OTISFIELD — Selectmen have agreed to spend up to $5,000 to install gutters on the Town Hall to prevent icing on the walkways into the building. “The gutters seem expensive but it’s a huge building,” Selectman Rick Micklon said. Micklon said at the board meeting last week that finding gutters may be a challenge due […]
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Heniger Park owners respond to proposed new land leases
OTISFIELD — Owners of camps in Heniger Park on Pleasant Lake are being told to prepare for opposition when the Heniger Park Reassessment Committee unveils proposed new property lease terms next March. Some 39 property owners are fighting to keep lease fees affordable on camps they have owned for decades under a unique agreement with […]
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‘Music For a Sunday Afternoon’ PARIS — The second annual “Music For a Sunday Afternoon” concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. There will be selections played on the 101-year-old classic Moller pipe organ and ends with a singalong and an “Organ Blaster” piece […]
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Martha Connell
1918 – 2013 CASCO — On Sunday, Nov. 10, Martha Connell, 95, passed away at Country Village Assisted Living in Casco, after a long period of declining health. Martha, daughter of Silas and Amy Nutting, was born in Otisfield in 1918. She grew up in Otisfield and South Paris, attending schools in South Paris. She […]
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Harvest supper aids Smile Fund BETHEL — A community harvest supper will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at West Parish Congregational Church UCC, 32 Church St. Menu includes baked ham, baked beans and all the fixings. Cost is $10. Proceeds will benefit the Smile Fund, a dental program for adults in the […]
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Otisfield seeks engineer’s opinion on road drainage
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to ask an engineer to survey the erosion problems on Cobb Hill Road to resolve drainage problems affecting the water quality of Thompson Lake. Ross Cudlitz of Engineering Assistance & Design in Yarmouth will be asked to look at the road, which runs between Route 121 and […]
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MPBN one-day pledge drive LEWISTON — The Maine Public Broadcasting Network is holding a Super Thursday One-Day Pledge drive on Thursday, Nov. 7. The on-air drive will run from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and online donations can be made throughout the day starting at midnight. The primary objective of the pledge campaign is to […]
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Heywood Club hosts MOFGA rep NORWAY — Cheryl Wixson, organic marketing consultant for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, will speak to the Heywood Club at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the home of Rowena Palmer, 286 Round the Pond Road. Wixson’s remarks, “Is it Food? Gums, additives, genetically modified organisms and more,” […]
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Otisfield considers changes to $1 lakefront leases
OTISFIELD — A unique leasing agreement with the town that allows people to lease lakeside lots in Heniger Park for as little as $1 per year for 50 years is under review. “They knew this coming, it was a nice ride but they know they have to pay something more,” said Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson, […]
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Conservation payments resume WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program annual rental payments to participants across the country. USDA also will distribute 2013 direct payments and 2012 Average Crop Revenue Election program payments beginning Oct. 24. Payments originally were scheduled to be issued earlier in the […]