NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday voted to have the town attorney advise business owner Ron Henry that he has 30 days to comply with the Zoning Ordinance or face legal action. Henry owns a small-engine repair business and junkyard on Route 100 and has been cited for violations, including failure to comply with the […]
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Dixfield residents discuss warrant articles at public hearing
DIXFIELD — Several people at Thursday evening’s public hearing on town meeting warrant articles spoke about the reduction in the Public Works budget. The hearing by the Board of Selectmen addressed 18 articles to be decided at the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 14. Residents voted on the first nine articles at […]
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Rumford selectmen support bandstand project
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Thursday to support a request from EnvisionRumford to build a bandstand in the downtown Veterans Memorial Park. As part of the Making Headway In Your Community program, residents voted May 23 for the bandstand. It was among 10 ideas pitched for a community project. The Making Headway program […]
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Kingfield to vote on spending, elect officials
KINGFIELD — Voters Saturday will be asked to elect selectmen and a school board member and to approve the 2016-17 town budget. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. at Kingfield Elementary School. Incumbents Heather Moody and Ray Meldrum are running for three-year Board of Selectmen terms without opposition. Regional School Unit 58 Director Beth Luce […]
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4 seek 2 selectmen seats in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Four candidates are competing for a two-year and three-year seat on the Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen. Tom Barker, 60, a residential construction contractor for many years, is running for a two-year term. Incumbent Mary Young is not running for re-election. “I started at age 4 with my dad — yes, I wasn’t […]
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Selectmen take on maintenance duties for Strong
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to handle some landscaping duties at the veterans’ monument and do maintenance at the public beach this summer. Custodian Larone Crockett will continue in his position, according to Selectman Jim Burrill, but he can’t take care of flowers because of physical limitations. He also won’t maintain the public beach […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen OK History Night permit
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen on Tuesday voted 5-0 after a public hearing to grant a special amusement permit for Livermore Falls History Night. The event will take place Friday, May 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the downtown area. The board also voted to waive the permit fee for the event. Town Manager Kristal […]
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West Paris selectmen closer to playing ball
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday tabled bids for revamping the town baseball field until the board meets with the West Paris Athletic Association. Chairman Dennis Henderson opened the three offers: Poland Corp. of West Paris for $46,200; Wayne Kennagh Excavating of South Paris for $113,385; and Bruce Manzer of Anson for $97,460. “There’s […]
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Forster building stair lift up for repairs
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to move ahead with repairing the stair lift at the Forster Memorial Building, which houses town offices and the library. The motorized chair carries people to and from the ground floor to the basement-level dining room, kitchen and meeting rooms. Board of Selectmen Chairman Jim Burrill said he talked to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Oxford selectmen approve proposed 16% budget increase
OXFORD — Aware of a growing need for capital improvements, this week selectmen recommended the highest figure they believe taxpayers can bear. That budget was set at $395,000 for road maintenance, a new firetruck, new highway equipment, work at Welchville and Thompson Lake dams and a highway vehicle. “It’s nowhere near enough,” Selectman Scott Owens […]