by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

Two four-hour meetings are scheduled to discuss the Machias town budget for 2022-23, after a recent meeting of the Machias Board of Selectmen. On Wednesday, Jan. 26, town manager Bill Kitchen said last year’s switch to two longer budget meetings, versus many short meetings, was well-received, and the town office’s preference for this year, too. The board agreed, and the two meetings were set for March 16 and March 30, both Wednesdays, from 4 to 8 p.m.