OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the town forester to discuss the state of town timber lots at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said that the three lots “haven’t been looked at in a while.” During the board’s May 17 meeting, some selectmen suggested that town forester Bill Newcomb […]
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4th of July parade in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — A colorful procession of marchers and motorized vehicles highlighted the Fourth of July parade along Route 121 on Tuesday morning. Members of the Otisfield Trail Blazers ATV club, campers from Seeds of Peace International Camp and Camp Arcadia, and members of the Otisfield Fire Department were joined by drivers in a convoy of […]
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Otisfield hosting Community Summer Celebration
OTISFIELD — The town will hold a Community Summer Celebration from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at the Community Center on Route 121. Town Clerk Sharon Matthews said the event is an “outgrowth” of the annual Otisfield Business Showcase where local businesses display their goods and services to residents. The showcases started […]
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Seeds of Peace a ‘powerful, difficult, beautiful journey’
OTISFIELD — The 25th year of the international camp, Seeds of Peace, kicked off Sunday morning with raising flags of every nation represented, singing campers’ national anthems and hearing from camp Director Leslie Lewin. Their three-week experience to sow seeds of peace, she said, would be a “powerful, difficult, beautiful journey.” It will include dialogue, […]
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Otisfield board approves recycling contract
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a recycling contract with a Norway company. Chairman Hal Ferguson said the three-year contract with Tice Waste Management would last from July 1 to June 30, 2020. Tice would pick up all of the recyclables from the Otisfield Transfer Station and sell them to […]
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Otisfield residents approve $1.79M municipal budget
OTISFIELD — Residents voted to approve a $1.79 million municipal budget at their annual town meeting Saturday morning at the Otisfield Community Hall. The approved budget is a 1.25 percent increase, or $21,193, over last year’s budget. More than 60 residents went through the 30-article warrant in a little over two hours. Article 17, which […]
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Otisfield board to build database of town road information
OTISFIELD — Town Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said officials are looking to build a database of information gleaned from veteran Road Commissioner Richard Bean. Bean has served for over 50 years and has “accumulated a lot of knowledge about the town roads and the history of the roads,” Pastore said. “The town wants to start […]
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Otisfield voters to consider $1.79M budget at town meeting
OTISFIELD — Residents will vote on a $1.79 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting on Saturday, June 24. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall, 292 Oxford Road. The proposed 2017-18 budget is about $21,193, or 1.25 percent, more than the previous year, according to Administrative Assistant Anne […]
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Otisfield board approves scholarship funds to 10 Otisfield students
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday evening to disperse $9,300 from the Otisfield Scholarship Fund among 10 students who submitted applications. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said 10 of the 29 students from Otisfield who are graduating from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School this year applied to the Otisfield Scholarship Committee. They are […]
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Otisfield board hears recycling proposal from Oxford Hills company
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen met with the owner of an Oxford Hills waste management company Wednesday evening about his offer to handle the town’s recycling after July 1. Josh Tice, owner and operator of Tice Waste Management, said his goal in speaking with the Board of Selectmen was to “let you all know […]