LEWISTON — Retired postal worker Joe Whelan is possessed by the novels of Stephen King. He has four bookcases filled with the horror master’s handiwork. “I saw him when he came to Lewiston in the 1980s and signed autographs at an old movie theater, and then when he spoke at Bates College around the time […]
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New human resource position approved for RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 directors voted 10-1 Thursday to approve a new administrative services assistant position in the Central Office to process human resources and data management in the district. The wage for the position is $18 an hour for eight hours a day, 225 days a year, Superintendent Bob Wall said. […]
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Snow removal, sanding contract awarded
LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 directors voted 9-2 Thursday to award the contract for snow removal and sanding to Jean Castonguay Logging and Excavation Inc. of Livermore Falls. The one year agreement for $85,000 is to take care of plowing and sanding at schools and buildings in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. The contract also […]
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Governor to speak at chamber
JAY — Gov. Paul LePage will be guest speaker at the breakfast meeting of the Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 4. It will be held at LaFleur’s Restaurant on Route 4/Main Street from 7 to 9 a.m. The Member in the Spotlight will be Ken Jacques of Spruce Mountain Ski Slope. […]
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Class to design upgrade to community building, new town office
LIVERMORE — University students toured the Town Office and Brettuns Community Building on Monday, taking measurements at each site. Associate Professor of Architecture Eric Stark and his upper level studio design class from the University of Maine at Augusta were on a mission. They plan to create a design to revitalize the Community Building by […]
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Town of Livermore
LIVERMORE — The dateline and headline on a story on Page B2 on Saturday about the theft of a culvert and damaged gate should have identified the town as Livermore. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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Town to pay for culvert theft, gate damage
LIVERMORE — The theft of a section of metal culvert and damage to a gate at the Transfer Station will be borne by the town. The insurance deductible for both is higher than both items are worth. A 10-foot section of 12-inch metal culvert pipe was stolen from the Highway Garage grounds on Church Street […]
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Town seeks bids for snowplowing, sanding roads
LIVERMORE — The town is seeking bids for winter maintenance on two groups of minor roads, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Thursday. The bids specify road maintenance for the entire winter season on each group and bidders would be responsible for providing their own salt, sand, equipment and manpower, he said. Contractors would not have […]