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Augusta woman hails ‘monumental’ settled case in Maine guaranteeing equal voting rights for those with print disabilities
Voters with print disabilities will continue to have an opportunity to vote absentee electronically, after Lynn Merrill of Augusta and others brought a lawsuit ahead of the primary election last year.
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Lynn Merrill of Augusta, seen at her home Monday, is one of the four plaintiffs who have reached a settlement agreement with municipalities that ensures the state and municipalities provide an electronic absentee ballot to voters with print disabilities.
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Lynn Merrill of Augusta wanted to vote in the July 2020 primary election, but she was torn.
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Councilors don’t want Winslow to be ‘landlords,’ votes down proposed senior housing at old school building
The Winslow Town Council voted against an agreement with Kennebec Valley Community Action Partners, with councilors saying they don t want the town to be landlords in such an arrangement.
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The old Winslow Junior High School building is seen on March 12, 2019. Kennebec Valley Community Action Program has proposed repurposing the building to create senior housing and other leased space.
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WINSLOW Kennebec Valley Community Action Partners won’t be converting the old junior high school building into a project involving senior housing and other uses if the town is the main lessee.
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Winslow Public Schools eye return to in-person learning 5 days a week this fall
Superintendent Peter Thiboutout wrote a letter to the community Wednesday outlining the district s intention to drop its hybrid model for the next school year, regardless of whether the state alters its physical distancing guidelines for schools.
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Winslow Public Schools is planning to offer in-person education every day this fall, regardless of whether the state alters physical distancing guidelines. Winslow High School, above, has 384 of the district’s roughly 1,100 students.
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Winslow School Superintendent Peter Thiboutot
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The internal work needed includes replacing electric systems, Halo said. Bromyard and Winslow Town Council was told by ward councillor Nigel Shaw in April that the end of May was a new target date for the centre s reopening. But Herefordshire Council said the substantial water damage caused by the vandalism is still progressing. Alex Haines, Halo’s partnership manager, said: “The task of replacing the electrical system including the fire alarms/emergency lighting throughout the entire centre is more extensive than we initially thought. This means we will not reopen this month along with the other Halo centres in the county as we had all hoped and planned for. We are very disappointed but this crucial work is needed to make the building safe.”