Tag: rejection

Oxford Hills school budget faces rejection by voters

Jun. 11—PARIS — With seven of eight towns in Maine School Administrative District 17 reporting results Tuesday night, the majority of voters rejected the proposed $51.5 million budget, 1,158 to 1,759. The $51.5 million budget was about $600,000 more than the $47.43 million approved a year ago. The tallies for seven towns were: Harrison, 77 […]

Vacant building ordinance being revised after council rejection

Feb. 16—A proposed ordinance regarding vacant commercial properties is being revised to make it easier on property owners, Muskogee City Attorney Katrina Bodenhamer said. The amended ordinance would authorize the city to compile an index of names, addresses and contact information of owners of vacant commercial buildings. The property owner would have to present the […]

Israel’s rejection of two-state solution threatens global peace, UN chief says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a two-state solution will indefinitely prolong a war threatening global peace and emboldening extremists everywhere, the United Nations’ chief has said. In his toughest language yet on the Israeli-Hamas conflict, secretary-general Antonio Guterres told a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council that “the right of the Palestinian […]