RUMFORD — Anybody who knows a parent, guardian, teacher or special person with an intellectual disability is invited to gather at Hope Association to discuss service options, issues, barriers and milestones reached by so many capable individuals and their families. The state continues to cut services for many. Young adults between 14 and 21 need […]
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Parked cars block Livermore plow drivers
LIVERMORE — Town plow truck drivers are having trouble in some areas with vehicles being parked in either town turnarounds or within the easements on roads during snowstorms. Highway foreman Roger Ferland reported on the problems that occurred in four locations to the Board of Selectpersons on Monday, administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said. Voters approve […]
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RSU 73 loses 0.2 percent in state aid
LIVERMORE FALLS — The reduction in state aid to RSU 73 could mean a loss in services, Superintendent Robert Wall said. The district will lose $39,418 due to Gov. Paul LePage’s cut in state spending by $35 million. About $12.4 million of the cut will come from the state Department of Education. The district’s share […]
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Two sites added to National Register of Historic Places
WAYNE/LIVERMORE FALLS — The Androscoggin Yacht Club on Androscoggin Lake, Wayne, and The Lamb Block in Livermore Falls have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places according to Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. This designation indicates that the properties have been documented, evaluated and considered worthy of […]
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Milford L. Lee
1922 – 2012 FARMINGTON — Milford L. “Hop” Lee, 90, a former longtime resident of Livermore, died Saturday, Dec. 29, at Sandy River Center, where he had resided the past two years. He was born Jan. 4, 1922, in Livermore, the son of Clyde and Elsie (Gordon) Lee. He attended school in Livermore. Milford worked […]
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Sand policy remains in place
LIVERMORE — The town’s sand policy has been reaffirmed. Residents are permitted to pick up two 5-gallon buckets of sand per storm, administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said. Most residents pick up their sand at the Transfer Station, but a smaller pile is kept at the Highway Garage for residents to use on days the station […]
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Town asks logger to reimburse town $40,690 for wood
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted Monday to ask Jay logger John Korhonen to reimburse the town $40,690 for cutting in excess of 10 acres of timber in the town’s Memorial Forest, town administrator Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. The town did not request the wood to be harvested. The logger had bought land in the area and […]