AUBURN — The Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport will start a 17,000-square-foot expansion and update, thanks to a federal grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Tuesday that the airport will receive $899,480 to help fund the expansion and rehabilitation of the terminal aircraft apron. The project […]
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Mexico police get $2,000 ATV grant
MEXICO — The Police Department has received a $2,000 grant from the Department of Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to patrol all-terrain vehicle trails, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Patrols will start when trails open. The Police Department will participate in an ATV safety course, in conjunction with the Roxbury ATV Club, from 8 a.m. […]
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Irving Baker Grant
1926 – 2016 AUBURN — Irving Baker Grant, 89, of Auburn passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, in Auburn. Irving was born on Feb. 26, 1926, in Lewiston, a son of the late Raymon W. and Carrie (Girou) Grant. He attended Lewiston schools, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls seeks grant for fire services study
JAY – Selectpersons on Monday authorize the town manager to sign a grant application for money to hire a consultant to study ways Jay and Livermore Falls could collaborate on fire services. The state has up to $1.5 million for intergovernmental projects for efficient delivery of local and regional services. Of that amount, $750,000 of […]
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Woodstock manager seeks money for revaluations
WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening that he plans to apply for a grant to help Woodstock, Greenwood and Andover pay for a revaluation. Maxfield said Wednesday morning that the grant, which is offered through the Maine Department of Administration and Financial Services, is given to “any […]
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Dates set for important events and meetings in Wilton
WILTON — At Tuesday’s select board meeting, Town Manager Rhonda Irish shared information about several upcoming meetings or events. The committee working to write a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for replacement of a retaining wall at the swimming area of Kineowatha Park will meet at the park 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Irish said […]
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Auburn conducting OUI checkpoint this week
AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department will conduct an OUI checkpoint this week, according to a statement from Deputy Chief Jason Moen. The effort is made possible by a grant through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety’s “Drive Sober Maine 2015” program.
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Project focuses on addressing seniors’ needs
PARIS — The town is the first municipality in the state to win a grant for the Age-Friendly Community initiative to help administer a survey to determine the needs of its senior population. Surveys have recently begun to trickle in. Attorney Sarah Glynn has spearheaded the project run through the AARP and World Health Organization in […]
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Jay voters OK sewer plant agreement
JAY — Voters zipped through a special town meeting warrant in 10 minutes Monday night, unanimously approving a wastewater agreement, submission of a $250,000 grant application for economic development and money for legal fees. Residents authorized selectpersons to enter into a new interlocal agreement for treating wastewater for Livermore Falls and Jay. Livermore Falls sewer […]