State delegates approved a contentious bill Wednesday that will align the city’s election system with its charter, sending it on the way to the governor’s desk. Because the bill would change the city’s charter, it required a two-thirds majority, or 67 votes, to move forward. Democrats backed the measure, but hold only a 51-49 majority in the House. In January, the Senate unanimously passed an .
In January, the Senate unanimously passed an identical bill. But Republican lawmakers in the House had shared concerns about litigation over the city's new ward-based election system and whether they should approve the charter amendment bill while two lawsuits are pending.
The Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) group will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 1:15 p.m. at the Boothbay Region Community Center in the Meadow Mall, 185 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. Guest speaker for the meeting will be Chris.
The Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) group will meet at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, here at The Community Center. The speaker will be Chris Boynton, director of the Maine State Library Outreach Program. Many of the VIP members have found the.