OTISFIELD — Heniger Park Association camp owners will be offered a 99-year lease — again. It’s the latest development in the longtime effort by the town to increase the lease payments at the 100-acre park on Pleasant Lake to reflect lakeside property values. “This Board of Selectmen is not going to entertain any more 99-year […]
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Serious injuries in boat crash on Thompson Lake
OTISFIELD — At least seven people, including a child who suffered critical injuries, were hurt in a two-boat collision on Thompson Lake on Thursday. Witnesses said the collision knocked children and an adult into the water. The Maine Warden Service later identified the operators of the boats as Matthew Nolan of Potomac, Md., and Ken Bartow […]
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OTISFIELD — More than 70 people turned out Saturday, July 25 at the Community Hall to mark Administrative Assistant Marianne Izzo-Morin’s retirement from nearly three decades of work for the town. “She was overwhelmed with mixed emotions and was grateful to all,” said Town Clerk Sharon Matthews of the event. Town officials presented her with a […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: […]
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Heniger Park lease holders ask Otisfield to reconsider expired offer
OTISFIELD — Twenty-two of 27 Heniger Park Association members have asked the Board of Selectmen to reconsider an offer to sign 99-year leases with the town. Selectmen have agreed to clear 90 minutes on their Aug. 5 meeting agenda to discuss the issue with the association members, but have made no commitment whether they will […]
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Strawberry shortcake helps launch revamped Old Town House
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society invites the public to enjoy strawberries, music and a tour of the Old Town House preservation project on Sunday, July 5. “Thanks to generous donations in kind, cash and various funding sources, this vision has been completed,” said Henry Hamilton, former president of the Otisfield Historical Society. “The Old Town […]
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Land trusts buy 800 acres on Crooked River
Local land trusts have signed a $1.37 million agreement to conserve roughly 800 acres along Crooked River, the largest tributary to Sebago Lake, the drinking water source for the greater Portland area. On Tuesday, CLT Co. President Robert Carlson, 89, of Harrison signed quitclaim deeds with the Western Foothills and Loon Echo land trusts, retaining the land […]
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AARP to hold annual outing PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chapter AARP will hold it’s annual July outing in place of its regular meeting Monday, July 13. They will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Maurice’s. Lunch will be followed by a tour of McLaughlin’s Gardens for those interested. Reservations are required by Friday, July 3. Reservations: […]
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Otisfield Town Meeting asked to approve cell tower ordinance, budget
OTISFIELD — Voters will be asked to revise the controversial cell tower ordinance, approve a $1.8 million road bond and OK a municipal budget at the annual town meeting Saturday. The meeting opens at 9 a.m. at the Community Hall on Route 121. The 30-article warrant also includes election of a selectman, a road commissioner […]
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Selectmen deny request to extend Heniger Park lease
OTISFIELD — Selectmen say the new holder of a Heniger Park lease and others may have been given bad advice by one of their own that cost them the opportunity to extend their leases to 99 years. John P. Sullivan, a Florida resident, appeared before the board at Wednesday night’s meeting to request reconsideration to sign […]