25 years ago: The town of Cromwell appealed the courts decision that found Convenant Village of Cromwell to be a tax-exempt institution. The ruling ended a four year old case in which the church owned retirement community contested its tax assessment on the Grand list for 1981 through 1984.
25 years ago: Portland resident Michael Barillari announced he was taking the Planning and Zoning Commission to court for denying him of an earth removal permit for the Barilari peat excavation project on Jackson Road.