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Dion, Gould win select board seats in Livermore; Richards and Holt elected to school board

LIVERMORE — In Tuesday’s municipal elections, Megan Dion was re-elected to a three-year term as selectperson/assessor/overseer of the poor. William “Tom” Gould garnered more votes than incumbent Rodney Newman for a two-year term for selectperson. Hollander “Holly” Richards was unopposed for a three-year term on the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors. Mark Holt, […]

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Livermore voters say yes to furnace

LIVERMORE — Voters at Wednesday’s annual town meeting approved money for a new furnace at the highway garage and a radon mitigation system for the Town Office, but no money for repairing a 10-year-old backhoe. More than 50 voters attended the meeting. By a vote of 22-29, residents said no to more money for the […]

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Livermore voters to decide on sand/salt shed Wednesday

LIVERMORE — Facing an Aug. 1 deadline from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, voters at Wednesday’s annual town meeting will decide whether to build a sand/salt shed. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. June 10 at the Livermore Community Center. Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay told selectpersons last week that the DEP and the […]

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Livermore girl sells lemonade to help people with cancer

LIVERMORE — Five-year-old Baylee Brown wanted to do something to help people who have cancer. She also wanted a lemonade stand, just for fun. So when the opportunity arose to do both, she took it. Her father, Josh, built her the stand. Her mother, Aimee, her 3-year-old sister, Sophia, and other family members helped with […]

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Tonight’s agenda

Franklin Livermore: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Bethel: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Paris: Paris Utility District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., 7 C.N. Brown Way River […]

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Ruth E. Marstaller

1929 – 2015 CENTER BARNSTEAD, N.H. — On Tuesday, May 5, with a smile on her face and peace in her heart, Ruth Esther Hadley Marstaller took firm hold of her Lord’s hand as He guided her into Heaven’s Paradise. Ruth had been residing in Center Barnstead, N.H., in the home she shared with her […]

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Livermore Falls meeting set to discuss grants for trails, center

LIVERMORE FALLS — Maine Downtown Center and Grow Smart Maine are sponsoring a meeting on grants from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Livermore Falls Town Office. The goal of the session is to gather comments from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls residents on how to spend grants earmarked for recreational trails […]

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Reward increased to $3,500 for information on female deer poaching

LIVERMORE — Operation Game Thief has increased the reward to $3,500 for anyone who can provide information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for killing four does in Chesterville, Leeds, Livermore and Livermore Falls. The does were fatally shot and left to waste in open fields, wardens said. Thanks to the generosity of […]

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Livermore animal control officer to be a constable

LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons voted Monday night to appoint the animal control officer as a second constable for the town. Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay told the board the suggestion had been put to her as a way to give more teeth to the position, especially when summonses are needed. She spoke of an […]