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Jim Taylor

Salford, The Peaks

Assistant Editor at BBC Radio 5 Live

Assistant editor @BBC5Live Breakfast / Data journalism apprentice / dad of girls / #swfc fan / mediocre tennis player / dreadful guitarist [email protected]

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  • 4 weeks ago | newtownbee.com | Jim Taylor

    The Board of Selectmen received an update from Aquarion Water Company about both impending water problems due to the Bethel wellfield being down at the selectmen’s May 5 meeting.

  • 1 month ago | newtownbee.com | Jim Taylor

    Finance Director Glenys Salas noted that higher than expected revenue in the sewer enterprise fund interest line item could help pay back a shortfall to the town “faster than expected” at a Board of Finance meeting on April 24. With a line item of zero for sewer assessment interest budgeted, the $72,106 received was described by Salas as a windfall during her financial report. The water enterprise interest line also had a surplus, with $32,000 budgeted for and $89,000 received.

  • 1 month ago | newtownbee.com | Jim Taylor

    Both the 2025-26 municipal and education budgets, as well as five proposed capital projects, all passed at referendum on April 22. The municipal budget passed 2,479 to 1,777; the education budget margin was thinner but still passed, 1,838 to 1,748.

  • 1 month ago | newtownbee.com | Jim Taylor

    Voters will have the opportunity to cast judgment upon not only the fates of the proposed 2025-26 municipal and education budgets, but also five capital projects, during polling hours from 6 am to 8 pm, Tuesday, April 22, at Newtown Middle School. This year’s proposed budget is $49,866,665 for the town and $91,744,644 for the schools, for an overall bottom line of $141,611,309. The budgets include a 6.72% tax increase, as well as a 28.78 mill rate, a 1.81 increase from last year.

  • 2 months ago | newtownbee.com | Jim Taylor

    UPDATE: After press time, the Legislative Council on April 2 decided to approve the Board of Finance proposed 2025-26 budget with no further cuts. For the full story, see next week's paper. This is an update from the published version of the story.

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Jim Taylor @jimtaylor1984
22 Oct 24

RT @footballheaven: 📞 “Just have a Chinese” One of the call’s of the season from Gaz the Sheffield Wednesday fan on Saturday He’s got a…

Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor @jimtaylor1984
30 Jul 24

RT @the_LTA: STILL ALIVE!!! 🤯 The moment @andy_murray & Dan Evans booked their spot in the @Olympics quarter-finals 😍😍😍 🎥 @BBCSport ht…

Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor @jimtaylor1984
28 Jul 24

Just incredible

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The journey continues! 👏 Andy Murray and Dan Evans save FIVE match points en route to a comeback victory against Japan's Kei Nishikori & Taro Daniel! 🇬🇧 #BBCOlympics #Paris2024 https://t.co/lxrqsJpHPP