LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Thursday to appoint Kurt Schaub as acting treasurer until they find someone to finish Cathy Lee’s term. Lee, who was elected for two years in June, resigned unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon. She delivered her handwritten letter to Chairman John Wakefield’s home. It read: “To the Select Board – You win, I […]
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J. Miles: Make cancer a national priority
The race for Sen. Olympia Snowe’s seat is wide open. Now is the time the public should make sure all the candidates know where they stand on health care issues, including issues affecting those with chronic diseases such as cancer. As a cancer survivor, I know first-hand how important the decisions of elected officials can […]
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Gerald Cayer named Community Health Leadership Award recipient
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network Executive Vice President Gerald Cayer was presented the Franklin Community Health Leadership Award at the Farmington Community Rounds, hosted by Franklin Memorial Hospital on Sept. 24. The presentation of the community health leadership award has become a highlight of FCHN’s annual meeting in recent years. Cayer was cited for […]
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Livermore treasurer resigns; board to consider options
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons will hold an emergency meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Town Office to discuss the resignation of Treasurer Cathy Lee. Lee, who was elected in June, resigned Tuesday, delivering her letter to board Chairman John Wakefield at his home, Wakefield confirmed Wednesday night. The letter, he said, did not […]
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Livermore company to install slab at transfer station
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted to accept a bid from Livermore Concrete LLC for $2,590 to install a concrete slab at the Transfer Station as part of an upgrade. The town received three bids by Monday night’s meeting. Livermore Concrete was the low bidder, administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. Other bidders were Sundown Construction Inc. […]
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Livermore Town Office closed Friday for training
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to close the Town Office on Friday, Oct. 26, so office workers can get training on a new vote-counting machine, administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday. The electronic vote tabulating equipment provided by the state has been delivered to the Town Office. In another matter, residents Robert Pulsifer, Dennis […]
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Leunig to apply for Spruce Mountain High School principal
LIVERMORE FALLS — Steve Leunig, interim principal of Spruce Mountain High School in Livermore Falls, said he plans to apply for the principalship of the Livermore Falls and Jay high school campuses. The RSU 73 board is working on a plan to have all high school students attend classes in Jay by next fall. Leunig […]
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CORRECTION: Wrong amount
LIVERMORE — The maximum estimated cost for a dump body should have read $8,500 in a story on Page B1 in the Franklin edition of Friday’s paper. It was a reporting error.
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Winna M. Walsh
1924 – 2012 AUBURN — Winna Mae (Paul, Parker, Stephenson) Walsh, 88, a former resident of Livermore, passed away Friday, Oct. 19, at her home in Auburn. She was born Jan. 6, 1924, in Wilson, Texas, the daughter of Alvin Jason and Sarah Willie (Shaw) Paul. Winna Mae spent her youth picking cotton in the […]