The spending plan, unanimously approved by the School Committee and City Council, raises local taxes by 7 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.

The science teacher and coach defeated two-term incumbent and Select Board Chairman Rusty Brackett in Tuesday's election for a seat on the Paris Select Board.

The Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020-2023 contracts for the district's staff on Tuesday night. The motion to approve the contracts comes after a contentious year and a half for the district and its employees.

The newly elected town officials include the husband and wife team of Michael and Janet Iverson.

Voters pass $3.02 million municipal budget Tuesday night.

Canton residents chose Kristi Carrier as selectwoman over incumbent Don Hutchins by a vote of 60-56 during elections on Tuesday.

Randy Ouellette was elected to a two-year term as selectperson in the only contested race.

Paris, Harrison, Oxford and Norway residents fill municipal positions and pass budgets for fiscal year 2021-22.

Two of the town's four seats on the SAD 17 board of directors were also decided and town residents overwhelmingly favored both the school and adult education budgets.

RSU 56 voters from Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru approved a 2021-22 school budget of $12.97 million by a vote of 354-163 during their referendum vote on Tuesday.

Results from Poland were not available at press time, but Mechanic Falls and Minot approved the district's spending plan.

Rumford officials are looking to replace the 1924 Central Fire Station.

The vote will be rescheduled, joint Sewer Department Mark Holt said.

Voters elected William Kenniston and Jim Long to the Select Board.

Peru residents voted down eight of the town municipal budget's 40 articles on Tuesday's ballot. This included declining a request of $150,000 for a town-wide revaluation that was scheduled to take place this year.

Select Board incumbent Peter Chase was reelected for a third term, Abbey Cases Rice was written onto the RSU 10 Board of Directors and Dieter Kreckel and Brad Adley will serve on the Finance Committee.

Lisbon residents narrowly voted in favor of the $18 million school budget Wednesday night. The margin of approval was 126-90, and taxpayers will contribute about $7.79 million of the budget during the next fiscal year. Only 216 of Lisbon's 7,136 registered voters cast a ballot.

Residents in Mexico approved all articles of the town's $3.29 million budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year on Tuesday. Town Manager Raquel Welch said the budget is down more than $100,000 from last year, though the mill rate should remain the same. As part of the budget package, voters approved the purchase of land for a new public safety building.

Peter Holman wins reelection to Select Board.

By a vote of 469-234, the towns of Rumford, Mexico, Hartford, Buckfield, Roxbury, Hanover and Sumner approved the Regional School Unit 10 $29.94 million spending plan for 2021-22 during referendum voting on Tuesday. The district was also approved to spend funds on a study for a new pre-K through grade 8 elementary school, and adult education and for the Oxford Hills Technical School's 2021-22 budget.