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Fire damages Livermore house

LIVERMORE — Fire damaged a house at 642 Federal Road near the intersection with Crash Road early Monday evening. Nobody was at the house owned by Michael Gammon. The house had been without power since Sunday’s powerful windstorm, fire Chief Don Castonguay said. Firefighters from Livermore, Jay and Livermore Falls and a rapid intervention team […]

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Livermore’s health insurance premium increases 4 percent

LIVERMORE — Health insurance premiums for 2014 for town employees are going up but not as much as officials expected. “We received notification last week that our employee health insurance premiums will increase 4 percent effective Jan. 1,” Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. “We were prepared for a 10 percent increase.” Ever since the […]

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Livermore names new animal control officer

LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted Monday to enter into a contract with Larry Lord of Jay to be animal control officer as of Dec. 1, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. Wayne Atwood of Jay notified selectpersons more than a month ago that he would be resigning as animal control officer Nov. 30. As of Dec. […]

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Education committee to start meeting after Jan. 1

LIVERMORE — An ad hoc committee to study education options for the town’s children will begin meeting after Jan. 1, 2014, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday. Serving on the committee are Selectperson Rod Newman, Warren Forbes, Clint Boothby, James McDonald and Cindy Young. Young is one of three RSU 73 directors from Livermore. The […]

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‘Down by The River’s Edge’: Local documentary to be shown Nov. 18

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Historical Society will show the local documentary “Down by The River’s Edge” at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Farmington Historical Society’s North Church. Donations accepted. The film narrates the closing of the Otis Mill, historic accounts of the development of the paper industry and early immigration of French-Canadian to […]