NEWRY — Selectmen are expected to hear Monday from fire Chief Bruce Pierce on what recourse the town has for homeowners who do not have address numbers on their houses. The board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the Town Office. Deputy Town Clerk Kelly Scott said Thursday that the town tried […]
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Newry board appoints selectman to SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee
NEWRY — Selectman Brooks Morton is the fourth and newest member of Newry’s SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee. Morton was the only one of the three selectmen who didn’t have a potential conflict of interest, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday morning. Withdrawal Committee lawyer Daniel S. Stockford of Brann & Isaacson of Lewiston and Portland told […]
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Newry board to name school withdrawal panelists
NEWRY — Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in the Town Office to finish appointments to the SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee. The board appointed three people on Oct. 21 but couldn’t decide on which selectman to appoint. Questions were raised that prompted the board to get legal advice. The […]
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Newry board names SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee members
NEWRY — Selectmen appointed three people to the SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee on Tuesday night. However, when it came time to appoint a selectman to the committee, the process ground to a halt, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday. Questions were raised that prompted the board to get legal advice. The board appointed Bill Andrews as […]
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Newry waiting for state OK to name withdrawal committee
NEWRY — Selectmen and other residents learned early Tuesday evening that the board must wait for permission from the Maine Department of Education before assembling a school withdrawal committee. “The Department of Education sent us a notice saying, ‘You can’t appoint anyone until we tell you to,’” Selectman Brooks Morton said. Believing that the department […]
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Newry board learns about road woes
NEWRY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that $1,000 a month, on average, is being spent to patch potholes on Sunday River Road. Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney said the worst of it was between Foster’s historic farmstead and the Sunday River bridge. That prompted Selectman Gary Wight to ask if the town should consider rebuilding […]
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Newry board to name school withdrawal committee
NEWRY — Selectmen decided Tuesday night to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday, Oct. 14, to assemble a school withdrawal committee. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Town Office. On Sept. 24, Newry voters decided at the polls to continue the multistep withdrawal process from SAD 44. Other towns in the district […]
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Newry board OKs liquor licenses, gets updates on town projects
NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday evening approved liquor licenses for Sunday River restaurants at Barker Mountain and North Peak, and a couple of catering liquor licenses for weddings at Mountain House on Sunday River. Administrator Loretta Powers said Mountain House on Sunday River is the old Romeo Baker house just beyond the Artists’ Covered Bridge […]
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Newry sets hearing on SAD 44 withdrawal
NEWRY — Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to see if residents want to file a petition to withdraw from SAD 44. The meeting will be held at the Bear River Grange Hall off Route 26. Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday afternoon that petitioners who sought to start the […]
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Newry board sets tax rate at $9.05
NEWRY — Approximately 3,500 tax bills were mailed Wednesday morning, following the selectmen setting the tax rate Monday evening. The new rate is $9.05 per thousand dollars of valuation. Last year’s rate was $8.97, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday morning. Unlike some Maine towns that split the tax bill into two payments — one in […]