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Eileen Curry

2007

District partners for schools to be topic of upcoming forums

School boards that make up Union 104 in Eastport, Perry, Pembroke, Charlotte and Dennysville will hold public forums to discuss partnering with other area school districts to consolidate administrative duties mandated by the state.

2007

Selectmen wrangle at meeting over expense at ballot recount

The Perry selectmen's meeting didn't go without debate at the regularly scheduled day on April 30.

2007

Perry voters narrowly approve $3.6 million Quoddy Bay deal

Perry residents narrowly approved a financial agreement with Quoddy Bay LNG in a March 26 referendum that had sharply divided the town.

2007

Perry split over LNG deal

A Perry special town meeting deemed legal by some and illegal by others brought a turnout of about 200 people to listen, voice their opinions and cast votes regarding a citizens' committee to represent the town in negotiations with the liquefied natural gas developer, Quoddy Bay LNG. Moderator Bill

2007

Perry split over LNG deal

Perry selectmen have announced reaching an agreement with Quoddy Bay LNG that would require the company to make payments to the town of $3.6 million annually, or more than $90 million over the next 25 years, if the negotiated agreement is accepted by Perry residents in a referendum vote next month.

2007

Perry petition contests decision by selectmen on LNG meeting

Two days following the January 22 selectmen's meeting, a group of Perry residents filed a petition that would override a decision made by the majority of selectmen and allows the citizens to call a special town meeting to decide on setting up a representative group to participate in discussions...

2007

Baldacci's initiative meets resistance from school boards

Union 104 Superintendent Art Wittine distributed Governor John Baldacci's Local Schools Regional Support Initiative (LSRS) to Perry School Committee members to look over and discuss at their January 8 meeting. The report went over like a lead balloon.