WEST PARIS — The Fire Station will soon have a new wall, giving the fire chief a private space for meeting with the public and offering more security for records and equipment. The current building configuration does not allow for much privacy or security in the chief’s office area, because his desk is just inside the […]
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Roxbury selectmen award winter road sand bid to Andover resident
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to award a $9,000 contract for winter road sand to Steve Swasey of Andover. Swasey, owner of Swasey Excavation, submitted the lowest bid of three submitted. The others were: Poland Corp. in West Paris with 1,000 yards of sand at $12.50 per yard; and R.A. […]
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Roxbury board schedules workshop to discuss speeding issues
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday to schedule a workshop on Oct. 15 to discuss ways that the town can stop speeding motorists near Roxbury Pond. At the board’s Aug. 25 meeting, resident Stan Kaubris said that throughout the summer he noticed “a large number of cars and four-wheelers driving crazy and […]
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Bethel selectmen seek ‘community’ approach to end road standoff
BETHEL — Bethel selectmen have voted against pursuing court action to determine if the town has the right to use Daisy Bryant Road to access Bingham Forest. Instead, they will follow — for now — Selectman Don Bennett’s suggestion to seek a face-to-face solution with road residents who oppose the plan to use the road […]
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Woodstock board hires part-time code enforcement officer
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday evening to appoint Paris Code Enforcement Officer Fred Collins as the town’s part-time code enforcement officer, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said Thursday. The position had been in flux since Norway and Greenwood Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Whitman left the position in August 2014. Bethel Code Enforcement Officer […]
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Turner taxes to rise slightly
TURNER — At a special meeting Monday night, selectmen set the 2016 tax rate at $15.90 per $1,000 property evaluation. They were able to hold the increase over last year’s rate to 1.3 percent. Town Manager Kurt Schaub said the primary reason for the increase was the Rescue Department budget. At a special town meeting, […]
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Buckfield selectmen approve grader project
BUCKFIELD — Soon, the town will have a shiny, newish lawn ornament on display at its Public Works Facility, thanks to a resident who enjoys rehabbing old equipment. After tabling the issue two previous times to gather more information, the Buckfield Board of Selectmen on Tuesday accepted Charles Rabon’s offer to rehab an abandoned and long-forgotten […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: Special selectmen meeting, 3:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Lynchtown Township: Oxford County Commission, 10 a.m., Bosebuck Mountain Camps, 2013 Parmachenee Road Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office […]
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Dixfield selectmen approve Code of Ethics policy
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to adopt an official Code of Ethics policy and to discuss adding an addendum at a later meeting to detail what would happen if the board were to violate the rules. The selectmen postponed approving the Code of Ethics policy at their previous meeting since […]
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Livermore Falls voters to decide on new fire station Tuesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters will decide whether to construct a new fire station on the lot of the existing building at a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Town Office. The article asks residents to seek financing of up to $750,000 for construction of the new building. Another article asks […]