LIVERMORE — Selectpersons accepted the high bid Monday for a small utility trailer, Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay said Wednesday. There were four bids. Resident Tim Cox was the high bidder at $53.50, she said. In another matter, she said former Board of Selectpersons Chairman John Wakefield has applied to be on the Budget Committee. The […]
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Tell town officials — not Facebook — about road conditions
LIVERMORE — If residents have a problem with roads during or following a snowstorm, they are much better off calling their public works department instead of complaining to Facebook. On Friday, before all of the pre-Thanksgiving Day snowstorm was completely cleared, a number of people in Livermore posted complaints and nasty comments on their personal […]
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Ending Hunger walk to finish up Dec. 3
LISBON — Recently, the 13th annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour made a stop in Lisbon, one of nine communities in Androscoggin and Oxford Counties that was visited. Brenda Davis, one of the state’s leading ending hunger advocates, has been partnering with Maine’s credit unions to coordinate the Ending Hunger Walking Tour for […]
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Livermore woman devastated at theft of jewelry with ashes, mementos
LIVERMORE — Katy Botka–Quirrion is in shock that someone would come into her house and steal her prized possessions and family memorabilia. Among them was a dolphin necklace containing her father’s ashes. When Botka–Quirrion came home from work Monday, Nov. 24, she initially didn’t know anything was wrong. It was about an hour later when […]
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Jay board hears proposal to keep local access channel going
JAY — Malcolm “Mac” Haynes, a volunteer director with local cable access Channel 7, told selectpersons Monday that if people want to keep the channel going, it’ll cost $37,500. Haynes presented a budget proposal that breaks down to $12,000 in cable fees and $6,200 each from Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls and Regional School Unit 73. […]
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Missing Livermore Falls man found safe in Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police from four agencies searched for an 89-year-old man reported missing early Wednesday and found him safe at a residence he owns in Jay at 8:38 a.m. The man, who lives with a guardian in East Livermore village, had gone to bed at the same time as a guardian’s family member early […]
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Livermore receives $2,000 grant to buy firefighting gear
LIVERMORE — The Fire Department will use a $2,000 safety grant from the Maine Municipal Association to help buy two sets of turnout gear for firefighters. Each set costs $1,745, Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay said. The department will pay $1,490 toward the gear and the money will come from its budget. “The grant will enable […]
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Livermore Town Office to close at noon
LIVERMORE — The Town Office will close at noon Monday so that staff can attend the funeral of Mark Lovering of Livermore, who died Wednesday. Lovering filled in at the town’s Highway Department and Transfer Station when needed.
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Livermore Town Office to close at noon
LIVERMORE — The Town Office will close at noon Monday so that staff can attend the funeral of Mark Lovering of Livermore, who died Wednesday. Lovering filled in at the town’s Highway Department and Transfer Station when needed.
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Jay board to consider a Dec. 8 special town meeting
JAY — Selectpersons will be updated Monday on a proposed special town meeting and warrant article to transfer $6,000 from the undesignated fund to pay additional costs for street lights. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere will also review a proposed timeline for the annual town meeting referendum to occur at the same time as the RSU […]