CANTON — Selectman Don Hutchins told board members Thursday night that the owner of the Canton Mountain Wind project has agreed to donate $15,000 toward construction of a snack shack at the town baseball field. Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Mass., is asking town officials for a letter stating the town will donate toward the cost, […]
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Norway board to vote on recycling corporation funds
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday on whether to accept more than $60,000 from the Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp., which disbanded in 2016. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. In July 2016, 12 of the 15 municipalities involved with the corporation voted to dissolve it and disburse […]
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Many town government slots up for grabs
ANDOVER — The year ahead could see many new faces in town government. “This is one of those years when the entire Andover government could change since (many) positions are up for reelection,” Selectman Jane Rich said Thursday. Voters in March will fill a three-year town clerk/tax collector position, selectmen positions of one- and three-year […]
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Peru voters OK money for building inspection
PERU — Voters approved all seven articles at a special town meeting Monday night, including one to take $5,000 from surplus to pay for an engineer to inspect the Friends of Peru Elementary School building. The building, which was being used as a community center, was inspected in May by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, […]
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Newry postpones special town meeting
NEWRY — A special town meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, has been postponed. A new date is expected to be set by selectmen at their regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. According to town officials, the meeting was not posted seven days beforehand. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on […]
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Three Minot officials announce resignations
MINOT — Fire Chief Dean Campbell, EMA Director Sharon Campbell and Town Administrator Arlan Saunders submitted letters of resignation at Monday night’s selectmen meeting. All three were accepted, as Selectwoman Lisa Cesare said, “regretfully.” Campbell will continue as chief until Feb. 1, 2018. He has held the position since 2010. After that, he will continue […]
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Peru board to draft policy on recording meetings
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Monday night to draft a policy on recording and archiving board meetings. The decision came after resident Don Roach asked if selectmen planned to stream their meetings via a webcam in the Town Office. He was told they did. He also asked if there was a policy […]
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Jackson returns as Oxford selectman
OXFORD — Former Selectman Caldwell Jackson won election to the board Tuesday over emergency room nurse Samantha Hewey. The vote was 549-471. Jackson will be sworn into office Thursday evening, Town Clerk Elizabeth Olsen said Wednesday afternoon. He will serve the remaining one year and nine months left on Scott Owens’ term, Olsen said. The […]
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Worthley Pond spring closed due to coliform
PERU — The Worthley Pond public spring tested positive for coliform bacteria last week, and selectmen closed it as of Monday, Oct. 23. Testing will continue, but in the meantime, Selectman Kevin Taylor said on Oct. 23, that he doesn’t recommend getting water from there. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, coliform […]
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Backhoe purchase proposed for Strong
STRONG — Selectman Mike Pond advised the board Tuesday that a new 590 Case rubber-tire backhoe and add-ons would cost $114,765. Highway foreman Duayne Boyd said the equipment will have everything the public works crew needs to do the ditching, plowing, construction and maintenance work for many years. Selectmen need to commit to the purchase […]