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GALLOPING INTO SPRING with their brand-new Mustang Café on the South
Meadow Road in Perry are Emma Newcomb, 9, (left) and Emma Lacasse, 7.
They plan on opening the café on April 7. See this issue for more on the
café. (Edward French photo)
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SMOKE POURS from the house on Pleasant St. in Lubec that was destroyed
by fire on March 16. Lubec, Whiting and Campobello firefighters all
fought the blaze. (Michael Wagner photo)
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Front Page Stories |
| Bills seek hike in state's share of county jail costs |
| by Edward French |
With the cost of operating the Washington County Jail being a significant portion of the county budget, legislative efforts to increase the state's share of funding for county jails are being closely watched. And with the county's budget for this year increasing 22% in the amount raised by county taxes, the legislature's actions are a major concern for local taxpayers. The legislature is currently looking at several bills to increase state funding for jails, including one that would raise the amount from approximately 20% of the cost to 35%. Also being considered are two bills that would fund an increase in rural patrol services in the county by the Maine State Police, which could help limit county budget expenses for the sheriff's office that has had to increase its coverage.
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| Fire that destroys Lubec home preceded by violent knife attack
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| by J.D. Rule |
The March 16 fire that leveled the residence at 69 Pleasant Street in Lubec was preceded the same night by a violent knife attack inside that residence. The house, formerly the home of the late Dale Leighton, was occupied at the time by Richard Munson, 51, who found himself the victim of multiple stab wounds in the face and back, allegedly by Kenneth Kudrick, while he slept.
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Second AOS budget shows slight decrease
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| by Lura Jackson |
After its first proposed budget faced significant public pushback in the form of a 77 29 vote against it on February 26, the AOS 77 joint school board voted to accept a new budget during a meeting on March 18 at the Pembroke Elementary School. The board scheduled another vote by residents of the nine towns in the AOS for Thursday, March 27, the day The Quoddy Tides goes to print. During that vote, the budget failed following a vote of 63-55 on Article 2: Special Education. [More details will follow in the April 11 issue. -ed]. The new budget saw several line items decrease, but the gains were offset by added insurance expenses, resulting in a net decrease of only $1,126 in the $855,000 budget.
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| Collaboration brings musicians to local schools
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| by Lura Jackson |
“Where words fail, music speaks," wrote Hans Christian Andersen of music's ability to facilitate communication -- and yet there are key places where music literacy is lacking, including in Washington County elementary schools. Recognizing that absence, the Lubec Area Musicians' Philanthropic Society (LAMPS) and the Machias Bay Chamber Concerts (MBCC) have collaborated to develop a two series program bringing music to hundreds of students around the county. |
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| Local family sets up foundation for youth
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| by Lura Jackson |
Youth in Washington County will have the opportunity to engage in more outdoor activities with the establishment of the Jeffrey A. Stanhope Foundation in memory of the late Perry resident. A fundraising event was held on March 22 at the Lobster Crate in Perry, netting approximately $7,000 to help launch the foundation. |
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