FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen approved amendments to the town’s personnel policy and Fire/Rescue Department’s hiring policy Tuesday, allowing the department to confirm the employment of two full-time firefighters. Although Fire Chief Terry Bell recommended hiring Timothy “TD” Hardy and Scott Baxter at an earlier meeting this month, the action was postponed until the […]
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Jay woman named Belgrade town manager
BELGRADE — Carrie Castonguay, the administrative assistant to the Livermore Board of Selectpersons, will start her new duties as town manager on March 21, Belgrade selectperson Chairman Ernie Rice said Monday. The Belgrade Board of Selectmen unanimously chose Castonguay of Jay from among six candidates who were interviewed, he said. The town received 19 applications. […]
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Jay to hold hearing on proposed $5.2 million budget
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing Monday, March 14, on a proposed $5.27 million municipal budget for 2016-17. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the library at Spruce Mountain High School. It will be followed by a regular Board of Selectpersons meeting. The proposed spending plan is $368,434 less than the […]
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Two Industry children, father remain hospitalized after Pittsfield fatal crash
FARMINGTON – Two children and their father from Industry and a Corinna man remained at a Bangor hospital Monday after a fatal crash Saturday night on Route 2 in Pittsfield, according to a spokesman from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Icy road conditions were a contributing factor in the crash, Stephen McCausland had said […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen name code enforcement officer
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Board of Selectmen appointed Rob Overton as the town’s code enforcement officer at its meeting on Tuesday. Town Manager Kristal Flagg explained that the current officer, James Butler, has a job in southern Maine that has made it difficult to commute back and forth, forcing him to resign. Flagg said the town […]
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Montana man charged after fire destroys New Sharon mobile home
NEW SHARON — A fire that destroyed an abandoned mobile home on Farmington Falls Road on Nov. 25 was started by a Montana man living there without permission, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Bryan G. Meyers, 29, had been living in the home next to Tuttle’s Auto without permission all summer, according Nichols’ […]
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Board accepts General Assistance director resignation
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons on Monday accepted the resignation of General Assistance Director Susan Sapiel. Sapiel submitted a letter of resignation effective Nov. 30. The board appointed Jean Tardif to succeed her. Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay told the board Tardif must first have training Dec. 28 at the Town Office with an employee […]
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Warrant: Texas murder suspect was drinking with Johnson family
It sounds like the plot of a horror film: family from out-of-town buys land in the country, then finds out — fatally — that a very dangerous someone thinks the property really belongs to him. But, at least according to the ex-wife of one of the victims, that motive is behind a multiple murder in […]