on the warrant because they knew the vote would never exceed it. They were always careful to have capped money articles instead of opened-ended articles. They knew ahead of time pretty much what the maximum amount voted would
Charles Culbertson
Alna’s two candidates on the March 27 ballot for second selectman and the two seeking to be third selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s uniform questions on why they are running; what traits, experience, etc. do they have that will aid their service as selectman; what their top priorities would be if elected, and why; and anything else they would like to get across to voters. The newspaper told candidates their complete response could total up to 500 words.
Second selectman candidate Linda Kristan
As I gathered signatures on the application form for second selectperson in Alna, I heard many times, “Thank you for running.” This was not an impulsive decision on my part. I considered several other ways of serving in Alna before this,including the school board, planning board, and part-time town clerk. The timing was not quite right for those opportunities, but the opening on the select board connected for several reasons. I had the time, energy and r