CHESTERVILLE — Residents at Tuesday evening’s Planning Board hearing raised concerns about a proposal to excavate gravel 27 feet below the water table on land between Dutch Gap and Besson Pit roads. In 2012, Adam and Susan Castonguay, owners of Castonguay Sand and Gravel of Chesterville, applied to the Department of Environmental Protection for a […]
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Chesterville payments made prior to voter approval
CHESTERVILLE — A special town meeting last week to approve money for IRS penalties related to payroll taxes apparently wasn’t necessary because the payments had already been made, officials said. “Anne Lambert informed us we had already paid the bill,” Selectman Matt Welch said Saturday. “When I said ‘no, we haven’t paid it,’ she showed the warrant […]
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Girls’ soccer: Daggett, Cougars evade Vikings
The quick and determined Mt. Blue junior forward blasted in both goals and the Cougars got their first win of the season, beating winless Oxford Hills 2-0 in a Class A girls’ soccer game. The Vikings were stubborn in this evenly matched game, but when Daggett cut loose from the crowd, she found a way […]
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Jay amends policy governing cemeteries
JAY — Selectpersons have accepted an amended Cemetery Policy that gets the town out of digging graves and burials, and increases the cost of cemetery lots from $125 to $200 for residents and from $200 to $275 for nonresidents. Funeral home directors will now be in charge of hiring people to dig graves and do […]
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Strong road paving project going to voters
STRONG — Residents will be asked to consider a plan to pave the section of Pond Road between the public beach road and Sweet’s Pond Lane, selectmen decided Tuesday evening. Genelle Baston, who with her husband, Vern, resides on Porter Lake, which is accessed by Pond Road, said people who live on the Strong side of […]
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Farmington board approves license for Mexican restaurant
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved a liquor license for a proposed Mexican restaurant downtown. Ryan Nezol plans to open the restaurant, Uno Mas, at 103 Narrow Gauge Square, the site formerly used by Thai Smile. The restaurant will feature Mexican foods made with local ingredients and craft beers from around the […]
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RSU 9 names middle school interim assistant principal, athletic director
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Katherine Duchesne as interim assistant principal/athletic director at Mt. Blue Middle School. Duchesne of Farmington is a math teacher at the middle school. She will start her new position Oct. 1. Her salary is prorated at $58,540, Superintendent Tom Ward said after the […]
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Two Madison men accused of burglarizing Kingfield business
KINGFIELD — Two Madison men are accused of breaking into Kingfield Wood Products late Saturday and rummaging through items. Jonathan Maginnis, 24, and Dylan Ricker, 24, were each arrested Sunday on a felony charge of burglary, State Police Trooper Andrew Hardy said Monday night. A conviction on the charge is punishable by a maximum 10 […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 10 a.m., Town Office Paris: […]
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Jay voters approve tax club; residents ask for deep budget cuts
JAY — More than 25 residents attended a special town meeting Monday and approved the town establishing a tax club. Only Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed. “I don’t think we have done our job with revenue and expenses,” she said. “We should have made harder decisions.” The tax club would allow property owners to make monthly […]