ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to prohibit smoking at all public beaches along Main Street and to add pipes and e-cigarettes to the list of products not allowed on municipal beaches. The amendments to the 2010 tobacco policy are effective immediately. The policy bans smoking in all town-owned or leased buildings and […]
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Oxford board grants permits for races
OXFORD — Oxford Plains Speedway received approval of a mass gathering permit from selectmen Thursday night for the 2016 racing season. The approval came in two votes: one for the regular season and one for the Oxford 250 race. The vote was accompanied by discussion on whether Oxford Rescue EMTs would provide services for the […]
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Seven officers to be elected at Avon meeting
AVON — Voters will meet Saturday to elect seven officers and set a budget for the year. The annual town meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the Town Hall. Nominations for a selectman, school board director, town clerk, constable, tax collector, treasurer and road commissioner will be taken from the floor. Last year’s costs to […]
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Sabattus selectmen look for electricity, dispatch savings
SABATTUS — Selectmen on Tuesday night examined possible changes in emergency dispatch services and electricity providers to save money. The board compared the cost and effectiveness of dispatch services now provided by Lisbon with those provided by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office and Lewiston-Auburn 911 center. Town Manager Tony Ward said preliminary figures from the Sheriff’s […]
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Livermore Falls board may store fire equipment in old high school
LIVERMORE FALLS — There will be a new, temporary home for some of the equipment currently stored at the Livermore Falls Fire Station. Selectmen agreed at their meeting Tuesday to have Fire Chief Ed Hastings negotiate with the Area Youth Sports board of directors to rent a room at the former Livermore Falls High School to […]
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Selectmen learn history of McConaghy house
POLAND — Selectmen Tuesday learned more about the historical significance of the McConaghy house before voters decide its fate at the annual town meeting on April 2. “The Maine Historical Preservation Commission said that through an investigation, they can put the Town Hall, old Town Office, library, community church, the three houses across the street […]
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Temple residents elect new road commissioner
TEMPLE — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday night elected a new road commissioner and provided additional money for paving and the sand and salt shed fund. The proposed 2016-17 municipal budget was $498,312, similar to this fiscal year. In the one contested race, challenger Toby Hellgren and incumbent Raymond Nile were nominated for […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
West Paris manager’s letter read to public
WEST PARIS — Selectman Dennis Henderson read aloud at the Thursday, March 10 selectmen meeting a letter from John White resigning as town manager because of his two-year battle with kidney cancer. “‘I have entered the final stage of the disease and am unable to work,’” Henderson read from White’s letter. “‘I thank the selectmen […]
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New Vineyard to elect municipal officers
NEW VINEYARD — Three town officers are seeking re-election at the annual town meeting Saturday, March 12, when nominations will be taken from the floor. Action of the 44-article warrant begins at 9:30 a.m. at Smith Memorial Hall. Selectman Frank Forster II, Road Commissioner Robert Sillanpaa and Planning Board member Lindsay Jackson are seeking another […]
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West Paris selectmen hire interim town manager
WEST PARIS — Selectmen said they are searching for a new town manager, because John White is too sick to renew his contract. After the annual town meeting Saturday, March 5, selectmen voted to hire former veteran Selectman Wade Rainey as interim manager, Rainey said. “John is not coming back,” Rainey said. “He is beyond coming […]