LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board Thursday night approved several staff changes. Mark Ostroff was hired as a math teacher at Spruce Mountain High School and Amy Ryder of Jay was unanimously hired as the district librarian. “I’m really excited to be working with my own kids, in my own community,” she said. […]
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SAD 58 budget meeting May 31
SALEM TOWNSHIP — School board directors and administrators have adopted Regional School Unit 58’s proposed budget of $9.19 million to operate the district in the coming school year. The budget meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at Mt. Abram High School, will be the last chance for voters to review, ask questions and […]
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Jay certifies $2.2 million tax credit to Verso
JAY — The Board of Assessors voted Thursday to accept a tax abatement certification to the town’s tax collector as written for a total of $2.2 million in tax credit for Verso Androscoggin LLC. It allows the town to ask for recognition this year that the full amount of the tax credit be factored into […]
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Jay to develop policy on speed limit requests
JAY — Three people have requested speed limits be posted on Belanger Road, Ludden Drive and Quarry Street, prompting officials to draft a policy on how to handle such requests. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere told selectpersons Monday that Police Chief Richard Caton IV and Public Works Director John Johnson have been discussing how to respond. “We […]
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4 seek 2 selectmen seats in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Four candidates are competing for a two-year and three-year seat on the Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen. Tom Barker, 60, a residential construction contractor for many years, is running for a two-year term. Incumbent Mary Young is not running for re-election. “I started at age 4 with my dad — yes, I wasn’t […]
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Livermore house fire of unknown origin, official says
LIVERMORE — The cause of a fire that destroyed a large, two-story home on South Road on Friday is undetermined, Fire Chief Donald Castonguay said Tuesday. The ruling was made by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, he said. “It was too far gone,” he said of the home owned by Dale Boothby, who lived […]
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Jay board backs application for jobs grant
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing on a grant application to help train workers in making granite curbing at 6 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Town Office. The board voted Monday to support an application for a $100,000 job skills grant to help Polycor of New England, which owns a local quarry, […]
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Jay nonunion town employees to get 1 percent raise
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday to give nonunion employees a 1 percent raise July 1, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. In favor were board Chairman Terry Bergeron, Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Selectperson Keith Cornielo. Opposed were Selectpersons Judy Diaz and Tom Goding. The vote followed an executive session. Earlier motions for no […]
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Selectmen discuss options for LF fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — A special town meeting to decide whether to repair or replace the fire station is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21. At Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, architect George Parker of Lincoln/Haney Engineering Associates Inc., presented three options for fixing the fire station. The first, at a cost of approximately $1.08 million, would fix […]
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Selectmen take on maintenance duties for Strong
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to handle some landscaping duties at the veterans’ monument and do maintenance at the public beach this summer. Custodian Larone Crockett will continue in his position, according to Selectman Jim Burrill, but he can’t take care of flowers because of physical limitations. He also won’t maintain the public beach […]