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            <title>News | Town of Bradley, Maine</title>
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            <title>Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Presented to Town Council </title>
            <description>Bradley Municipal Budget 2026-2027</description>
            <link>https://townofbradley.net/news/fiscal-year-2026-2027-budget-presented-to-town-council-1-27-2026</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:13:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<p>As required by the Bradley Town Charter, the municipal budget was presented to the Bradley Town Council prior to February 1. The budget was formally presented on January 27, 2026. The Town Council will discuss the budget at each Council meeting from now until the public hearing, which is scheduled for April 21, 2026. The proposed budget will then be submitted to the voters at the annual referendum on June 9, 2026. Absentee ballots will be available beginning May 8, 2026. The referendum will be held at the Bradley Volunteer Fire Station from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Public comment is strongly encouarged and appreciated.  </p>
<p>The Bradley Municipal Budget can be found in <a href="https://townofbradley.net/documents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Documents-Municipal Budget Information</a></p>
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            <title>Growing Up Bradley</title>
            <description>Bradley resident Ann Delaware had gathered stories of “Growing up Bradley”.  Stories from the ’40s and Up.</description>
            <link>https://townofbradley.net/news/growing-up-bradley</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:49:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bradley resident Ann Delaware had gathered stories of “Growing up Bradley”.  Stories from the ’40s and Up.</p>
<ul><li><p>These stories have been published into a booklet.</p></li>
<li><p>The booklets are available to be picked up with a suggested donation of $2.00.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="/uploads/growing-up-bradley.pdf">Growing up Bradley</a></p></li></ul>
<p><strong>Thank you to Ann for always finding special ways to celebrate our small but mighty town.</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title>Maine is Replacing its General Issue Chickadee Plate in 2025</title>
            <description>Here’s how you can request to keep your current Chickadee Plate Number in advance...</description>
            <link>https://townofbradley.net/news/maine-is-replacing-its-general-issue-chickadee-plate-in-2025</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:58:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beginning May 1, 2025, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and Agents will no longer issue license plates with the chickadee design. Anyone who currently has plates with the chickadee design will be required to obtain new plates when they renew their registration or obtain a new registration on or after May 1, 2025.</p>
<p>This means municipalities, including Bradley will be issuing a new plate when registrants with a chickadee plate renew their registrations.  For new registrations and renewals in the Passenger Class (PC) class code, registrants can choose:</p>
<ul><li>a Pine Tree Plate (existing PC class code) for no additional costs or:</li>
<li>a “no tree plate” (new NT class code) for no additional costs or:</li>
<li>one of the current <a href="https://apps1.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/bmv/vanity/select_type" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">specialty plates</a> (normal fees apply)</li></ul>
<h3>Plate Reservations:</h3>
<p>Beginning June 3, 2024, registrants who would like to keep their current chickadee plate numbers may reserve their plate number for a $25 one-time fee. This includes people with vanity, low digit, and National Guard (PC class code) plates.</p>
<p>The BMV will be mailing postcards to registrants with active low digit, vanity, and National Guard plates in June, with information on how to reserve their plates. Registrants also may reserve if they simply like their current plate number.</p>
<ul><li><p>Class codes that can be reserved are: Antique Auto (AQ), Combination (CM), Commercial (CO), Farm (FM), Motor Home (MH), Passenger Class (PC), Special Equipment (SE), Commercial Tractor (TT).</p>
<ul><li>Non-chickadee plates will not have the option to reserve.</li></ul></li>
<li><p>Tractor plates (TR) may only be reserved through the manual application process (MV-62).</p></li></ul>
<h3>There are Four Ways registrants may reserve their plate(s)</h3>
<ol><li><p>Online through the stand-alone reservation portal at maine.gov/online/reservemyplate.</p></li>
<li><p>Through a reservation process as part of the Rapid Renewal website.</p></li>
<li><p>At a branch location.</p>
<ul><li>The closest BMV locations to Bradley is Bangor.</li></ul></li>
<li><p>By mailing the Application to Reserve a Plate Number (MV-62) to the Administrative Office.</p>
<ul><li>To view/download the Plate Number Reservation Application, please click here. </li>
<li>All Plate Reservation Applications should be mailed to 29 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 with “Attention Registrations”.</li></ul></li></ol>
<h3>More Information</h3>
<ul><li>Registrants with questions about reserving plates may contact: <a href="mailto:platereserve.bmv@maine.gov">platereserve.bmv@maine.gov</a>.</li>
<li>For additional information, please visit the Maine BMV’s FAQ about Plate Reservations by clicking here. </li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title>RFP &#35;26-02 Shim and Overlay Penney Lane and Pothole and Overlay Elm Street</title>
            <description>RFP &#35;26-02</description>
            <link>https://townofbradley.net/news/rfp-26-02-shim-and-overlay-penney-lane-and-pothole-and-overlay-elm-street</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:23:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<p>Town of Bradley</p>
<p>Request for Proposals</p>
<p>Shim and Overlay</p>
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<p>The Town of Bradley is seeking requests for proposals for a Shim and 2” Overlay of Penney Lane and Pothole Repair, and a 2” Overlay of Elm Street. Sealed proposals marked RFP #26-02 will be accepted by the Town Manager, Melissa L. Doane, at PO Box 517, 165B Main Street, Bradley, Maine 04411, no later than 1:30 pm on April 30, 2026.  Request for proposal documents, requirements, and information are available at the Bradley Municipal Building, or townofbradley.net.  The Town of Bradley reserves the right to reject any and all bids not deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Bradley.</p>
<p><a href="/uploads/penney-lane-elm-street-overlay-2026.pdf">RFP #26-02 Documents</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title>Spring Clean Up Set for May 2, 2026</title>
            <description>Spring Clean Up</description>
            <link>https://townofbradley.net/news/spring-clean-up-set-for-may-2-2026</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Working Internet ASAP</title>
            <description>Any Maine address that currently has no internet service of any kind is now eligible for free...</description>
            <link>https://townofbradley.net/news/working-internet-asap</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any Maine address that currently has no internet service of any kind is now eligible for free equipment and installation of new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satelitte internet.</p>
<ul><li>Please visit: <a href="https://www.maineconnectivity.org/wia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.maineconnectivity.org/wia</a></li></ul>
<p><img src="/uploads/wia-program-handout-final-400x518.jpg" alt="Maine Connectivity Authority Internet poster"></p>]]></content:encoded>
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