This Week in History (3/10 - 3/17)
Dave Lyman was the editor at The Deerfield Valley News 55 years ago, before leaving to cover the Vietnam War as a Navy journalist. He has since founded the Maine Photographic Workshop and is in the process of writing a series of memoirs. Photo courtesy LinkedIn
10 years ago:
Wilmington Town Meeting voters passed a 1% local option tax on sales, rooms, meals, and alcohol. The tax was passed, in part, to aid in the town’s recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. Proponents also sought to use the proceeds for community and economic development projects. At the same meeting, Wilmington resident Adam Grinold, a local business owner who also served as the chamber of commerce executive director, made a motion to increase a general fund line item for grant matching funds from $10,000 to $100,000. The motion was passed unanimously .
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